Appalachia Rising Above Concert Telethon Planned for Tuesday Evening
Tomorrow night is the Appalachia Rising Above Flood Relief Concert Telethon at the Mountain Arts Center. The goal of the event is to raise $250,000 to support families, farms, businesses, […]
FEMA Officials Warn of Con Artists Stealing Information
FEMA officials are reminding those affected by the recent flood to watch out for con artists posing as disaster responders. They say in some cases, thieves try to apply for […]
FEMA Reps Available at the Letcher County Rec Center
FEMA representatives will be available at the Letcher County Recreation Center todayfor those individuals who still need to apply for assistance on private property damagefrom the flooding the weekend of […]
Buckhorn Breaks Ground on New Water Treatment Plant
Buckhorn has broken ground on a water treatment plant. Officials gathered Friday for the ceremony, including Perry County Judge Executive Scott Alexander and Hazard Mayor Happy Mobelini who told WYMT […]
Two Bodies Found Inside a Harlan County Home Could Have Been There Months
Foul play is so far not suspected in the deaths of two people whose bodies were foundinside a home in Harlan County Tuesday. WYMT reports Kentucky State Police were called […]
Report Indicates Over 300,000 People Visited Letcher County in 2024
Hundreds of thousands of people reportedly visited Letcher County last year according to a study. At last month’s Letcher County Fiscal Court meeting, the Executive Director of the Pine Mountain […]
Judicial Nominating Commission Announces Nominees for Letcher County District Judge
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 6, 2025 – The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of the Commonwealth Debra Hembree Lambert, today announced nominees to fill the District Court judicial vacancy […]
Two Men Arrested for Breaking Into Pikeville Flood Shelter
Two men have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a Pikeville flood shelter to try to steal from people living there. Officials say David Helsel of Belfry and Curtis Murphy […]
FEMA Individual Flood Assistance Help Available March 10 at the Rec Center
If you have not yet applied to FEMA for individual assistance for private property damage from the February 14 weekend storm the Letcher County Judge Executive says FEMA representatives will […]
Letcher County Airport Funding on Hold
Federal money to build an airport in Letcher County is reportedly on hold as part of overall federal spending under the microscope by President Trump’s Administration. The Mountain Eagle reports […]