Benham News

Ralph Word was sentenced to seven years in prison on drug charges during Harlan Circuit Court proceedings Thursday. via Harlan Daily Enterprise

The Tri Cities Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2007 recipients to be honored at its annual awards banquet on Nov. via Harlan Daily Enterprise

“Their system is capable of communicating with all area agencies, even throughout the Tri-Cities area”

The Harlan City Police Department will soon be equipped to continue receiving 911 dispatch calls even during a severe power outage. via Harlan Daily Enterprise

“Our daughters are doing the same thing, taking a month”

It's one of the rarest finds in Lexington: A restaurant that continues to thrive yet has raised the price of its burger by just 60 cents in 50 years and barely changed the menu.

In 1957, Burger Shakes opened on the Northern Beltline, now known as New Circle Road. Burgers and shakes were 19 cents, fries cost 14 cents, and Cokes were a dime.

Two brothers from Cumberland and their wives, Dr. Samuel and Betty Lou Isaacs, and Joe and Alberta Isaac, decided to leave the mountains and open the Lexington fast-food eatery. Read more