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WHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County property was burglarized repeatedly over a period of two months, resulting in the property owner installing a trail camera. As a result, five people were arrested Sunday in connection with the incidents. The property owner contacted Kentucky State Police about the burglaries, which...

The Letcher County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a man and woman on a motorcycle who evaded a deputy and dropped a backpack containing drugs and a gun. Sheriff Mickey Stines says on Wednesday Deputy James Norris was unable to stop the. man driving the motorcycle but...

Letcher County’s Schools Superintendent is responding to concerns over the school’s purchase of a Suburban for student transportation. In a statement Denise Yonts says they needed an economical and safe option for transporting small groups that travel for competitive events and with diesel vehicles recommended over gas when transporting students for safety the options were limited.

Work starts next week to replace the KY 1862 Bridge at Mayking in Letcher County. The bridge carries traffic across the North Fork of the Kentucky River between Dye Addition. KYTC says the work will require a temporary road closure at the construction site starting Monday June 24 and going through the end of August as the bridge will be demolished and replaced by a new two-lane bridge.

WHITESBURG, Ky. – Summer is finally here and the Letcher County Community Foundation invites everyone to celebrate with a 5k run/walk on Saturday, June 22. Signups start at 6 p.m. with a run/walk start time of 7:30 p.m. at the Jamey Wiley Craft Memorial River Park in Whitesburg. In...

Instruction: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. At 5:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, a strong thunderstorm was detected by Doppler radar over Pine Mountain, located approximately 11 miles northeast of Harlan, Kentucky, and it is moving northward at a speed of 10 miles per hour. The storm poses a threat with wind gusts reaching up to 40 miles per hour and hailstones up to half an inch in diameter. These conditions have been confirmed by radar data. The storm may cause damage by bringing down tree limbs and tossing around items that are not secured. There is also a potential for minor damage to plants due to the hail. Areas that could be affected by the storm include Leatherwood, Gilley, Arthur, Big Laurel, Totz, Black Bottom, Pine Mountain, Louellen, Delphia, Diane, Nolansburg, and Big Rock.

Pursuant to Application Number 867-0538, Renewal 2. In accordance with KRS 350.55, notice is hereby given that Deane Mining LLC, 12115 Visionary Way Suite 174, Fishers, IN 46038 has applied for renewal of a permit for a surface and auger/highwall mining operation located 0.57 miles northwest of Deane in Letcher County. The proposed operation will disturb 358.0 surface acres and 125.9 acres auger/highwall mining of which 55.8 acres underlie surface acres and are not included in the total acres. The total area within the permit boundary will be 428.1 acres.

A homicide charge has been filed against a North Carolina man who led police on a chase through Harlan, Letcher and Wise counties last week that ended with a fatal crash. Police say Dimitri Green was the driver of a car wanted in connection with a theft in Hazard. Police...

Summer roadwork season is well underway. Expect delays to continue for paving along KY 7 in Letcher County this week. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet began last week on the project that runs from the Letcher/Perry Line through Redstar. Work is set to continue through Thursday June 20 weather permitting. Plan...

Kentucky State Police (KSP) at the Hazard Post are continuing their investigation into the weekend death of a Letcher County woman, apparently at the hand of animals. According to the KSP, on Sunday, June 9, shortly before 1:00 a.m., dispatchers received a 911 call regarding the body of a woman being found dead on Doty […] The post Letcher County woman’s death being investigated by KSP appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

JEREMIAH, KY– The Kentucky State Police (KSP) reports that on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at approximately 12:58 A.M, KSP Post 13, Hazard, received a 911 call in reference to a female being located deceased on Doty Creek in the Jeremiah community of Letcher County. Troopers, along with detectives responded...

The Letcher County Schools Summer Food Service Program is underway providing free breakfast and lunch to children age 18 and under at specific locations. You can get all the details on the school district social media but locations will include onsite meals at Cowan Elementary School and Letcher County Central High School and pick-up meals.

Officials are now saying it was a dog attack that killed a Jeremiah woman last weekend. On Monday Kentucky State Police said Trina Sandlin had been killed in an apparent animal attack near her home on Doty Creek but did not specify what kind of animal. The Letcher County Coroner...

A two-state police chase has reportedly ended with the death of a driver who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office says the chase began in Hazard Wednesday morning with police looking for suspects in a theft. It wound through Letcher County...