Local Obituaries-Friday October 3, 2025

David Carroll Boggs, Jr. David Carroll Boggs, Jr., age 79, of Bo Fork of Kingdom Come, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the Whitesburg ARH. He is survived by […]
LCEAA Girls Middle School County Tournament Semi-finals Tonight at Jenkins

The LCEAA Letcher County girls middle school basketball A Team tournament semifinals will be tonight at Jenkins Middle High School. The first semifinal will be at 6:00pm this evening as […]
Local Obituaries-Thursday October 2, 2025

Minerva Jane Caudill Yonts Minerva Jane Caudill Yonts, age 93, of Indiana, formerly of Little Cowan, passed away on Sunday, September 28th, 2025. She is survived by her sons James […]
Former Jenkins Volleyball Coach Facing Charges

A former Jenkins High School coach is reportedly facing charges for assaulting a policeofficer. The Mountain Eagle reports Leonard Anderson, who was a volleyball coach, is charged with assault, terroristic […]
SOAR Hiring Officer Manager in Whitesburg

SOAR is hiring in Whitesburg. Shaping Our Appalachian Region is hiring a full-timeOffice Manager for its Eastern Kentucky Runway project, which connects people withemployment opportunities. They are looking for someone […]
Mountain Water District Petitions PSC for Rate Increase

The Mountain Water District Board of Commissioners has reportedly voted to petitionthe Kentucky Public Service Commission for a rate increase. The Appalachian News Express reports they are looking for a […]
LCMS Cougars Football Wins Over Morgan County in EKMC Playoffs

The #1 seed Letcher Central Middle school football Cougars A Team rolled over Morgan County 34-0 in the opening round of the EKMC conference playoffs last night at the Gose-Chandler […]
Cowan Over Letcher in LCEAA Girls County A Team Tournament Opening Round

The LCEAA Letcher County girls middle school basketball A Team tournament got underway last night at Jenkins Middle High School. In the opening round game last night, Cowan beat Letcher […]
Letcher Central Soccer Loses Doubleheader at Johnson Central

The Letcher County Central girls soccer team lost at Johnson Central last night 8-0. LCC boys and girls soccer will play a home doubleheader against Harlan County tomorrow, Thursday, in […]
LCC Volleyball Wins Over Hazard

The Letcher County Central volleyball team beat Hazard 3-0 at home last night. They will play at June Buchanan tonight, Wednesday, in a district match starting at 6:00pm.