Local News: Whitesburg, KY 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Weather

87°F

61°F

Whitesburg News

Local news for Whitesburg, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jul 2 | TheTimesTribune.com

Some Gave All

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer Sgt. 1st Class Lance Cornett, Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Hamlin, Lance Cpl.

Comment?

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Leaking dam indicates potential widespread problem in Eastern Kentucky

A leaking dam that some Letcher County residents feared could collapse and flood homes hadn't been inspected by state regulators in more than a decade.

Comment?

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Middlesboro Daily News

School improvements on the minds of Pineville School Board members

The Pineville Independent School Board met Monday night in regular session. The prevailing topic for the Board was future plans for improving Pineville schools through economic efficiency, community improvement and overall progression.

Comment?

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Moved Permanently

Coal mining forum held in Letcher County

Officials from all three Southeastern Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges held a forum Monday in Letcher County to discuss improvements to the coal industry.

3 comments

Wed Jun 03, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Senior citizen's prom

For some senior citizens, it was a chance to get dressed up and cut a rug. Carl Parrott was surprised when his name was called to be prom king.

14 comments

Tue May 26, 2009

Kentucky State Police

Fatal Collision in Letcher County

On 5/21/09 at 0830 hrs KSP Hazard received a call from J & A Mining Company at Friday Branch in Letcher County, reporting a rock truck driver had backed over the dump site.

9 comments

Thu May 14, 2009

Gouverneur Times

First Day of Iraq Cultural Awareness Class

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq a ' Sustainers began an Iraqi Cultural Awareness class here at the 3d Sustainment Command headquarters April 27.

Comment?

Tue May 12, 2009

Moved Permanently

Five Arrested On Drug Charges

A joint investigation by the Letcher County Sheriff's Office, the Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement Special Investigation East, the HIDTA Drug Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigations has resulted in the arrest of several Letcher County residents as well as two subjects now living in Detroit, Michigan.

39 comments

Kentucky State Police

Fatal Collision on By-Pass Section of Highway 15 in Letcher County

The Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard is investigation a 3 vehicle fatality collision that happened just after noon on the Whitesburg by-pass section of Highway 15.

Comment?

Sun May 10, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Three-vehicle crash kills man

An Eastern Kentucky man was killed Saturday in a three-vehicle crash in Letcher County.

Comment?

Fri May 08, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Whitesburg makes space for art

They can shut down Main Street for the bike show - why not for art? That's what John Pellegrini, a Whitesburg doctor and art collector, wanted to know.

10 comments

Sun May 03, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Viper woman dies in wreck

A Viper woman was killed Sunday when the car she was driving crossed a center line in Whitesburg and hit another vehicle, police said.

Comment?

Fri May 01, 2009

The Sentinel-Echo

Flower and Garden Show a wonderfula

The Flower and Garden Show this weekend at the London Community Center had something for everyone from a living plant wall to homemade lollipops.

Comment?

Wed Apr 29, 2009

Kentucky.com

Feds come to fired miner's defense

Federal officials have filed a request for a coal miner to get back his job after he was fired, allegedly for reporting a potential safety violation at a Harlan County underground mine.

Comment?

Mon Apr 27, 2009

Kentucky State Police

Letcher County Assault 1st Investigation

A 25 year old Letcher County man is wanted by the Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard as the result of a stabbing that took place in the Blackey community of Letcher County.

Comment?

Thu Apr 23, 2009

WEHT

Beshear to travel eastern Kentucky

Gov. Steve Beshear is heading to eastern Kentucky to make check presentations and cut ribbons with local officials.

Comment?

Wed Apr 22, 2009

The Sentinel-Echo

Green tourism efforts help line roadways with redbuds

With their popping purple blooms and their tendency to hug the highway, redbud trees make driving in Laurel County a true pleasure.

Comment?

Mon Apr 20, 2009

Crossville Chronicle

Lee Anna Golliher

Sept. 22, 1932 - April 14, 2009 Lee Anna "Polly" Golliher, 76, of Whitesburg, KY, passed away April 14, 2009, at Whitesburg Medical Center.

1 comment

Thu Apr 16, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Learn How To Get "Flushed"

A group of volunteers from Letcher County is fighting to find a cure for cancer one flush at a time.

Comment?

Fri Apr 10, 2009

Harlan Daily Enterprise

Work beginning on section of U.S. 119

The landscape of U.S. 119 entering into Letcher County is set to change in the upcoming years as construction has begun on a section of road that starts 1.3 miles east of the Harlan County line.

Comment?

↑ Back to top

More Whitesburg News

Archives

Read more articles in the Whitesburg News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Whitesburg News Wire.

Want to add Whitesburg News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

RSS icon mobile icon
 

Whitesburg News, Events & Info

   
   

Whitesburg News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Whitesburg News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

Whitesburg Conditions

(updated 48 min ago)

Weather
Partly Cloudy 66°F
Hi: 87°F
Lo: 61°F
Feels like: 69°F
Visibility: 6 mi

See Tomorrow's Forecast »

Whitesburg Info

Whitesburg, Kentucky is located in Letcher County. Zip codes in Whitesburg, KY include 41858. More Whitesburg information.

Also on Topix

Forums & Polls  | Top Stories  | Popular  |  Local News  | US  | World  | Sports  | Entertainment  | Offbeat  | All Topics