2020-10-07

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Wishing Well

Dorothy Tacket, family mark her 90th birthday

Whitesburg
COVID-19 has made for a very stressful and a very worrisome two weeks

Whether we like it or not it looks like cold weather is upon us. My husband and I were talking the other day about what this time of the year reminds us of. He said he always goes back to the smell of the ground being turned at ‘tater digging time. This was always done by the signs, and it […]

Moments and Memories of WHS


1957  “On the Hill”  by Betty Pratt  At our pep rallies on Main Street, some of the students did not join in the snake dance following the band. The boys need our FULL support to help them win these football games. Let’s get that old school spirit and pep. Come on, students, and get behind these boys and yell on […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1907

Region was in national news 73 years ago Southeastern Kentucky was in nearly every newspaper in the United States 73 years ago this month when more than 2,000 “unbelievers” gathered on Black Mountain in Harlan County, near the Virginia line on October 12, 1947, to watch about 50 members of the Holiness Faith Healers in a public demonstration of their […]

LCC enters ‘COVID break’ unbeaten


Letcher County Central improved to 4-0 (2-0 in district) with a 24-7 victory over Harlan County Central. The Cougars scored 24 points unanswered in the second half, led by the tough running of quarterback Carson Adams. The Letcher County school system as of Monday has shut down all extracurricular activities due to COVID-19 rates in the county. It will look […]

Former Belfry star finds playing time at Kentucky

Vaught’s Views

Kentucky offensive guard Austin Dotson waited for his chance to be a regular part of the playing rotation and this year finally has got his chance. He had played in 16 games in 2018 and 2019 but mainly on special teams or in a limited backup role. This year he’s sharing time at guard with Kenneth Horsey and for the […]

Struttin’ Time

Black bear season will be here soon

I just got home from the mountains hunting and now I’m back here in Estill County. I haven’t even showered yet, because our Struttin’ Time column is late getting to The Mountain Eagle. It is a beautiful day to be outside, a day that God has given us to enjoy. I am going to be very honest with you: I […]