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The Mountain Eagle
Published 14 hours agoCounty 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 14 hours agoJenkins 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…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 23Jenkins asks court to order houses sold for unpaid tax bills
Jenkins asks court to order sale of seven properties for unpaid taxes The City of Jenkins has filed an unusual court action seeking enforcement of tax liens and the possible sale of seven pieces of real estate over delinquent city tax bills totaling $1,969.85. The amount does not…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 02Sides disagree on where Stines trial should take place
Defense attorneys for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines are continuing to oppose moving his murder trial out of Letcher County, but say that if the trial is moved, they want it held in Pike County, where two of his attorneys grew up and attended school.…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 02County officials are seeking feds’ help in clearing streams
A renewed push to remove sediment and debris from Letcher County streams has now been put directly before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the agency continues a major study that could determine how eastern Kentucky communities are protected from flooding for decades to come.…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 02Whitaker reverses course, now opposes data centers
State Rep. Mitch Whitaker, whose 94th House District includes all of Letcher County and portions of Harlan and Pike counties, says he has changed his position on large-scale artificial intelligence data centers and would no longer support the tax incentives he voted to expand…