Whitesburg

The Mountain Eagle September 30

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 September 23

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…

Richard Ray Thomas, 91, of Greensburg, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2026. He was born July 3, 1935, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, the son of Culbert and Nancy Madden Thomas. Richard was a 1955 graduate [...]

The Mountain Eagle September 16

Whitesburg plans to build a replacement municipal swimming pool on higher ground about a half-mile from the existing pool, improving the city’s chances of receiving a federal grant for the project. The city has been without a public pool for more than five years. The existing…

The Mountain Eagle September 9

Funeral services will be held Saturday for Linda Le Combs, 87, who died September 5 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born at Ice on April 4, 1939, she was a daughter of the late William Hugh and Hazel Cook Brown. Mrs. Combs grew up in the Ice community and was…