Minor Fire Occurs at Hindman Elementary School
There’s some minor damage at Hindman Elementary School after a fire broke out Thursday afternoon. Knott County Schools Superintendent Brent Hoover says it started in a construction dumpster adjacent to […]
36th Annual East KY Leadership Event Underway
The 36th Annual East Kentucky Leadership Conference is underway. This year’s theme is “Comeback Communities: Housing and Redevelopment Strategies”. WYMT reports that in a video message Governor Andy Beshear reiterated […]
Floyd County Woman Charged With Kidnapping
A Floyd County woman has reportedly been arrested for kidnapping after apparently forcing someone to give her a ride. Prestonsburg Police allege Angela Hall forced her way into a car […]
Jenkins City Cleanup Set For Saturday
The City of Jenkins Annual Clean Up is tomorrow. Volunteers will meet at 8:30am at the City Park. Clean up will conclude at noon, with lunch provided by Coal City […]
LCC Assistant Kelah Lowe Named New Head Coach at Perry Central
Thursday morning it was announced that Coach Misty McAlarnis had stepped down as Basketball Head Coach of the Perry Central Lady Commodores. Late in the afternoon yesterday, the Perry County […]
LCC Cougar Peyton Dixon Signs With Berea College
It was a big day for PD Peyton Dixon yesterday. The Letcher County Central Senior signed to play basketball for the Berea College Mountaineers. The signing took place yesterday […]
Wise Central Beats LCC at Cougar Field
In high school baseball, the Wise Central Warriors scored 10 runs on 6 hits in the top of the 5th inning to beat the Letcher County Central Cougars 13-1 at […]
Reds and Phillies Tie Up Four Game Series
The Phillies shutout the Reds 5-0 in a Thursday afternoon game at GABP. The Reds and Phillies split the 4 game series at 2 games each. The Reds are now 14-11 […]
Local Obituaries-Friday April 26, 2024
Charles “Frank” Webb Charles “Frank” Webb, age 81, of Centerville, TN, formerly of Dunham, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. He […]
Downed Tree Causes Major Letcher County Power Outage on Wednesday Night
Kentucky Power says it was a downed tree that fell into some power lines that knocked out the power for about 5000 Whitesburg and several other Letcher County residents last […]