Letcher County takes action on senior centers. With declining funds, the Letcher fiscal court had to make a tough decision on how to allocate money for senior services. In a 5 to 1 vote they decided to close all of the senior centers in the county, except the one in Whitesburg, and create three meal distribution points. According to County Judge Executive Jim Ward, this move will pay for half of the over 600-thousand dollars needed to maintain the county’s senior services. But he assured them that seniors would still have access to meals and transportation.