2015-08-26

Second cancers on rise; one in five cases a repeat




Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has had the disease before. When doctors talk about second cancers, they mean a different tissue type or a different site, not a recurrence or spread of the original tumor. Judith Bernstein of suburban Philadelphia is an extreme example. She has […]

Jenkins Schools using new funds



Jenkins Independent Schools is in the process of using funds it received as part of the Appalachian Renaissance Initative to create improved educational opportunities for Jenkins students. The Initiative is part of the Race to the Top project, and Jenkins is participating with a consortium of rural schools that made an agreement to share federal government resources in order to […]

Cumberland River water projects discussed



By WILLIAM FARLEY The Letcher County Water and Sewer District should soon see a significant reduction in the amount it pays to Knott County for water. Director Mark Lewis told the Board of Directors at the August meeting that district workers have detected and repaired a large leak in lines connecting the two districts and said he expects Letcher County’s […]

Thieves should be shot when caught!



If the thieves had simply called and told me that the local food bank had several dozen families who wouldn’t make it through the night unless they had a good mess of Bodacious sweet corn or if a rest home had called and told me that they had several hundred residents whose lives might be extended by months if their […]

NCAA says no to UK



LEXINGTON Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says the NCAA has denied hardship waiver requests by linebacker Courtney Love and tight end Greg Hart to play this season for the Wildcats after transferring from Nebraska. Stoops said the school is appealing the NCAA’s decision on Love, who arrived in Lexington in January. Love and Hart had hoped to become eligible this fall, […]

Fleming-Neon Middle wins opener over Allen Central



The Fleming- Neon Middle School Pirates welcomed the Allen Central Rebels to Neon last week for the home opener. A nice crowd gathered to watch as the Pirates defeated the Rebels. The Pirates forced a three and out on the Rebels’ first possession. A short punt gave the Pirates a short field as they began from their own 45-yard line. […]

Kentucky Little League team made us proud

Sports in Kentucky

Watching a Major League baseball game on television and “clicking” the remote to find Bowling Green, Kentucky playing in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania is another of those “only in America” moments. First came the Big League people recognizable mostly by whiskers of various fullness and lots of spitting and hitting glove adjustment. Click! Never mind the […]

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E-m@il address In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mtneagle@bellsouth.net Some people need to mind their own business. I don’t need anyone to tell me who my daughter or son can have as friends or who they can ride around with in their […]

To perform



Saturday Night Band will play at Country Cabin II in Norton, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 29. The show will take place from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children 2 to 11 years old.

Henry Balthis succumbs at 57



Funeral services for Henry Leon Balthis, 57, were held August 25 in Pound, Va. A son of the late Edgar Allen and Julia Belcher Balthis, he was a brother of the late Patsy Yvonne Balthis, Sandra Lois Balthis, and Gordon Michael Balthis. He was a brother-in-law of the late William McFarland. He enjoyed country music and riding his Harley motorcycle. […]