UPike Plans To Open Preventive Care Center in Prestonsburg
The University of Pikeville is making plans to open a center for preventive medicine. UPike says they recently received $2 million from the Appalachian RegionalCommission from a package designed to […]
LCC Volleyball Season Ends With Loss To Wolfe County in Region Semifinals
The 14th Region Volleyball Tournament semifinals took place at Powell County High School in Stanton last night. In game one the Letcher County Central Lady Cougars played an awesome game […]
#23 Kentucky Plays Second Exhibition Game Tonight vs Minnesota State
The #23 UK Wildcat men’s basketball team will play their second and final exhibition game tonight, Tuesday, against Minnesota State. The Cats and Mavericks will tipoff this evening at 7:00pm […]
LCEAA Boys A & C Team Preseason County Tournaments Will Be Played Saturday at LCC
The LCEAA Letcher County Middle School Boys basketball A and C team preseason tournaments will be played this Saturday Nov 2nd at Letcher County Central High Schools. Games will […]
LCC Football Cougars Wrap Up Regular Season Friday at Belfry
The Letcher County Central Football Cougars are now 5-4 and will wrap up the regular season with a road game this Friday night at the 7-2 Belfry Pirates. Kickoff Friday […]
Kentucky Heads to Knoxville to Face Tennessee Saturday Night
The Kentucky football Wildcats will head south to Knoxvile to take on the #7 Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff time for the Cats and Vols has […]
Local Obituaries-Tuesday October 29, 2024
Florene L. Smith Florene L. Smith, age 95 of Whitesburg, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2024, at her residence. She is survived by 3 sons: Carroll Smith of Kingdom Come […]
Congressman Rogers Announces Approval of Letcher County Prison Construction
ROXANA, Ky. – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers announced that the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) next federal prison facility has been approved for construction in Letcher County. Colette Peters, BOP […]
KY Senate District 29 Race Has 11 Write In Candidates
Eleven write-in candidates have officially filed paperwork for the 29th District Senate seat. The seat became open after the death last week of incumbent Johnnie L. Turner. Turner was running […]
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Letcher County Man On Drug Dealing Charges
A warrant will likely be issued for a man accused of dealing fentanyl in Letcher County. Late last week a federal grand jury indicted Estevean Michael Angelo Brooks fordistributing more […]