Letcher Central Middle School to Dedicate Will Smith Sports Complex August 14
The Letcher County middle school football Cougars will have a scrimmage this Saturday, August 9th at home at 10:30am LCMS will have a Meet The Cougars Thursday, August 14th at […]
Eleven-Year-Old Knott County Boy Killed in ATV Crash
The ATV-crash death of an 11-year-old is under investigation in Knott County. Kentucky State Police say their preliminary investigation showed around 2:30 Wednesdayafternoon the boy was driving the ATV at […]
New City Park Coming to Hazard
A new park being proposed for Hazard would be named for a longtime advocate forhousing development. The Hazard Herald reports the Hazard City Commission has voted to name the proposed […]
Officials Break Ground on New Animal Shelter in Floyd County
Work is underway on a new Floyd County Animal Shelter. Officials broke ground last week on the new facility, the first since the current one was built in the late […]
Local Obituaries-Friday August 1, 2025
Billy Joe Sturgill Billy Joe Sturgill, age 51, of Mayking, passed away on Thursday July 31, 2025 at his residence. He is survived by 2 daughters: Morgan Nichole Sturgill and […]
County Forms Committee to Look at Response Times After Letcher EMS Shutdown
Emergency response times are reportedly under the microscope following this summer’s shuttering of Letcher Emergency Medical Services. The Mountain Eagle reports the Letcher County Fiscal Court has appointed a committee […]
Chris Amburgey Named New Head Baseball Coach at Letcher Count Central
Letcher County Central High School has hired Chris Amburgey as the new head coachof the Cougar baseball program. Amburgey is a 1991 graduate of Knott County Central High School and […]
Local Obituaries-Thursday July 31, 2025
Gwen Sherri Quillen Gwen Sherri Quillen, age 74, of Jackhorn, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at her residence. She is survived by 1 son: Dale Quillen; 1 sister: […]
Kentucky State Police Investigate Fatal Lawn Mower Accident
Kite, KY (July 30, 2025) – On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:49 P.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a 911 call in reference to a lawn mower accident […]
Isom Man Arrested on Drug and Other Charges
A Letcher County man is facing charges with Kentucky State Police alleging he had alarge amount of drugs in a home while there was a child there. KSP says they […]