2015-02-25

Blues-rock band from Texas will perform two shows here



Amber Farris was inspired to become a guitar player and singer as a youngster after seeing Kentucky native Wynonna Judd perform at the Texas State Fair. A few years later, it was watching another Kentucky native in concert — Jim James of My Morning Jacket — that persuaded her to try singing in a more forceful style. Today, Farris has […]

‘Obamacare’ saves $2M for local ARH

Millions paid to area providers

Whitesburg Appalachian Region Healthcare and other hospitals in eastern Kentucky are benefitting from the state of Kentucky’s participation in the Affordable Care Act through Medicaid expansion, a report shows. According to the Report on Medicaid Expansion released by the office of Governor Steve Beshear, the cost of uncompensated care at the Whitesburg ARH fell by nearly $2 million dollars in […]

Basketball tourneys planned



The Girls Basketball Association (GBA) will host more than 50 tournaments including college exposure events this year. The tourneys are open to girls in grades four through 11. For a listing of the tournaments, visit www.gbabasketball.com or call (740) 685-2468.

Meg Raleigh named to Dean’s List



Meg Raleigh of Mayking, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. To be named to the list, a student must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the semester.

Breeding girls will appear in ‘Hamlet’



Letcher County Central High School seniors Cassidy and Kennedy Breeding are a part of Jenny Wiley Theatre’s Footlights Theatre production of “Hamlet” at Pikeville Mainstage, located at 218 Second Street, Pikeville. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, weather permitting. Tickets are […]

Only 46% of Letcher women held jobs between 2009-2013

Number far below U.S. average; 56% of men here had work

Only 46 percent of Letcher County women between the ages of 25 and 54 held jobs during a four-year period ending 2013, a number that is 24 percent lower than the national average. In the United States, 70 percent of women ages 25 to 54 worked between the years 2009 and 2013, compared to 74 percent in 1999, reports the […]

Things not always spelled as they sound

Points East

The critics simply will not let me be. More than a dozen of them have written to explain that I misspelled “seng” in recent columns. “It’s sang,” they insist. It’s a “sang hoe,” not a “seng hoe” and I have been admonished that, by growing up in the hills, I oughta have sense enough to know that. Actually, even here […]

Beshear reopens enrollment period for health insurance




Did you miss the February 15 deadline to apply for discount health insurance? Now you have another chance. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday a special enrollment period from March 2 to April 30. Beshear said the grace period is for Kentuckians who did not realize they would have to pay a tax of at least $325 for not having […]

Cavaliers fall in tournament opener



Jenkins’ Austin Boggs looked around a Knott Central defender as he put the ball back into play to teammate Jeffrey Newsome during Monday’s district tournament loss to the Patriots. Boggs was the Cavaliers’ leading scorer in the loss, dropping in nine points. Newsome had four points. (Photo by Chris Anderson)

LCC assured of regional berth



Action was fast and furious Tuesday night as the 53rd District basketball tournament continued at Letcher County Central High School. In the photo above, Cougar guard Torell Carter outruns the ball as he is guarded by a June Buchanan player during LCC’s 52-43 win over the Crusaders. The win assures LCC of an appearance in the district championship game and […]