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Harvest Fest showed the best of Martin County
The 2025 Martin County Harvest Fest was a weekend of food, music and parades. It was also a reminder of what happens when a community comes together with pride and purpose. Under clear skies and perfect fall weather, Inez came alive Friday and Saturday with crowds that filled the streets. Families strolled shoulder to shoulder…
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McCoy wins speech contest
Jenna McCoy is the winner of the Martin County Harvest Fest Speech Contest in the 6th-grade division.
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Scots-Irish ancestry big part of our culture
There is no doubt that the immigrants from Scotland and Ireland had a huge impact on our culture in Appalachia. One of my wife Vicki’s favorite television series (mine too) in the last few years is “Outlander.” The show starts in Scotland but the characters end up in the Appalachian region of the United States.…
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Please, conversation not assassination
Charlie Kirk was a man who had opinions and vocalized them. He believed in free speech. He also believed in the right of free speech for those who disagreed with him. In his Turning Point rallies, he gave untold numbers of people the opportunity to express their opinions and to debate him. He respectfully gave…
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Martin County court docket
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Sept. 8 and 9 in Martin District Court: William Ray Evans (arraignment) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Order. Haskel Justin Mills (arraignment) — Failure to or improper signal; disregarding stop sign: Six-month diversion, DCPT 3/10/26. Michael Mills (arraignment) — 1. Rear license…
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following 12 civil suits filed in her office Sept. 5-11. Meanwhile Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported 16 deeds and one marriage recorded in her office. Civil Suits Brandy Nicole Ratliff vs. Austin Blake Ratliff. Kayla Lynn Sammons vs. Neil David Sammons. Capital One NA Successor…
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Great faith to accomplish God’s will
BY GREG CRUM “The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another,…
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Do you like to be blind?
A pastor’s grandkids came to visit his church one Sunday, and the pastor asked his grandson, Caleb, how he liked Sunday School. He said he did not like it at all! The pastor asked him why and he explained that the teacher made them close their eyes for a long time and wouldn’t let them…
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Silver and gold have I none
There are certain King James phrases that are ingrained in my brain. One of them is found in Acts 3. Peter and John went up to the temple at the time of prayer. A certain lame man was there. The lame man was carried to the gate of the temple daily to beg people for…
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Ronnie Douglas Maynard Obituary
Ronnie Douglas Maynard 1947—2025 Philippians 2:5 – “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Ronnie Douglas Maynard, 78, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. He was born April 11, 1947, in Beauty, Kentucky. Ronnie was a model Christian and loved the Lord with all his…
