Columns - The Mountain Eagle (2024)

William Calk was an early pioneer into what would become Kentucky. While a young man, his father James Calk of Prince William County in Virginia paid a schoolmaster 10 shillings and one quart of brandy for a year’s schooling for his son. Although the family was well to do with a large plantation, many slaves, and other possessions while William […]

THURSDAY JUNE 19, 1924 The Louisville & Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line railroads have been given permission by the government to lease for a period of 999 years the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad lines and its subsidiaries. Plans now call for the proposed connection of the L&N and CC&O lines by going through the mountains from McRoberts to Elkhorn […]

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2023 Subaru Ascent, which is a great car. It has a feature called AVH, “Automatic Vehicle Hold,” which I unexpectedly love. When stopped at a red light or in traffic, you depress the brake pedal and the AVH light comes on. You can then take your foot off the brake pedal, and the car […]

Sometimes when we start seeing something nearly everywhere we go, we assume that “somebody” has checked it out and it’s therefore safe to use. Not so, at least in the case of those QR codes we’re seeing all over. QR codes (short for quick-response codes) are those little squares with black squiggles in them, machine-readable codes buried in the lines […]

Word spread throughout the new world of Mary’s capture, escape and return to the settlements. Mary Ingles became a household name as a heroine of the era. Mary didn’t think of herself as such however. Her life was difficult during this time as she was continually fearful of being recaptured by Indians. That spring Will took Mary further east to […]

THURSDAY JUNE 14, 1934 Dangerous and possibly rabid dogs have bitten about 20 people in Letcher County so far this year. Each of the bite victims has taken the $25 remedy and suffered its excruciating pain, but one little child has died of rabies because she could not have the serum. These statistics are made even more important as a […]

Dear Car Talk: Love your column! Recently, you gave a reader three suggestions for keeping his rarely used Toyota’s battery from dying while it sat. You recommended: A. Disconnect the negative terminal with a wrench (messy), B. Hook up a plug-in trickle charger, or C. Use a compact jump starter. I hereby recommend what I believe to be the best […]

While winter cold can cause health problems for seniors, the summer heat can be just as dangerous. Heat that’s too high can lead to heat exhaustion. Nausea, feeling weak or dizzy, being thirsty, having rapid pulse — those are all signs that we’re too hot. Then there is heat rash, heat edema (swollen ankles and feet), heat cramps, heat stroke […]

Dear Car Talk: I know newer cars don’t need a warm-up in the winter months. But does it really hurt the vehicle? When it’s 0 degrees out, I want to enter a warm toasty car. So a good 10 minutes with the engine running helps me. Does it hurt my car? — Brian No. In the old days, when cars […]

Many of us have created our family tree, hoping to leave something to the generations that will come after us. Having a list of the names of our ancestors and all their important dates is valuable, especially if you have a budding genealogist coming up through the ranks in your family. But we can leave them more than that. We […]