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Healthy Happenings: You may qualify for WIC
BY DOROTHY DILLON Every child deserves a healthy start — and WIC helps make that possible. The WIC Program provides families with access to nutritious foods, breastfeeding support, and education that helps children grow strong from the very beginning. WIC benefits can be used at local stores, and the WIC Shopper app makes keeping track…
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Martin County court docket
Inez — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Oct. 21 in Martin District Court: Ashley Copley (motion to set aside bench warrant) — Granted, credit $200, balance $453: All other traffic offenses not listed: Failure to appear, reset show cause 10/6/26 at 10 a.m. Dovie Ann Daniels (arraignment) — Failure to wear seat…
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported eight civil suits filed Oct. 17-23 in her office. Meanwhile, Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported nine deeds and four marriages recorded in her office through Oct. 23. Civil Suits Margie McKinney vs. Elizabeth Marshall. Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. George Newsome IV. Pennymac Loan…
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Jesus: The Son of Man Part 2
“And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I…
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Man in a hurry
On the Andy Griffith Show episode “Man in a Hurry,” Malcolm Tucker is a wealthy businessman from Charlotte. One Sunday, he has car trouble a couple of miles outside of Mayberry. Malcolm walks the rest of the way to town and meets Andy coming out of Sunday morning worship. Andy offers to assist Malcolm, but…
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Looking back on 45 years
Way back in the 1900s (the 70s, that is), a TV show called “Fantasy Island” was popular. Once a week, a handful of men and women traveled to a tropical isle where Mr. Roarke and Tattoo awaited to make their secret dreams come true. My older sister, a close friend, and I were teenagers at…
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Irene Elizabeth (Block) Williamson Obituary
Irene Elizabeth (Block) Williamson 1950—2025 Irene Elizabeth (Block) Williamson, 75, of Jennies Creek, Kermit, West Virginia, gained her angel wings Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born Feb. 4, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Mose and Ruby Block. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in…
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John David McCoy Obituary
John David McCoy 1958—2025 John David McCoy, age 67, of Inez, passed away Oct. 23, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born June 23, 1958, in Bucyrus, Ohio, he was the son of the late John Henry McCoy and Wilma Pauline (Ash) Hallmark. In addition to his parents, he is preceded…
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Vada Muncy Obituary
Vada Muncy 1942—2025 Vada Magdalene (Delong) Muncy, age 82, of Beauty, gained her angel wings and passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home Oct. 23, 2025. Born Dec. 9, 1942, in Inez, she was the daughter of the late William Delong and Hazel Irene (Newsome) Delong. Vada was devoted to her family and…
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Marion Duncan Obituary
Marion Duncan 1937—2025 There are a few people that you meet in life who have a tremendous influence on your life. Marion Duncan was one of those born with God’s love and was not afraid to show the light God had given him. Marion Duncan, 88, of Pilgrim, deceased at the Martin County Health Care…
