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Whitesburg, Kentucky · WhitesburgNEW YORK When her husband turns on the television to hear news about the upcoming presidential election, that’s often a signal for Lori Johnson Malveaux to leave the room. It can get to be too much. Often, she’ll go to a TV in another room to watch a movie on the Hallmark Channel or BET. She craves something comforting and […]
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Too much politics? Americans feel need to limit political news - The Mountain Eagle
Oktoberfest · WhitesburgOktoberfest 2024 will take place on Saturday, October 19, from 4 to 9 p.m., Lee Adams of Letcher County Tourism announced at the September Whitesburg City Council meeting. The council voted to spend $800 to cover music groups performing at the festival and approved Adams’s requests for a fire and police department presence. In other council business, Austin Polly of […]
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City will host ‘Oktoberfest’ - The Mountain Eagle
Whitesburg, Kentucky · WhitesburgHello everyone, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake, and today we’re going to be talking about how a politician’s disaster response can influence voter attitudes and election outcomes. In July 2022, a storm dropped more than 14 inches of rain on Kentucky, sending flash floods rolling through the mountainous counties in the eastern part of the state. The waters killed more than 40 people, sweeping some away on powerful currents, and …See the Story
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Whitesburg, Kentucky · WhitesburgState foresters are preparing for another bad fire season in eastern Kentucky, a year after fires burned more than 2,500 acres in Letcher County and 40,000 acres in eastern Kentucky. The Southern Area Geographic Heavy Equipment Operator Academy (GHEOA) is holding classes in Bell County this week to teach firefighters from about a half-dozen states how to use heavy equipment […]
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State foresters are preparing for bad fire season in region - The Mountain Eagle
Whitesburg, Kentucky · WhitesburgFleming- Neon Mayor Ricky Burke told the city council this week that the McRoberts waterline replacement work is nearing completion. The end of this work will wrap up Phase I of the city’s six-phase waterline improvement project. Burke estimated that residents will be tied into a new water line by the end of the week. He added that city officials […]
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Fleming-Neon council discusses water-related issues - The Mountain Eagle
Grand Jury · WhitesburgJenkins Mayor Todd Depriest highlighted infrastructure projects that the city hopes will pave the way for new development this week. Water and sanitation infrastructure upgrades are key parts of the city’s plans to build new housing and attract large-scale businesses to the industrial park, Depriest told the Mountain Eagle. To meet development goals, the city needs to prepare for more […]
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Infrastructure was topic at Jenkins - The Mountain Eagle
Whitesburg, Kentucky · WhitesburgThe Assistant Mayor of Sant’Andrea Apostolo Dello Ionio in Southern Italy will attend a ceremony in Whitesburg on Monday to begin formalizing a Sister City relationship between the two towns. Sant’Andrea Apostolo Dello Ionio, known locally at Sant’Andrea, is the town where most of the Italian stonemasons who lived and worked in Whitesburg and Letcher County were born. Some stayed […]
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Mayor from town in Italy to visit Whitesburg Sept. 9 - The Mountain Eagle
Whitesburg, Kentucky · WhitesburgSentencing has been delayed until September 25 for a Letcher County businessman who had been charged in 44 indictments involving sexual contact with minors. Patrick Little, 51, of 37 Russell’s Drive, Jenkins, signed off February 14 on a plea agreement for two charges of first-degree sexual abuse, but it was just filed in Letcher Circuit Court in May. One of […]
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