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Martin County JV falls to Tug Valley
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Tug Valley scored with less than two minutes to go, and Martin County JV couldn’t convert in a 42-35 loss Oct. 3 at Cardinal Stadium. Devan Maynard and Rafe Price both scored touchdowns in the first half. Maddox Johnson connected on a point-after attempt to bring the Cards to…
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Big Sandy Community & Technical College opens oral health training center
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community & Technical College celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art dental facility, the East Kentucky Oral Health Training Center, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The center will be the new home for the college’s dental assisting/dental hygiene integrated program certificate, diploma and A.A.S. degree programs, and the community dental…
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Poor oral health in children is not just from too many sugary foods
Education, income and environment all play roles While brushing your teeth is important to maintaining good oral health, dental-health experts say it’s not the only thing responsible for poor oral health, especially when it comes to children in Appalachia, where sugar is usually blamed. “It’s a common misconception that consuming sugary foods and beverages is…
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CDC map shows 75 counties with low risk of COVID-19 transmission
Only eight remain at high risk BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The latest federal risk map says most of Kentucky has a low risk of COVID-19 transmission, with only eight counties at high risk and just three others moving into a higher risk category from last week. Counties that remain at high risk, shown…
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Fear isn’t the fun it’s cracked up to be
BY GREG CRUM “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7 As if you needed a reminder after the chilly mornings we’ve had recently, we’ve entered into a new season here in Eastern Kentucky. For some, the changing of…
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Finding satisfaction
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Someone has called this the “amusement” age. This preoccupation with self and amusement has overtaken us so that in the United States alone, the amusement business has been growing at an average rate of $6 billion a year since 1965. Thrills and chills are available on demand.…
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Telling the Story: What lies beneath
BY DAWN REED Life had been hard for Miss Slone before the flood. Before July 28, she had been going through chemo for cancer. Due to missing work for her treatments, she was let go. She has already lost her mother, father and four siblings to brain or colon cancer. Meanwhile, she has pressed on,…
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Pike County man convicted in fentanyl overdose death at jail
PIKEVILLE — Following a three-day trial in Pike County, a federal jury convicted a man Friday of smuggling fentanyl into the Pike County Detention Center and causing the death of another individual in the facility. The jury deliberated about three hours before announcing the verdict finding Justin Bryant, 38, of Shelbiana, guilty of distributing fentanyl…
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Road closure for drain installation on KY 3398 in Lawrence County
Repairs begin Tuesday, Oct. 11 LAWRENCE COUNTY — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that KY 3398 Fallsburg Road in Lawrence County will be closed Tuesday between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for cross-drain repairs. Work will take place at mile markers 0-1.0 (1 miles east of KY 3 and 2 miles west of U.S. 23). The…
