http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/ Blackey, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/84bc6ffc0c436ef7240e9729e1ff15cb.html Happy birthday to my niece Jessica Dixon It's on August 23 My nephew Gary Fugate's birthday is on August 29 and my other niece Shanna Adams's is on September 4 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/7e22b973d1b820728dc1cb18cd1ff782.html The Letcher County AARP Chapter will meet on Thursday August 21 at 6 pm at the Blackey Senior Center Dinner will be potluck Guests will be gospel singers The Hamptons from Jeremiah Those attending should bring cans of nonperishable food for the Letcher County Food Pantry Plans for upcoming trips and festival activities are on the agenda http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/cc5db0d7688241b59362f0a77cd4f810.html Police found 30 marijuana plants growing near Blackey Tuesday but not arrests were made We went to Bull Creek off of Highway 3408 near the BlackeyCornettsville community where some hunters had spotted what appeared to be marijuana said Letcher County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Damron http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/647f134ce475a06f492f25c7c69ceebd.html Governor Steve besmear changed the flag policy for fallen soldiers http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/948f333b430439545b04a8311aa11618.html To the Editor: Saturday night July 12 I had the pleasure of hearing some awesome live music at Battle Royal III in Blackey The first band to perform was Wanted from Knott County They rocked The second band was Highway 610 from Pike County They were equally as awesome http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/90999f04e714adf2bf4c394f3a91762a.html Funeral services for David Darwin Shepherd 56 of Blackey were held July 18 at the Defeated Creek Old Regular Baptist Church Burial was in the Bert Ison Cemetery at Linefork The son of the late Howard and Elsie Fields Shepherd he died July 16 at his residence http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/af953a6c845d56a731902c28c8592236.html Highway 610 from Pike County was the winner of Battle Royal III a battle of the bands which took place July 12 in Blackey The event was held to benefit the American Cancer Society http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/blackey/content/94ffd9391457d5417fae3a910e7dba1b.html Happy birthday to Bruce Gilley Sr of Doty Creek He turned 77 on July 9 His family had a dinner at for him at Carr Creek Lake on July 6 Afterward Bruce and his wife Shirley and their son Zolie went to Tennessee to stay with one of their other sons Rickey Gilley and his family