Grand Jury Indicts Perry County Man Who Stole Police Cruiser

The Letcher County Grand Jury has indicted a Viper man who the Perry County Sheriff’s Department alleges stole one of their police cruisers while he was being arrested last month. […]
Jury Selection Underway in Perry County ATV Murder Trial

Jury selection has started for the murder trial in the death of a Perry County man duringan incident involving an ATV. Samuel Smith was shot and killed in March 2024 […]
Floyd County Murder Trail Delayed

There’s been a postponement in the murder trial of a Wayland man who was charged more than six years ago. Wesley Martin was arrested in February 2019 after the body […]
Local Obituaries-Friday September 5, 2025

Lonnie Carol Bentley (Big Lonnie) Lonnie Carol Bentley (Big Lonnie), age 78, of Barnesville, Georgia, formerly of Letcher County, passed away late in the evening on Thursday, August 28, 2025, […]