Jenkins Homecoming Days August 23 and 24
Jenkins Homecoming Days are set for next weekend, August 23 and 24. There will be live bands and entertainment both Friday and Saturday nights, plus food booths, town awards, the […]
Investigators Add Charges Against Men Accused In Amber Spradlin Murder Case
More charges have been filed against three men alleged to be connected to the death of Amber Spradlin in 2023. Early this month M.K. McKinney was indicted for murder and […]
Former Fire Chief Will Plead Guilty to Theft
The former Chief of the Blackberry Volunteer Fire Department is reportedly set to plead guilty to a charge related to stealing money. Christopher Chapman of Ransom was indicted in April. […]
Work Is Underway at Two Local Football Fields
Crews have started work to fix the damage from the July 2022 flood at the old West Whitesburg football field. Schools Superintendent Denise Yonts tells the Mountain Eagle tons of […]
Defense Attorney In Amber Spradlin Case Could Face Contempt of Court
The attorney representing a man accused of murdering a Prestonsburg woman may be in trouble himself. As we reported Monday, the attorney for M.K. McKinney, accused of murdering Amber Spradlin […]
Floyd County Man Arrested After Pulling Knife on Officers
Deputies who arrested a Floyd County man Sunday night claim he came at them with a knife during the arrest. WYMT reports deputies were called out to a home in […]
KYTC Contractors Begin Lane Striping Across Several Counties
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet contractors are heading out in force to do some lanestriping in Letcher, Knott, and Pike Counties. You may already have encountered this in Floyd County with slow-moving […]
Former Vicco-Sassafras Fire Chief Passes Away
Former Vicco-Sassafras Fire Chief Charlie Bell has passed away. Born in Hazard, Bell lived in Sassafras and was with Vicco-Sassafras Volunteer Fire and Rescue for 50 years with 40 of […]
Pike County Schools Receive Back to School Donation
The Pike County School District has gotten more than $7500 worth of school supplies to help support families thanks to a call to action from the Pike County Sheriff Rodney […]
SOAR Selected for Millions in Grant Money For Recompete Program
Eastern Kentucky non-profit SOAR, which stands for Shaping Our Appalachian Region, has been selected as one of just six organizations from across the county to share in $184 million in […]