2013-08-28

RACE WINNER



Banks family holds reunion

Jeremiah

Just a few items this week. Sometimes I just don’t seem to talk to anyone other than my own family, so if anyone has something that they want put in, please call me. Sorry I forgot to mention that the Poor Fork Church is also helping Blair Branch to host the upcoming Regular Baptist Association meeting. Also, I know my […]

Class, workshops being offered



The Workforce Solutions Office of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College will offer workshops and a class. On Sept. 7, a class on digital photography will be presented by photographer Jennifer McDaniels. The class will be held from 1-3 p.m. on the Cumberland campus, room 111 of Chrisman Hall. The fee is $20. Participants will be introduced digital photography with […]

Pancake breakfast



A pancake breakfast will be held from 7 a.m. to noon at the Blackey Community Center on Sept. 1. The cost is $5. Proceeds will benefit Holly Whitaker’s mission trip to Haiti. For more information, cal Michele Caudill, 634-9686; Steve Caudill, 634-9690; or Holly Whitaker, 634-9093.

Charlie Peters, owner of Mayking Mall, succumbs



Funeral services for Charlie Ray Peters, 90, were held August 24 at Everidge Funeral Home in Whitesburg. Burial was in Sandlick Cemetery. Born in Norton, Va., to the late William and Ava Mullins Peters, he was the widower of Kathryn Back Peters, and the father of the late Suzanne Peters. He died August 22 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. He […]

Bluegrass festival planned



The third annual Miner’s Memorial Bluegrass Festival will be held Sept. 2 at the Hemphill Community Center in Jackhorn. The festival, which will begin at 2 p.m., will feature Dawson Creek Grass and Mountain Melody and an open microphone from 2 to 4 p.m. A candlelight ceremony for fallen miners will take place at sundown. There is no admission charge. […]