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Man arrested for arson in connection with Williamson fire
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A man is behind bars on arson charges in connection with a fire that destroyed five vacant houses March 1 in Williamson. Eugene Kitchen, 53, of Williamson, was arrested and charged with arson and providing false information to a police officer. Kitchen, originally from Williamson, reportedly had…
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Man dies following arrest; state police investigating
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT EASTERN, Ky. — Kentucky State Police Post 9 is conducting a death investigation of a man who died after being arrested by deputies in Floyd County. Steven Moore, 43, of Eastern, became unconscious and appeared to be suffering from a medical emergency following his arrest March 1. KSP said in a release…
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Traffic stop leads to meth, heroin bust
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BETSY LAYNE, Ky. — Police arrested four people after seizing methamphetamine and heroin during a traffic stop Wednesday. According to Kentucky State Police Post 9, a Drug Interdiction Unit trooper observed an equipment violation on a silver 2015 Kia Optima and conducted a traffic stop in the Betsy Layne community.…
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The Good Guys Still Win in the End
BY GREG CRUM “I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. But…
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Roberta Lea Muncy Obituary
Roberta Lea Muncy 1959—2023 Roberta Lea Muncy, 63, of Kermit, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. She was born Nov. 9, 1959, in Mingo County to Richard Maynard and the late Roberta Sturgell Maynard. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by…
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Goldie (Evans) Dove Obituary
Goldie (Evans) Dove 1933—2023 Goldie (Evans) Dove passed from this life Feb. 19, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center, following a brief illness. Goldie was a God-loving person who wanted and prayed that her children would love the Lord as she did. She was a great cook and would cook for the sick in the…
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Elma Jean Jude Jones Obituary
Elma Jean Jude Jones 1947—2023 Elma Jean Jude Jones, 75, of Old Field Road, Williamson, West Virginia, passed away Feb. 21, 2023, at the Tug Valley ARH Medical Center in South Williamson, Kentucky. Born Jan. 1, 1947, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Jeff and Kate Maynard Jude. She was a…
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Dylan Skaggs Obituary
Dylan Skaggs 2023-2023 Dylan Skaggs, 6-week-old son of Jonah Skaggs of Pikeville and Mary Trout Skaggs of Lowmansville was escorted by the angels into the arms of Jesus on Feb. 21, 2023, at the Highlands ARH in Prestonsburg. He entered this world Jan. 7, 2023, at Highlands ARH. Even though he was not here long,…
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Who Will Carry the Standard?
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Colossians 2:8-10: “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is…
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Comfort in times of trouble
BY DAWN REED My heart hurt over the man’s troubles. One thing after another was going wrong in his life. Loss after loss had laid him low. And he didn’t understand. He had been faithful to God. Why was he suffering so? I had known of the man’s heartaches and loss. Reading it again stirred…
