On March 9, 1976, just before noon on a cold and cloudy day in the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky near Oven Fork in Letcher County, the Scotia mine exploded. The day shift that morning had a crew of 106 men, working six sections [...]
The Regional Readers book group meets Tuesday, August 31 in the JSF Conference Room. Coffee and conversation at 2:00 pm; book discussion at 2:30 pm. The book group is open to all and new members are always welcome. We encourage suggestions for the 2021 reading [...]
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #3 Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #4 Patriots & Heroes: Eastern Kentucky Soldiers of WWII, Jack D. Ellis #5 Appalachian Values, Loyal [...]
