Letcher County News

A Letcher County teenager is fighting for his life tonight at a Cincinnati hospital.

Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that he has approved an increase in the number of mine inspectors and the number of mining permit reviewers in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

On November 2, 2009 the Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call of a two vehicle injury collision on US Highway 119 North in the Ermine Community of Letcher County.

School districts may not have to take a financial hit from high absenteeism caused by influenza.

Just two miles south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the tugboat Nancy Allen needed to refuel.

Please join Lee Sexton and many more talented musicians for the kick off of the Gatewood Riley Back Roads Tour Friday Oct.

Kentucky State Police along with sheriff's deputies are investigating 2 assaults in Letcher County.

He was the longest sitting District Judge ever in Letcher County. Jim Wood died yesterday after ongoing health problems.

On 10/22/2009 at approximately 01:30 am Kentucky State Police received a call of an assault occurring at the residence of Thomas Bates in the Millstone Community of Letcher County.

A new emergency response system in Letcher County is already paying off. Officials say the system is pretty easy to use, and it has many tools.

Gov. Steve Beshear today appointed the 11 members of the new Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority.

A 22 year old Letcher County woman wanted by the Sullivan County, TN Sheriff's Department has been apprehended by Trooper Randy Surber with KSP Post 13 in Hazard.

An eastern Kentucky woman has been arrested on charges out of Tennessee stemming from a store robbery and attempted murder of the store's owner.

Fingered as a culprit in global warming and feeling heat from an administration that might actually enforce clean-water laws, the coal industry is ramping up its public relations efforts.

I am so afraid to blink as I anxiously await autumn's spectacular show of colors and seemingly perfect weather.

Three people are new graduates from the Letcher County Drug Court Program Wednesday.But their graduation ceremony also had another purpose, to raise awareness for a big problem facing many areas.

From the first time that I can recall, my Grandpa, Moses Adams, was my hero. Please don't try to pin me down on history because I was born in January of 1949 and I don't have time to look this up on Google to get the year just right, but I believe it was November 1953, which would have made me just shy of 4 years old.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer The Whitley County school system's week out for illness will not affect the upcoming fall break, said Patrick Bowling, the district's director of pupil personnel.

It happened just before seven Thursday morning on a section of Highway 119 that police say is a dangerous area for drivers.

Kentuckya s Poet Laureate Gurney Norman will read from his work and answer questions as part of Morehead State Universitya s Reading Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.