2018-07-04

Grilled Caesar Steak Salad is great for holiday




Let’s say you wanted to land a luxurious rib-eye steak at the center of your Fourth of July picnic, but worried about being able to afford it. Here’s a simple way to make it happen: Instead of serving every guest a huge slab of steak, slice up a smaller portion, fan it out on the plate to make it look […]

Rites held for Mary Lou Marcum



Mary Lou Marcum, 87, of Big Stone Gap, Va., died June 22 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn. Born in Fleming, she had lived in Elyria and Hamilton, Ohio, and in Big Stone Gap, Va., since the mid 1990’s. She was an accountant for Wooldridge, Lesnick and Tubbs in Elyria, Ohio. Mrs. Marcum was a member of the […]

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 What happened to the pride of so many of the people who live in Jenkins? Just drive up the hills and hollows and […]

AG opinion sides with protesters



FRANKFORT A legal opinion by the Kentucky Attorney General says state police and the state Finance and Administration Cabinet violated the law by limiting access to a group of protesters who repeatedly demonstrated at the capitol. Atty. Gen. Andy Beshear says the agencies failed to develop a new procedure that was properly vetted. The Poor People’s Campaign recently held a […]

Community calendar



July 4 — The second annual Fourth of July celebration by Rte. 7 Artisan Fellowship will take place at the gazebo on Clark Drive at the Upper Twin Bridge in Letcher beginning at 5 p.m. The event will include cornhole games, food, and bluegrass music. The celebration is a fundraiser for the Rte. 7 Artisan Fellowship. . July 5 — […]

Letcher-made birdhouses are a big help to veterans



Ten years ago, Letcher County Clerk Winston Meade brought home a birdhouse from a clerk’s meeting. It was made from a license plate, bent to look like a mailbox, but with a hole in the end for a bird to enter. He showed it to his fatherin law, Arnold Lee Watson, who had five brothers who were veterans, and Watson […]

Taking stock of swallows, other critters



I have several editors who find it less than endearing when I get long winded because they can’t “sing me down” the way Old Regular Baptist Church congregations of my youth used to do for preachers of whom they’d heard enough sermon to last them until next Meeting Time. Points East In the meantime, the big flock of barn swallows […]

New Orleans jazz comes to Whitesburg this Thursday night



The sixth of 10 Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series concerts will feature the sounds of New Orleans with the Nasty Nati Brass Band. Opening the show will be Ron Short and the Possum Playboys of southwest Virginia. The shows kicks off at 6 p.m. this Thursday (July 5) with the unique mountain meets zydeco swing of the Possum Playboys. The […]

Jenkins ‘aqua yoga’ class is safe, fun



An enjoyable — and much easier — form of yoga is being offered in private each Saturday at the Jenkins City Swimming Pool in Jenkins. “Aqua yoga” is practiced in the shallow end of the pool, so even if you cannot swim you can still practice safely. The exercise is particularly good for those who wish to practice yoga but […]

Rites held for Geneva Akemon



Geneva Akemon, 69, died June 29 at her home at Deane. A daughter of the late Frank and Lillie Fairchild Hall, she was the mother of the late Eric Akemon. Surviving are her husband, Danny Akemon; a son, Steve Akemon and wife Jennifer of Deane; a daughter, Cindy Collins of Blackey; a sister, Jeanette Hall of Colson; and six grandchildren, […]