Jul 31 Community Eastern Kentuckians sift through debris after historic flood On Thursday morning, the North Fork of the Kentucky River overflowed its banks and swallowed most of Whitesburg, Ky. By Katie Myers Jul 31 Community Eastern Kentuckians sift through debris after historic flood Katie Myers
Mar 3 Environment State Asks for Injunction Against Childers Oil State officials have asked for a temporary injunction against Childers Oil in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The company has already been cited twice for allowing underground petroleum storage tanks to leak into the county’s water supply. By Kristin Espeland Mar 3 Environment State Asks for Injunction Against Childers Oil Kristin Espeland
Feb 17 Local News Letcher Co. Tap Water Contaminated 2nd Time Letcher County residents have been warned not to use their tap water for anything but flushing toilets. A petroleum leak is suspected, and was also the culprit for a similar incident in November 2008. By Kristin Espeland Feb 17 Local News Letcher Co. Tap Water Contaminated 2nd Time Kristin Espeland
Nov 10 Local News Whitesburg Oil Wholesaler Violated Water Regs The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection has cited a Whitesburg petroleum wholesaler for contaminating the city’s water supply. Don Childers of Childers Oil Company could pay up to $25,000 for every day he violated state environmental regulations, including one that prohibits unlawful discharges into the Kentucky River. By Kristin Espeland Nov 10 Local News Whitesburg Oil Wholesaler Violated Water Regs Kristin Espeland
Nov 7 Local News Whitesburg Water Safe to Drink Again Letcher County residents can once again drink the water after state officials declared it safe from a petroleum leak. Earlier this week, officials discovered waste oil seeping into the North Fork of the Kentucky River, near the city of Whitesburg’s water plant intake. By Kristin Espeland Nov 7 Local News Whitesburg Water Safe to Drink Again Kristin Espeland
Nov 4 Local News Whitesburg Water Contaminated Kentucky Division of Water officials have shut down the treatment plant in Whitesburg, Kentucky. By Gabe Bullard Nov 4 Local News Whitesburg Water Contaminated Gabe Bullard