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SOAR announces Startup Appalachia Pitch Competition location
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Shaping Our Appalachian Region announced this week that its 2024 Startup Appalachia Pitch Competition will be held at the historic Ashland Train Depot April 11, 2024. Applications are due at the end of December. This event, presented by Community Trust Bancorp and supported by KY Innovation, seeks to…
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Estep receives distinguished certification
PRESTONSBURG — Connie Estep, MA, Big Sandy Community and Technical College director of grants development, has received the distinguished Grants Professional Certification. The GPC was issued through the Grants Professional Certification Institute, the only nationally recognized grant certification provider. Reflecting on the achievement, Estep remarked, “The GPCI’s nine competencies provide a sound basis for my…
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FBI recruiters visit BSCTC, seeking future electronic technicians
PRESTONSBURG — In an initiative to discover the next generation of electronic technicians, the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently sent two recruiters, Ron Laughlin and Matt Hall, from the Louisville branch to visit the electrical programs at Big Sandy Community and Technical College. The goal of this visit was clear: to identify and recruit talented…
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Ransom Lee Ball Obituary
Ransom Lee Ball 1947—2023 Ransom Lee Ball, 76, of Crum, West Virginia, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky. Born Nov. 13, 1947, in Mingo County, he was the son of the late Charley James Ball and Goldie Brewer Ball. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in…
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Gary Wayne Stiles Obituary
Gary Wayne Stiles 1951—2023 Gary Wayne Stiles, 72, of Inez, passed away at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg in the early morning hours of Nov. 30, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born July 17, 1951, in Scioto Furnace, Ohio, to the late Ollie “Dan” Stiles and Betty Jean (Cole) Stiles. He is…
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Roger Dale ‘Scooter’ Runyon Obituary
Roger Dale ‘Scooter’ Runyon 1954—2023 Roger Dale “Scooter” Runyon, 69, of Kermit, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at his home. Born July 27, 1954, in Kermit, he was the son of the late Roy and Evelyn Jones Runyon. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by…
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Bonnie J. Hensley Obituary
Bonnie J. Hensley 1942—2023 Bonnie J. Hensley, 81, of Warfield, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Warfield. Born April 28, 1942, in Kermit, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Ruth Smith Dotson. In addition to her parents, Bonnie is preceded in death by her husband,…
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Elmer Kirk Obituary
Elmer Kirk 1954—2023 Elmer Kirk, 69, of Pilgrim, passed away Nov. 29, 2023, at his residence. Born March 3, 1954, in Hode, he was the son of the late John Kirk Jr. and Velma Bowen Kirk. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Clifton (Emma Joe) Bowen and Melvin Bowen.…
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Roy Jude Obituary
Roy Jude 1959—2023 Roy Jude of Fort Gay, West Virginia, passed away at his home Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Born April 14, 1959, in Louisa, he was the son of the late Russell Jude and Edith Fletcher Jude. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by four siblings, Michael “Chopper” Jude, Tommy…
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Kim Maddox Lavery Obituary
Kim Maddox Lavery 1959—2023 Kim Maddox Lavery, 64, of Owensboro, the only daughter of Jean and Noel Maddox, passed from this life into the next Nov. 27, 2023. She was born June 2, 1959, in Panama City Beach, Florida. She moved to Owensboro at six months of age with her parents. Kim attended Tamarack Elementary…
