2017-10-11

Reunions



To list reunions in The Mountain Eagle’s weekly reunion column, send information in writing to Reunions, The Mountain Eagle, P.O. Box 808, Whitesburg, Ky. 41858. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the following week’s issue. HAYMOND — The Haymond reunion will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 13, and Sunday, October 14, at […]

Fall is beautiful this year



Hello everyone! Oh what a beautiful fall day. The mornings have been sort of nippy, yet the afternoons are wonderful. Please, winter, stay away for about six months. This morning the fog was hanging very low across the field next to my house. I stood on the deck for a few minutes just to drink in the beauty that was […]

Retired Teachers collect school supplies



The Letcher County Retired Teachers recently collected school supplies to be distributed to the public elementary and middle schools in Letcher County and Jenkins. This is an an- nual activity sponsored by KRTA, AARP, and local retired teachers’ associations such as LCRTA. Through their volunteer activities with schools, churches, and social groups, retired teachers continue to give back to their […]

Lillian Collier dies at 81



Funeral services for Lillian Francis Collier, 81, were held October 8 at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine. Born in Millstone to the late Winferd C. and Eva Lee Burrows Combs, she died October 5 at her daughter’s home on Pine Mountain. The widow of James Morrel Collier, she was a sister of the […]

Stella Brock buried at Payne Gap



Stella Brock, 79, died Friday, October 6, at her home in Cumberland. A daughter of the late John Hendrix and Mandy Hendrix Couch, she was the widow of James Brock. She was also preceded in death by 16 siblings. Surviving are three sons, David Hendrix of Letcher County, Ronnie Brock of Cumberland, and James Brock Jr.; a daughter, Patty Howard […]

Speak Your Piece



Call 633-7508 from 9 am Tuesday to 9 am Friday. 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 I live on U.S. 23 over in Pound, Virginia, and I have a lot of good friends who live over in Letcher County. […]