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Get rid of waste tires for free
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Bring your waste tires during Martin County’s limited waste tire collection event and get rid of them for free. The event will run 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 8 until April 12 at Martin County Road and Bridge, 45 Tomahawk Road in Inez. Martin County Solid Waste coordinator Eric…
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James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales featured on KET’s “Kentucky Life” series
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, a cornerstone of the Tomahawk community, is the latest subject of KET’s “Kentucky Life” series. The episode, titled “String Mountain Music: James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales,” shines a spotlight on the shop and its significant role in nurturing the…
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Inez mayor sparks debate, wants to cut off Appalachian Artist Festival
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Mayor Ed Daniels sparked a debate among Inez City Commissioners, opening a special meeting March 26 by voicing his desire to financially decouple the city from the Appalachian Artist Festival. It was a stance that seemingly conflicted with the commission’s understanding of the event and general festival organization.…
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Martin County Schools earn $100,000 in new technology
INEZ — A Martin County School District technology team recently earned $100,00 in new student computers as part of the statewide K-12 Dataseam partnership. Technology coordinator Roscoe Mullins and technicians Joshua Horn and Alyssa Preece participated in the industry-standard technology support training. Dataseam, an education and workforce development initiative supporting rural Kentucky districts, began in…
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BSCTC kicks off Going Pro Signing Day with Appalachian Tank
PRESTONSBURG — April is Community College Month, celebrating these institutions’ role in shaping local communities and fostering career readiness. Big Sandy Community and Technical College kicks off the month with its Going Pro Signing Day honoring students and graduates embarking on professional careers. In collaboration with Appalachian Tank, a local manufacturer specializing in aluminum tanks,…
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‘I Voted’ sticker contest open to Kentucky students
FRANKFORT — Secretary of State Michael Adams is inviting all Kentucky students to participate in the inaugural “I Voted” sticker contest. The contest is open to all Kentucky students from kindergarten to 12th grade. To enter, students need to send in their best design for an “I Voted” sticker. The winning sticker design will be…
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Stop the invasion of our nation
If President Biden could announce Nov. 1 that all student debt is forgiven, he would do so. That would surely be a way to get a few more votes. If you have a $100,000 student loan, then you have a heavy burden of paying back that loan. To suddenly have the debt cleared would be…
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Slang words have changed through the years
My wife Vicki and I are fans of the reality music show “The Voice.” One of the newer, younger judges on the show is Chance the Rapper, who is also a popular music producer. He has personality and knows his trade. When making comments about singers, he uses terms such as “that was fire,” which…
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Notes from Calvary: Choosing to Yield Control Part 7
“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” I Timothy 2:3-4 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and…
