2014-05-07

Square dance May 10



The Carcassonne square dance will be held Saturday, May 10, at the Carcassonne Community Center. The dance will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Music will be by Lee Sexton, John Haymond and Jack Adams. Erin Stidham will be the caller. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for grade school students 5-12, and preschools children free. Refreshments and a […]

Doris Ison is Derby winner

Cowan Creek

Congratulations to Michael and Victoria Watts of Mill Branch. They were graduated from Alice Lloyd College on Saturday. Victoria is teaching at Cowan Elementary and Michael will start law school in Grundy, Va., in the fall. So proud of their accomplishments. May 4, Elijah Grant Gordon, my great-nephew, celebrated his third birthday at his home in Shelbyville. He is the […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – MAY 5 – 9

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — Bill was ecstatic when Brooke gave him the papers, giving him back his company and custody of Will. Katie filled Ridge in on the story of how Bill conned her into signing the papers under false pretense of reconciliation. Ridge and Katie shared a painful moment as Bill, Will and Brooke entered the CEO […]

Salome’s Stars



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Untangling personal problems might take more time than the impatient Lamb expected. But it’s important to hang in there until all those knotty situations are straightened out. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You still need to work out last-minute snags in your dealings with a rival. Hold your ground despite a perceived lack […]

Ky. spends millions to bus private school kids




Kentucky has spent nearly $18 million over the past six years to bus students to private schools, most of which are religious. That’s despite the fact that the state constitution prohibits state funds from aiding any “church, sectarian or denominational” school. The Lexington Herald- Leader reports state financial records show that 8,375 private school students were bused last year using […]

W.Va. rep faces tough test





In a state where Republicans are breaking losing streaks that predate the Eisenhower administration, a Democratic congressman who’s served nearly 40 years is one of the GOP’s top targets this election year. Since 1977, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall has represented the 3rd Congressional District, which snakes around the southern part of West Virginia like a crooked smile. Tapping into resentment […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1908

May 7, 1964 U.S. News and World Report is carrying a four-page interview with Whitesburg author and attorney Harry M. Caudill concerning the federal government’s proposals for rehabilitating the Appalachian region. Caudill said the government’s proposals were all right as far as they went, but they didn’t go far enough. . A retaining wall on the Linefork road is being […]