Board Votes to Close Arlie Boggs Elementary School

The Letcher County Board of Education has voted to close Arlie Boggs Elementary School. At their meeting last night, which followed a public meeting earlier this month to discuss the […]
Two Perry County Volunteer Firefighters Indicted on Theft Charges

Two former Jakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department officials have been indicted forallegedly stealing from the department. Last week a Perry County grand jury indicted former chief Jamie Farris and former […]
Harlan County Schools Name New Superintendent

Harlan County has a new superintendent of schools. Brett W. Johnson has been chosen by the Harlan County Public Schools School Board to take the job beginning July 1 and […]
Local Obituaries Tuesday April 29, 2025

Bill Wayne Adams Bill Wayne Adams, age 81, of Mayking, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025 at the Whitesburg ARH. He is survived by 3 sons: David Adams of Georgetown, […]