Prestonsburg Police Looking for 19-Year-Old Man Wanted for Firing Shots at Random Cars
A warrant has been issued for a 19-year-old man wanted in connection with a shootingincident near Bull Creek in Floyd County last week. On Wednesday Prestonsburg Police announced the arrest […]
Letcher County Historical Marker Disappears for Second Time
Someone has taken an historical monument honoring a Letcher County settler, and it’snot the first time. Archelous Craft was a Revolutionary War veteran and one of the original settlers of […]
Local Obituaries-Friday August 8, 2025
Jackie Cornett Jackie Cornett, age 90, of Whitesburg, passed away Friday, August 8, 2025 at the Tri Cities Nursing Home in Cumberland. She is survived by 2 sons: Bobby Huff […]
State Rep. Whitaker Unveils Plans for Long Awaited Paving Project on Cowan
Letcher County’s State Representative Mitch Whitaker has gotten an update on long-awaited plans to repave KY-931 in Cowan. Whitaker says the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the contract to resurface the […]
Plans Continue for Raven Rock Resort Project at Jenkins
Steps are moving forward for construction of a new resort at Raven Rock. The Mountain Eagle reports the EKY Heritage Foundation has started looking for an architecture and engineering firm […]
Solar Array Project Planned for Three County Former Strip Mine
It’s a green light for a $1 billion solar array on a former coal mine that will straddle threecounties. WYMT reports the Kentucky Public Service Commission’s Electric Generation and Transmission […]
Local Obituaries-Thursday August 7, 2025
Sue Flanary Banks Sue Flanary Banks, age 83, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She is survived by […]
Kentucky State Police Investigate Missing Juvenile in Breathitt County
Jackson, Ky (August 6, 2025) – At approximately 9:23 A.M. on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 13 in Hazard received a 911 call regarding a missing juvenile […]
Local Obituaries-Wednesday August 6, 2025
Sue Flanary Banks Sue Flanary Banks, age 83, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She is survived by […]
Former Sheriff Stines Attorney’s File to Unseal Psych Evaluation at Hearing Next Week
There’s a hearing next week in the case of former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stineswho is accused of murder in the September 2024 shooting death of Judge Kevin Mullinsat the […]