Cumberland News

As commander of Loyall Post No. 273 of the American Legion, Department of Kentucky, with the help of the Harlan Honor Guard, it is my pleasure to announce that we plan to place a American flag on each grave that is marked, or one that we have been notified where a Veteran has been put to rest.

Angela Wyatt, 29, of Cumberland, was arrested for second-degree burglary, second-degree robbery, fleeing or evading police on foot, theft by unlawful taking u/10,000, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening.

A Harlan County man is facing a criminal trespassing charge after police found him hiding under a bed at a Cumberland apartment complex.

In the middle of an April night last year, a young gay man named Kevin Pennington crawled out of the woods in the remote hills of southeastern Kentucky, looking for help.

The Crawdad Student Arts Series, a biannual music and arts event organized by students of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, took place Friday on the Cumberland campus.

A high-speed chase ended safely Saturday when a Cawood man was allegedly driving at a speed of 105 mph on U.S. 421 in a 55 mph zone attempting to elude Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement officers.

A federal magistrate judge has ordered two eastern Kentucky men charged with a hate crime in an alleged attack on a gay man held until a June trial.

The Kentucky Black Bear Festival kicked off Friday in downtown Cumberland under sunny skies.

The Harlan County Sheriff's Office conducted a roundup Saturday night in the Tri-Cities area.

Two people have been arrested and accused of stealing nearly $14,000 worth of copper wiring from a mining site in Harlan County.

David Jenkins, 37, of Cumberland, and Anthony Ray Jenkins, 20, of Partridge, are charged with allegedly kidnapping and assaulting Kevin Pennington in April of last year.

Two people lost their lives Friday within an hour of each other - and about six miles apart.

Preserving his community's history is a passion for 69-year-old Smith resident Ed McArthur.

A storm blew into the Tri-Cities on Saturday. There was hardly a cloud in the sky, but thunder roared off Kingdom Come State Park and echoed from ridge to ridge along the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River all the way into Letcher County.

Cumberland Mayor Carl Hatfield attended a recent meeting of the Cumberland Tourist and Convention Commission where he gave the oath of office to new member Cleon Cornett, and re-appointed Lynn Cox, April Leisge and Scott Sherman to the commission board.

On April 2, on the campus of Southeast Community and Technical College, in Cumberland Ky, the 4th Annual East Kentucky Dramatic Arts Society High School Drama Festival was held.

An Enterprise Staff Report A two-vehicle collision Wednesday at the intersection of U.S. 421 and KY 72 sent a Baxter woman to the hospital complaining of neck and stomach injuries.

The mountains of Harlan County will be ringing with the sounds of music and children's laughter at the opening of this year's ninth annual Kentucky Black Bear Festival in Cumberland.

Roadside PRIDE month is upon us, and for the second year, cities and counties that clean up the competition will be bringing home trophies for their efforts.

Cumberland Police Sgt. Dale Halcomb reported Saturday two arrests have been made in the case of an alleged burglary and vandalism incident.