2020-08-19

Isom Days festival will be held as scheduled


While most festivals in the region have been canceled due to COVID-19, Isom Days will continue as planned, despite warnings from the health department. Festival Committee Chairman Tim Breeding released the schedule of events for the festival last week on his personal Facebook page. “We’re doing everything the state tells us is required, but Isom Days is going to go […]

2nd COVID-related death reported here

Cases now total 67 in Letcher

State agencies tasked with the slowing the spread of COVID-19 have begun issuing citations to businesses that don’t comply with the state restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the disease. The change follows a week of high numbers of new COVID-19 cases in the state, and increasing deaths. Among those deaths was that of a 67-year-old woman […]

Letcher man wanted in Perry Co. robbery

The Perry County Sheriff ’s Department is looking for a Letcher County man for the robbery of Cornettsville store on Saturday. The sheriff ’s department said it received a report Saturday of an armed robbery at Ramey’s convenience store in Cornettsville, which is at the junction of KY 7 and KY 699. Police said the robber has been identified as […]

Man, 25, is killed when vehicle is hit by utility truck on U.S. 119

A 25-year-old Letcher County man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Letcher County Thursday at Payne Gap. The crash occurred about 2:40 p.m., August 13, on US 119 North at the intersection of Jim Banks Road. Preliminary investigation by troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard determined that William Vanover, of Jenkins, was traveling south toward Whitesburg […]

Postal Service to halt some changes

WASHINGTON

Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s new postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics blamed for widespread delays and warned could disrupt the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he would “suspend” several of his initiatives — including the removal of the distinctive blue […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1907

THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 1940 Perry County Health Director Dr. D.D. Turner said he “saw no cause for alarm” from infantile paralysis (polio) in Perry County. “Although five cases have been reported in the past two months, one proving fatal from complications, no new cases have been found in the past three weeks,’ Dr. Turner said. . The coal industry of […]

Less than an hour later, soup beans saved the day

Points East

We don’t normally cook soup beans on one of the hottest days in August. In fact, I seriously doubt that we had ever cooked soup beans in August before last Saturday. One or the other of us (Loretta or I) may have ordered some in August as a side dish at Cracker Barrel because they had the AC turned down […]

Now here’s a tip!

• Check bagged frozen vegetables with the squeeze test: If it is hard and solid, it has thawed and refrozen, so you should choose another bag. • “ My family drink sodas from the plastic bottles. At the beginning of storm season, I fill a dozen or so about three-quarters full and put them in the freezer. They are good […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – AUG. 17 - 21

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — Ridge gave the 411 to Steffy about Shauna while Brooke sought advice from Eric. Neither woman held back when rivals Brooke and Quinn found themselves face-to-face. Quinn antagonized Brooke but when Shauna arrives, Brooke got the final word. Thomas and Steffy shared a shocking moment of truth. Ridge made a plea for forgiveness. Thomas […]

Beware of coronavirus scammers

Senior News

Scammers have come up with even more ways to defraud us, this time using the coronavirus. Contact tracers are people who make calls when someone you know has tested positive for the coronavirus. Their job is to trace the possible path the virus has taken from person to person. They only need health information and the places you’ve been, not […]