2018-05-09

Services held for Archie Isaac



Archie Isaac, 80, of Cromona, died May 4 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. A son of the late Andy and Martha Bentley Isaac, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Elijah Isaac. Surviving are his wife, Carol Gregory Isaac; a son, Archie Isaac Jr. of Milburn; two daughters, Martha Brock and husband Kermit Jr. of Pert Creek […]

Festive Fiesta Flavors: Serve up Some Spice with Fun Party Dishes



Make your next fiesta one to remember with colorful decor, festive touches and, perhaps most importantly, unique and mouthwatering recipes that bring guests back for seconds. To achieve the ideal flavors of a fiesta done right, try bringing something new to the table with recipes like these party-pleasing Tortilla Pizzas for a special main dish, crunchy and refreshing Coleslaw with […]

Kentucky Derby winner will face fresher horses




LOUISVILLE The competition isn’t exactly lining up to take on Kentucky Derby winner Justify in the Preakness. Of his 19 rivals in the Derby, it appears most will skip the second leg of the Triple Crown in favor of resting and being pointed toward other races. That leaves mostly fresh horses to potentially fill the maximum 14-horse Preakness field. A […]

Struttin’ Time:

Should he be granted a ‘do over’?

If you have known me for any amount, you know it is hard for me to admit defeat. Although this has been a tough wild turkey season — and it is now closed in the Commonwealth — without me killing anything except time, I am going to turn back the calendar to April and head back to Kansas. The season […]

Gabby’s fishing fever

Catch bass now with a spinner bait

It is time to fish for bass fish. Anglers are now catching them on most lakes in our region, and a lot the bass are being caught on spinner baits. Spinner baits are one of the best baits in spring and early summer when schools of baitfish are on the move and heading toward shallow areas with game fish like […]

UK signee seen as ‘low maintenance’



Even though most were speculating that Georgia forward E.J. Montgomery was going to pick Duke over Kentucky and others, Rivals.com writer Dan McDonald was not surprised when he signed with John Calipari and Kentucky. “I had been tipped off by a source close to him a couple weeks ahead of time that Kentucky had the edge over Duke and UNC […]

Local student honored for academic success



Grant Cooper Bailey, a 7th-grade student from Fleming- Neon Middle School, is among the students being honored by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) for their exceptional scores on the ACT or SAT. He will be recognized at the Grand Recognition Ceremony, to be held on May 21 at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke TIP’s 7th Grade […]

Graduation celebration Sunday



Gerald and Janet Hacker of Isom, and Keith and Rachel Collins of Sandlick, will host a celebration of the college graduations of Aaron Keith Hacker and Keisha Renee Collins from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 13, at the First Baptist Church, 170 Madison Avenue, Whitesburg. Aaron Hacker received a bachelor’s degree in education, and Keisha Collins a bachelor’s degree […]

Court awards bid on bridge



Construction will begin soon to install a Mabey steel bridge to replace the old Perkins Creek Bridge that was washed out in recent flooding, after years of being undercut. At a special called meeting on Tuesday, the Letcher County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to accept the bid from Greg Hale LLC, a Letcher County contractor who submitted the only bid. […]

Has he met a greenhouse he doesn’t like?



Loretta would tell you that her husband has never met a greenhouse he didn’t love and he has yet to make it out to Shell’s, the mother of all greenhouses, located on 52 halfway between Paint Lick and Lancaster. But my buddy, Lynn Embaugh, went to Shell’s last Sunday (they open at 1 p.m. on Sundays with normal hours the […]