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Decorating begins for Christmas in the Mountains
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Although the autumn season is only beginning in Eastern Kentucky, the organizers of the annual Christmas in the Mountains festival are again hard at work preparing for the 2023 event (Nov. 26–Dec. 2). The volunteers are planning to transform the City of Inez into a picturesque setting that…
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Win a handmade quilt in nursing home’s annual fundraiser
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — In anticipation of their annual Christmas celebration, the Resident Council of the Martin County Health Care Facility has initiated a fundraising campaign. Leveraging the skills and generosity of local crafters, the council is raffling off a beautifully handcrafted queen/king-sized quilt named “Chandelier.” The Heirloom Quilt Society graciously donated this exquisite…
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Walking Worthy
BY GREG CRUM PASTOR, CALVARY TEMPLE “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his…
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Rockcastle Pedway project lost in bureaucratic inertia
It has been more than 14 years since the initiation of the Rockcastle Pedway project, and the City of Inez is caught in the tangle of bureaucracy, miscommunication and unanticipated obstacles. What was initially seen as a promising venture to construct a pedestrian bridge has become marred by delays, budget overshoots and a loss of…
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In defense of God
Many in this world are quick to point out that “if there is a good God, why is there evil and suffering in the world?” Why can’t God just get rid of evil? Why does God allow the innocent to suffer? Dr. Norm Geisler makes this defense of God. First of all God is all-powerful.…
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Telling the Story: Noah’s journey
Noah’s journey did not begin when he stepped onto the ark. It began hundreds of years before. He had walked with God for centuries before the ark. In the book of Genesis, the Bible does not say Noah’s father, Lamech, walked with God. Or his grandfather, Methuselah, who lived to the ripe old age of…
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Can you afford a new car?
If you can’t afford a new car now, it won’t get easier. Supposedly the average new car price in America is “about” $30,000, according to ftc.gov. Be wary of the preposition “about.” It gets tougher all the time to walk out of a dealership with a new car that has very many bells and whistles…
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Americans love to eat: We find excuses every month
Losing weight has always been a tough task for most of us. But we have made it hard on ourselves because almost every month there is an excuse to eat more than we should. Let us start with the upcoming months that are some of the hardest not to eat and when we tend to…
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Letter to Editor: What is the destiny of man?
Editor: I am sorry to say your article “The destiny of man” is incomplete. What is the destiny of man? At the time of judgment, man will have had two different bodies. So technically, God’s children who spent time in a flesh body will return to a spiritual body. The flesh body was to have…
