By JEANETTE TACKET YONTS With DOROTHY PENNINGTON TACKET
I was thinking the other day about Preacher Bill Craft. Our family came in contact with him when I was a young teenager. He started having church services around Letcher County in the early 70’s or so. More...
The Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation and the Respiratory Clinics of Eastern Kentucky are sponsoring a Health Fair on Tuesday, June 19, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Whitesburg Medical Clinic located at 226 Medical Plaza Lane. More...
I was talking to one of my grandsons right before the end of May and I asked him if he had school the next week. “Nope,” he said. “We’re already on vacation.” “Vacation! More...
June 23-24 — Signings by D. Charles Dixon of the new two-volume book, Den and Pel: Two Lives Well Lived, the story of Dennis and Pelma Dixon of Jenkins, will take place from 9 a.m. More...
A Prettiest Garden Contest will be hosted this summer by the Letcher County Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resources Program. Any size garden is eligible, and people may enter their own or someone else’s garden. More...
1. Is the book of Machpelah in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From 2 Samuel, who said, “How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished”? Saul, Simeon, David, Peter 3. More...
Awards Day at Letcher County Central High School was held June 1. The scholarships awarded totaled $2,187,515. Receiving Academic Team Awards were Katherine Braswell, Gavin Sexton, Corey Sparkman, and Brooke Saurer. More...
— A reunion of people who served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 was held June 1-3 at General Butler State Park in Carrollton. Pictured are (front) Dan Cowan of California, Co. More...
Ian Paris scored 289 to finish second in the National Archery in Schools Program National Championships. In 30 shots, he hit 20 center circles. More...
Hello again everyone! As I’ve said so often before, grab a favorite beverage sit down and let’s chat a bit. I really hope your week has been good, since the weather is so nice — at least it is here in the Ohio Valley area. More...
To list reunions in The Mountain Eagle’s weekly reunion column, send information in writing to Reunions, The Mountain Eagle, P.O. Box 808, Whitesburg, KY 41858. More...
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