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The Mountain Eagle
Published September 30Meet Miss Mountain Heritage
Jayda Banks wears her crown and sash as the new Miss Mountain Heritage as she rides in the annual Mountain Heritage Festival Parade through downtown Whitesburg. The 17-year-old junior at Letcher County Central High School is the daughter of JR. Banks and Desirea Banks. The…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 30County officials vote to study nuclear power
The Letcher Fiscal Court has voted unanimously to study the feasibility of installing small nuclear power plants in the county after a resident proposed using electric power and data centers as economic development tools. Data centers came up again later in the September meeting,…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 30Jenkins officials say city did not order Legion post closed
The City of Jenkins did not close American Legion Post 66, but it did stop the post from operating an unlicensed bar after state investigators documented alcohol sales there, according to city officials and records obtained by The Mountain Eagle. Jenkins Alcoholic Beverage…
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Published September 30UK & NBA great Dan Issel has a new book
Kentucky basketball icon Dan Issel has a new book, “Dan Issel: From Kentucky Wildcat to NBA Legend,” and will be in Lexington Oct. 22 for a book signing (ES Good Barn, Gorham Hall, 1451 University Drive). As a senior, Issel averaged 33.9 points per game when Kentucky reached the…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 30Taking a youngster fishing is big fun
Struttin’ Time readers, your old friend — me — is at it again. On Saturday I took another kid fishing, just him and me, and I can’t tell you the joy I got from being out with a young person I had been asked to mentor. During my long life, I have taken many young people hunting…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 30Watch the shoreline for feeding bass
It is at last fall, and the water temperatures are really cooling down. Just a few weeks ago, the water was in the mid-80s, and fish such as bass and crappie were holding off the banks in deeper water or around cover close to deeper water, such as wood near a creek or river…
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Published September 30Cougars fall to Lawrence Co. without record-setting QB
Letcher County Central High School fell to 3-3 on the season Friday night with a 42- 13 loss at Lawrence County, playing without senior quarterback Gunner Holbrook, who is sidelined with a broken foot. Holbrook became LCC’s all-time passing leader earlier this month in a 35-22…
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Published September 30Lady Cougars end regular season with record of 11-2
The Letcher County Central High School girls’ soccer team continued its strong season last week, defeating Belfry 3-2 on Thursday, September 24, at Cougar Stadium. The victory improved the Lady Cougars to 11-1 on the season and avenged their only loss, a 3-1 defeat at Belfry on…
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Published September 30Jenkins spikers sweep Harlan, fall to Hazard, Prestonsburg
]The Jenkins High School girls’ volleyball team picked up its 14th victory of the season last week with a straight-set win over Harlan before dropping matches to Hazard and Prestonsburg. The Lady Cavaliers defeated Harlan 3-0 on Monday, September 21, at Harlan, improving their…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 30Over 632,000 birds cross Letcher Co. in one night
While most Letcher County residents slept Monday night, an estimated 632,700 birds crossed the county on their way south, according to Cornell University’s BirdCast migration system. The mass movement was part of the annual fall migration now passing through eastern Kentucky and…
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Published September 23Musician Corey Smith will headline Mountain Heritage Festival Saturday
Wednesday morning began four days of music, food, crafts, carnival rides and family activities for the annual Mountain Heritage Festival in downtown Whitesburg. Singer-songwriter Corey Smith is scheduled to headline the festival Saturday night. Vendors are scheduled to set up…
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Published September 23Blackey projects moving closer to construction
More than four years after the flood of July 28, 2022, construction of the Blackey Public Library and Blackey Community Center is expected to begin in the coming weeks. Scott Noel, president and chief executive officer of Summit Architects and Engineers, told the Letcher Fiscal…