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‘Community Decorating Day’ Nov. 5 for Christmas in the Mountains
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Christmas in the Mountains “Community Decorating Day” is Sunday, Nov. 5. It is the day for folks to come to Inez and help light up the town with Christmas lights to prepare for the annual Christmas in the Mountains. “It truly takes a village,” remarked Christmas in the…
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What if Hamas invaded America?
What would happen if several thousand members of ISIS or a group similar to Hamas invaded our Southern border? What if a group of 5,000 terrorists with semi-automatic weapons stormed our border? What would it look like? It might look like the Southern border of Israel – horrific. We were totally caught off guard Sept.…
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Does the ghost of Mamie Thurman still haunt 22 Mine Road?
Eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia have many old ghost legends. Since it is close to Halloween this week, I thought I would write about one of my favorite mysterious ghost stories. The legend of Mamie Thurman started as a true murder story in neighboring Logan County in the county seat of Logan. I’ve talked…
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Pursuing the Peace of God
“What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” Psalm 34:12-14 Here in Psalm 34, we read an idea that’s echoed in I Peter 3, that…
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Maranatha
1 Corinthians 16:22: “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” Revelation 22:20: “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” The word “maranatha” is a Syriac expression that means: “our Lord comes.” It was used as a greeting in the…
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Martin County Civil Suits and Deeds
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: LVNV Funding LLC vs. Gladys Adams aka Gladys Stacy. Cavalry SPV I LLC As Assignee of Citibank vs. Shawna Rust. Marie Stacy Morrison vs. Paul Ruben Morrison. Kelli Jo Blair vs. Jared Blair. JG Wentworth Originations vs.…
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Telling the Story: He’s been faithful
There’s a picture hanging in the parsonage that wouldn’t mean anything to you. It’s not fancy, not a Monet, a Picasso, or even a Russell May. In it, a woman stands at a flower cart. A horse-drawn carriage travels a dirt path in the background behind her. The peach colors and muted hues hint that…
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Billy Ray Hammond Obituary
Billy Ray Hammond1941—2023 Billy Ray Hammond, age 82, of Louisa, passed away Oct. 14, 2023, at CAMC Memorial in Charleston, West Virginia. Born Feb. 3, 1941, in Crum, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Mont and Mabel Copley Hammond. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by the mother…
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Floyd County company agrees to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing for respiratory devices
LEXINGTON — Oxygen Plus Inc., a provider of durable medical equipment based in Floyd County, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for respiratory devices that patients did not need or use, in contravention of those programs’ requirements. According to an…
