Harlan County News

Rev. Ronnie 'Deke' Hampton, mayor of Lynch, Ky. Donations To help, make checks out to City of Lynch and mail to City of Lynch, P.O. Box 667, Lynch, Ky.

A juvenile could be facing felony animal cruelty charges after allegedly throwing a dog from a Totz bridge.

DEBBIE CALDWELL/Harlan Daily Enterprise Crystal Whitehead was arrested Wednesday night on an attempted murder charge after she allegedly fired a gun into the home of a Sunshine man.

Sometimes it seems as if time has stood still in the 24 years I've been sitting at a desk here at the Harlan Daily Enterprise offices.

JOHN MIDDLETON/Harlan Daily Enterprise Harlan County School Board members, school district attorney Johnnie Turner and district superintendent Tim Saylor recognized student winners in the district's recent diabetes awareness campaign competitions.

JOHN MIDDLETON/Harlan Daily Enterprise Harlan County E-911/Special Programs Coordinator Dan Mosley informed fiscal court members that the county could soon purchase the Putney ranger station.

PINEVILLE a ' A Bell County man recently received a 10-year prison sentence in Harlan Circuit Court for his actions during a high-speed police chase that occurred in February.

Big government has long been a popular target of ridicule by conservatives. My complaint, at least for Kentucky, is not as much big government as too many governments.

Harlan County Property Valuation Administrator Felicia Wooten responded recently to the judge's ruling in favor of the 11 Kentucky PVAs who were charged with violations of KRS 11A.020 accusing them of nepotism by hiring or promoting a family member within their offices.

Kentucky State Police Post 10 welcomes a new Trooper from the latest graduating class number 87 of the Kentucky State Police Academy.

One local author has discovered a way to preserve traditional Appalachian Mountain ghost stories and tales of paranormal happenings by including many of them in her newly released book titled "More Harlan County Haunts." Darla Jackson said the book, which is the second part to one she released last year titled "Harlan County Haunts," is filled with ...

A 58-year-old mine foreman with 40 years of mining experience was killed in a mining accident in Harlan County, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet officials have announced.

Lynch city officials are trying to stop a new mining operation they say could threaten their drinking water.

A Harlan County woman died and several people were injured in a crash on East Ky.

JOHN MIDDLETON/Harlan Daily Enterprise District 2 Magistrate Chad Brock and Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop looked on as John Deaton, John "Junior" Deaton's son, unveiled a sign honoring his father.

Scott's birthday is June 24th. We want to wish Scott Happy Birthday from all his family here in Harlan County, Kentucky.

JOHN MIDDLETON/Harlan Daily Enterprise Eudora Farms employee Joe Vega assisted 4-year-old Alyssa Gibson as she fed the African boar goats in the exotic animal petting zoo at the Poke Sallet Festival.

A 58-year-old mine foreman with 40 years mining experience lost his life last night in a mining accident in Harlan County.

ANN ROBINSON/Harlan Daily Enterprise The group known as Harlan 2020 held a celebration Tuesday at Camp Blanton where all the members of the group were recognized for their efforts and participation with several projects over the course of the past five months.

Part of the appeal of Harlan County's Poke Sallet Festival is the music. Although founded over 50 years ago on a platform of politics, it's the singers, songwriters, players and pickers who are taking center stage now.