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The Mountain Eagle
Published September 16FIRE CHIEF: WATER SHORTAGE WORSENED DAMAGE AT UZ FIRE
Medical oxygen tanks, a large propane tank and the lack of a dependable nearby water supply complicated efforts to fight a fire that destroyed a home, garage and two vehicles at UZ, the fire chief in command at the scene said. Daniel “Dan” Claar, 79, was badly burned Sunday when…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 09Couple arrested after visiting sheriff’s office to complain about their names appearing in the paper
A Millstone husband and wife were arrested when they went to the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office to complain that publication of their names in the newspaper had led to harassment, Sheriff Billy Jones said. Darrell E. Heiston, 38, and Luetta Heiston, 32, had been named in The…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 022nd plea brings same 10-year term
A Jenkins man who appealed his guilty plea to 185 sex offenses involving a girl under age 16 has pleaded guilty again to the same charges. He received the same sentence the second time. Gary Dean Adams Jr., 48, of Smokey Row in Jenkins, signed his original guilty plea in 2024,…