Letcher County News

The largest fines owed by Kentucky companies to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration $2,129,134 D & C Mining Corp., Harlan County $970,526 Murriel-Don Coal Co., Inc., Knott and Floyd counties $810,740 Solar Coal Co., Inc., Harlan County $776,933 CSA Mining, Inc., Letcher County $750,938 Vision Coal, Inc., Letcher County $705,593 Lone ... (more)

State highway crews from District 12 are removing signs illegally placed on state right-of-way throughout the district's seven counties - Lawrence, Johnson, Martin, Floyd, Knott, Pike and Letcher.

WHITESBURG, Ky. - The "Bluegrass Express" will carry some of the genre's best musicians to Letcher County Kentucky this year.

State highway crews from District 12 are removing signs illegally placed on state right-of-way throughout the district's seven counties - Lawrence, Johnson, Martin, Floyd, Knott, Pike and Letcher.

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.

On 04/30/2012 at approximately 1550 hours Kentucky State Police Hazard received a 911 call of a house fire on Kentucky Highway 7 South in the Jeremiah Community of Letcher County.

Police in Letcher County say they arrested a man after he shot at his wife and infant child, then set the house on fire with the two still inside Monday afternoon.