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Robert (Bobby) Howell Jr. Obituary
Robert (Bobby) Howell Jr. 1971—2023 Robert (Bobby) Howell Jr., 52, of Paintsville, formerly of Martin County, passed away Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at Community Hospice in Ashland. Born June 14, 1971, he was the son of the late Robert and Judy Faye Ball Howell. Bobby was a former manager of Warfield Shop Rite and Zip…
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Volunteers needed in 67 counties to review cases of children in foster care
FRANKFORT — Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in 67 counties – more than half of Kentucky’s 120 counties – need volunteers to review the cases of local children in foster care and make recommendations. The Administrative Office of the Courts says in a press release that volunteers have the opportunity to make a difference in…
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Martin County star guard Allen receives dual college offers
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The hardwood floors of Martin County High School are echoing with pride as star guard Alyssa Allen becomes the talk of the town in college basketball circles. This prodigious talent for the Lady Cardinals is proving that her basketball prowess is not just local chatter, with two more colleges vying…
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Martin County’s Maynard commits to elite Nike team
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School basketball standout Maci Maynard has accepted an invitation to join the Kentucky Premier 15U Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Nike team. Kentucky Premier director David Tapley contacted MCMS coach Boo Newsome, extending the offer for Maynard to join the team for the 2024 AAU season. Kentucky…
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New vaccines for COVID-19, flu, RSV expected to curb ever-mutating respiratory viruses
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Americans will have access to several vaccines this fall to protect them against respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but effectively deploying them is expected to be challenging and confusing. With the latest major mutation of the COVID-19 virus, “We have to have a lot of humility .…
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Dalla Beth (Holstein) Maynard Obituary
Dalla Beth (Holstein) Maynard 1934—2023 Dalla Beth (Holstein) Maynard, age 89, of Mainville, Ohio, passed away Aug. 18, 2023. She was born April 6, 1934, in Dorothy, West Virginia, to the late Elmer and Marie Hostein. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one son, Dallas Edmond Pack, three brothers, Dewey…
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Marsha (Thompson) Hammond Obituary
Marsha (Thompson) Hammond 1959—2023 Marsha (Thompson) Hammond, age 64, of Lovely, passed away Aug. 18, 2023, at Hospice Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. She was born April 24, 1959, in Mill Creek, West Virginia, to Alice Adkins Thompson and the late Dick Thompson. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her…
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Robert ‘Robbie’ Brooks Meade Obituary
Robert ‘Robbie’ Brooks Meade 1953—2023 Robert “Robbie” Brooks Meade, 70, of Marrowbone in Kermit, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord Aug. 17, 2023. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert D. Meade; mother, Effie Spaulding Meade; sister, Linda Sue Williamson; sister, Elizabeth “Snookie”…
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James Thomas Goble Obituary
James Thomas Goble, age 87, passed away Dec. 19, 2022, in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lillian Williamson Cassady; his step-father, Allen Freeman Cassady II; his sisters, Glenda Fay Cassady and Lillian Russell Ogden (Chuck); and his birth father, Elmer Robert Goble. He is survived by his daughters, Kelly…
