Operation Care Package is a program where students collect various food and supplies for our troops currently serving overseas and stateside in the military. East Ridge High School Math Teacher, David Ramey says he is just the platform and the kids are the ones who should be praised for their efforts…
Read MoreHundreds of people in Letcher County got a hand up over the weekend to help them provide Christmas for their families.
Read MoreChristmas is a time to spend with family, to share gifts and reminisce about old memories and moments that we sometimes take for granted. Our brave military members end up spending their holidays without their family, wishing the could just have something, anything that reminds them of home. Donna Smith…
Read MoreAround 80 kids from across the Kentucky State Police Post 13 service area had the run of Walmart in Whitesburg on Friday, December 6. Uniformed troopers and other KSP officers, detectives and personnel escorted the kids participating in the 2019 Shop With A Trooper program from department to department,…
Read MoreJosh Martin, an Eastern Kentucky native is no stranger to songwriting and musicianship. Martin signed with Sony/ATV Music as a writer and artist in 2016 and continues to make an impression no matter where he performs. After the release of his new album “Nothing Holding Me”, I caught up with…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A memo from outgoing Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration says Gov.-elect Andy Beshear faces a massive budget shortfall as he prepares to take office. The memo from Bevin’s budget director estimates the shortfall could exceed $1 billion over the next two years. The memo…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — An executive order, issued by outgoing Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, will prevent current State Representative Rocky Adkins from collecting a higher state pension due to his senior position in Governor-elect Andy Beshear’s administration. Gov. Bevin’s action would prohibit…
Read MoreWashington, D.C. — The United States Senate has confirmed a Martin County native to serve as a Governor of the United States Postal service. Robert M. “Mike” Duncan of Inez has been serving on the board since August of 2018 on an interim holdover basis. Earlier this week, Duncan was confirmed…
Read MoreMingo County, WV — Officers with the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. 119 Drug Task Force executed a search warrant Thursday at a Spice Creek residence in Mingo County. Officers confiscated Oxycodone pills, a large amount of tools and other items consistent with the trade of illegal…
Read MoreA group from California asked some Letcher County residents some pointed questions. The nonprofit PolicyLink, which advocates for community action to improve racial and economic equity, asked those attending a workshop and a forum “how things are here in Letcher County” with family, health and caregiving…
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