Letcher County Food Resource Information

If you need food assistance due to shortages with your SNAP benefits, the LetcherCounty Food Pantry has put together a handy sheet that lists food pantry hours forWhitesburg and Jenkins, […]
LCC Football Cougars Open Class 3A Playoffs at Home Friday Night

The 6-4 Letcher County Central High School Football Cougars will open the Class 3A playoffs at home this FRIDAY against 5-5 Knox Central with kickoff at 7:30pm. We’ll bring you […]
UK Basketball Cats Win Season Opener Over Nicholls State

Collin Chandler scored 15 points and No. 9 Kentucky overcame a slow start to beat Nicholls 77-51 on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. Otega Oweh scored 13, Jasper Johnson added […]
LCEAA Boys Preseason A & C Team County Tournaments Saturday at LCC

The LCEAA Letcher County boys middle school B and D team county preseason tournaments were held last weekend. The boys D team tournament was won by Whitesburg and the B […]
Instructions on How to Apply for Food Pantry Services in Letcher County

If you need food for your family this week due to SNAP shortages from the governmentshutdown, leaders of the Letcher County Food Pantry in Whitesburg and Vision FoodPantry in Jenkins […]
Jenkins Ind. Schools Helping Students During Government Shutdown

Jenkins Independent Schools has announced that due to the shortage in SNAPbenefits, they will be providing a third meal at the end of each school day to helpsupport students. In […]
Clay County Man Arrested for Threatening Police in Hazard

A Clay County man is facing charges for allegedly threatening Hazard Police officers. Officers responded Thursday to Morton Boulevard on reports of a man walking in themiddle of the roadway […]
Final Carcassonne Square Dance of The Season is Saturday

The final Carcassonne Square Dance of 2025 is this Saturday November 8. With the weather turning cooler, the Carcassonne cooks are making chili and soups and you can sample them […]
UK Women’s Basketball Over Morehead State to Win Season Opener

The Kentucky women’s basketball team opened the regular season last night and would cruise to a victory in Historic Memorial Coliseum, downing the Morehead State Lady Eagles 75-59. Clara Strack, […]
Shelby Valley over Knott Central in The Volleyball State Tournament

The 2025 KHSAA Volleyball state tournament got underway last night with 8 opening round games. 53rd District and 14th Region volleyball champions, the Knott County Central Lady Patriots lost in […]