Public Comment Meeting March 28 For Proposed Letcher County Prison

You can learn more about the progress toward building a new Federal Prison in Letcher County at a public comment meeting later this month. As we reported Monday, the Federal […]
Letcher County Sheriff’s February Report

In his latest monthly progress report, Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines says his department served 66 warrants in the month of February. Stines also says they served 10 criminal summons, […]
Letcher County Central Lady Cougars Face Estill County Friday in 14th Region Semi-finals
The girls 14th Region basketball tournament semifinals will be Friday night at Estill County High School at Irvine. At 6:00pm Owsley County will face Perry County Central. Around 7:45 Friday […]
Letcher County Central Boys Season Ends With Loss to Hazard in 14th Region Tournament
The boys 14th Region Tournament got underway last night at Powell County High School at Stanton. In game one, the Letcher County Central Cougars came up short and lost 56-39 […]
Floyd County Schools Employee Indicted on Rape Charges

A Floyd County man who works for the School District has been indicted on rape charges for incidents that allegedly happened between 1995 and 1997. WYMT reports John Martin of […]
Perry County Inmates Accused of Stealing Jail Keys

Three men currently in jail in Perry County are facing more charges for allegedly stealing some jail keys. Court documents cited by Mountain Top News say while at the courthouse, […]
Letcher Central Boys Faces Hazard in 14th Region Opening Round Tonight
The boys 14th Region Tournament will be played at Powell County High School at Stanton and begins tonight. This evening at 6:00pm, the 53rd District Runner Up, Letcher County Central […]
LCC Lady Cougars Escape Hazard in 14th Region Tournament Opening Round
The girls 14th Region basketball tournament continued last night at Estill County High School at Irvine. In game one, Estill County got by Breathitt County 41-35. In game 2, the Letcher […]
Kentucky Faces Vandy Tonight For Senior Night
The #15 Kentucky Wildcats will play one more home game in Rupp Arena before this Saturday’s trip to Knoxville to face Tennessee. The Cats will take on Vanderbilt tonight on […]
Local Obituaries-Wednesday March 6, 2024
Linda Kilbourne Linda Kilbourne, age 67, of Eolia passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at the Whitesburg ARH. She is survived by her Husband: Bobby Kilbourne of Eolia; 1 Son: […]