KY 15/Panbowl Lake Work Underway In Jackson
Work has started on upgrades to Kentucky 15 including near a dam that nearly overflowed in the July 2022 flood. Last week Governor Andy Beshear announced the nearly $50 million […]
State SAFE Fund Releases More Flood Relief Money
Letcher County is getting another $5 million toward flood relief from the Eastern Kentucky State Aid for Emergencies or SAFE Fund. On Thursday Governor Andy Beshear announced a total of […]
Buckhorn School Delays Opening of School
Crews at the Buckhorn School are still finishing up repairs and upgrades from the 2022 flood so school has been delayed about 10 days. Perry County Schools announce Wednesday that […]
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 […]