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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Growing Home Community Revival Thursday-Saturday in Whitesburg
his weekend in Whitesburg it’s the Growing Home Community Revival festivalhonoring the anniversary of the 2022 thousand-year flood and celebrating therevitalization of the community. The festival kicks off Thursday with […]
Temporary Road Closure Scheduled on KY 160 in Letcher County near Roxana for Drilled Steel Installation
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (July 29, 2025) –The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of an upcoming road closure on KY 160 in Letcher County for essential embankment stabilization work. Contractor Blue Rock Inc. […]
Whitesburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Large Amounts of Drugs in Southwest Virginia
A Whitesburg woman has been sentenced to 145 months in prison after she admitted to conspiring with others to traffic more than 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl into Southwest […]
Three Arrested on Drug Charges After Chase in Cumberland
Three people have been arrested following a vehicle pursuit. Officers from the Cumberland Police Department were on patrol when they attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle with […]
ATV Crash Leaves Perry County Man Dead
One man is dead after an ATV crash in Perry County. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at Bull Creek in the Cornettsville Community on Friday, July 25. […]
KSP Investigating Officer Involved Shooting at Kingscreek in Letcher County
State police are investigating a shooting in Letcher County. Officials said that a state trooper and a sheriff’s deputy went to a home in Whitesburg because of a domestic dispute. […]