Whitesburg News

A Letcher County teenager is fighting for his life tonight at a Cincinnati hospital.

On November 2, 2009 the Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call of a two vehicle injury collision on US Highway 119 North in the Ermine Community of Letcher County.

NOLA SIZEMORE/Harlan Daily Enterprise New Americorps VISTA coordinators pictured at Pine Mountain Settlement School include, from left: Vincent Smith, Elizabeth Sanders and Stacy Gloss.

Please join Lee Sexton and many more talented musicians for the kick off of the Gatewood Riley Back Roads Tour Friday Oct.

A new emergency response system in Letcher County is already paying off. Officials say the system is pretty easy to use, and it has many tools.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear Wednesday named the 11 Kentuckians who will work with a group from Indiana to devise a financing mechanism to fund the construction of two bridges across the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College President Dr. Bruce Ayers was the guest speaker at this month's Bell County Chamber of Commerce Soup and Sandwich luncheon, which was held at J. Milton's restaurant on Thursday afternoon.

LEXINGTON, Ky. a ' Hoover's Furniture & Interiors is closing its remaining stores here and in Hazard, Ky., citing the housing slump as a contributor to its losses this year, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

Three people are new graduates from the Letcher County Drug Court Program Wednesday.But their graduation ceremony also had another purpose, to raise awareness for a big problem facing many areas.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer The Whitley County school system's week out for illness will not affect the upcoming fall break, said Patrick Bowling, the district's director of pupil personnel.

They found his body hanging from a tree here in the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Some schools in Eastern Kentucky did not make the grade. But one Community College President in Eastern Kentucky says even though the scores were low, most students are prepared for college.

Halfway to Hazard's David Tolliver, left, and Chad Warrix grew up in Eastern Kentucky and are proud of it.

Authorities said a U.S. Census worker died by asphyxiation but were releasing few other details about the mysterious case nearly two weeks after Bill Sparkman's body -- with the word "fed" scrawled on the chest -- was found hanging from a tree near a family cemetery secluded by Appalachian forest.

BIG CREEK, Ky. - A census worker found hanged from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest met his end in a corner of Appalachia with an abundance of meth labs and marijuana fields - and a reputation for mistrusting government that dates back to the days of moonshiners and "revenuers." In this undated 2008 photo, Bill Sparkman is seen with ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. Banjo master Lee Sexton will join fellow old-time musicians Rich Kirby, Roy T. and Jack Adams for the next concert presented as part of "Appalachia in the Bluegrass." Featuring three well-known traditional artists and up-and-coming banjo player Jack Adams, the free public concert is scheduled for noon Friday, Sept.

The Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard, Ky is investigating an Armed Robbery which happened at the Double Quick Marathon convenient store located at 4497 Highway 15 South in the Dry Fork Community of Letcher County.

State police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Saturday in Letcher County.

With asking the Kentucky Department of Education apparently no longer an option in disputes about non-resident contracts, the Harlan County Board of Education approved a compromise plan in an effort to settle a disagreement with the Letcher County School District.

At approximately 5:17 P.M. the Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received report of an injury traffic collision along Highway 119 North just outside Whitesburg in the Mayking community of Letcher County.