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Christ is what counts
BY JACK WARD Wayne Cordeiro, a preacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, writes: Some time ago some wonderful people in our church gave Anna, my wife, and me a dinner certificate to a nice restaurant for $100. We thought, Wow, a hundred bucks. Let’s go for it. We found a free evening. We dressed up. I took…
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Volcanoes and anger
BY DAWN REED We are studying about anger in Sunday School. So, we made volcanoes. Stirring flour, salt and warm water together, we kneaded the dough, then shaped it around cans to make volcano shapes. This Sunday we plan to paint them. I never made a volcano in school. Neither did my kids – even…
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Billie Jean Fields Obituary
Billie Jean Fields 1942—2026 Billie Jean Fields, 83, of Whitehouse, passed away Feb. 27, 2026, at her residence. Born Nov. 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Lushie Marcum. Known affectionately as “Billie,” she found her greatest joy in spreading the gospel and fulfilling the calling on her life. She spoke…
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Edna (Fraley) Evans Obituary
Edna (Fraley) Evans 1938—2026 Edna (Fraley) Evans, age 87, of Debord, passed away Feb. 26, 2026, at her residence. Born June 25, 1938, in Inez, she was the daughter of the late Langley and Maude (Goble) Fraley. In addition to her parents, Edna was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Evans, one daughter, Barbara…
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Josephine (Slone) Muncy Obituary
Josephine (Slone) Muncy 1935—2026 Josephine “Granny” (Slone) Muncy, age 90, of Prichard, West Virginia, passed away Feb. 25, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her family. Born July 10, 1935, in David, she was the daughter of the late Ellis and Lilly (Shepherd) Slone. Josephine held many degrees, including a bachelor’s degree from Pikeville College…
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Patricia Louise (Stepp) Moore Obituary
Patricia Louise (Stepp) Moore 1956—2026 Patricia Louise (Stepp) Moore, 69, of Inez, passed away Feb. 24, 2026. Born Dec. 19, 1956, in Mingo County, she was the daughter of the late Archie Wendell and Mary Elizabeth (Hensley) Stepp. In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Johnie Moore, and eight…
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Janice Dee (Albright) Jarrell Obituary
Janice Dee (Albright) Jarrell 1949—2026 Janice Dee (Albright) Jarrell, age 76, passed away Feb. 20, 2026, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born March 28, 1949, in Ogden, Utah, she was the youngest of 10 children of the late Marvin and Dorothy (Knight) Albright. Jan was a graduate of Park University in Parkville, Missouri,…
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Fill your plate, fill your toolkit: Diabetes Connection returns March 26
BY LAKEAN MEADE Mark your calendar for March 26. Join us for our next Diabetes Connection: “Fill Your Plate.” If you missed us Feb. 26 at the Martin County Health Department, you missed a great time. Want to learn how to cook healthier meals? Not sure what your plate should look like for balanced blood…
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Williamson man faces felony meth charge in Kentucky
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Mingo County man is facing a felony drug charge after the Martin Circuit Court filed a case against him Feb. 27 under Kentucky’s Rocket Docket program. David L. Williamson, 64, of Williamson, West Virginia, stands accused of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, first…
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Martin County JAG KY students advance to nationals; quartet captures fourth straight state title
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — In a ballroom filled with buzzers, business plans and polished speeches, a delegation from Martin County found itself center stage. Eleven students from Martin County High School competed Feb. 24-25 at the Jobs for America’s Graduates Kentucky Career Development Conference in Lexington, with eight advancing to next month’s national competition.…
