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Width restrictions on Mountain Parkway, vehicles ignoring posted limitations
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT JACKSON — Width restrictions are in place on the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between Stanton and Slade in Powell County for a bridge deck repair project. The work will require narrowed lanes and width restrictions until the first week of July. The eastbound carriageway was restricted to one 11-foot lane Monday…
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About 440 kids and teens compete for top angler at Paintsville Lake
“The flow of kids and smiles was nonstop. We could not have asked for a better day.” –Gina Rose, Kent Rose Foundation chair BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Casting for Kids held two fishing tournaments for kids ages 4–18 at Paintsville Lake Saturday. The tournaments were held June 4 as part of Kentucky’s Free…
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Six named to MSU dean’s list
MOREHEAD — Six Martin County residents made the Morehead State University dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Those students are listed below. Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences — Harley Elizabeth Spradlin of Inez. Elmer R. Smith College of Business and Technology — Scott Ryan Allen of Inez. College of Science —…
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Hundreds attend A Day at the Park
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The annual A Day at the Park has come and gone, and festival officials say this year’s event was the best ever as hundreds of people converged on Warfield Park. And just like that, the festival brought a community together. Warfield Park was transformed from lonely to full under…
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Baby formula supply expected to remain short through late July
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The baby formula shortage continues to worsen in Kentucky, with the state’s out-of-stock rate increasing by 20 percentage points since May 8, according to the retail data firm Datasembly. Datasembly reports that in the week starting May 15, the latest data available, Kentucky’s out-of-stock rate for baby formula increased…
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Stafford named to dean’s list
MIDWAY — Midway University announced that John Stafford of Inez was among the students who were named to its dean’s list for the 2022 spring semester. To be named to the list, a student must be classified as full-time and obtain a 3.60 grade-point average for the semester. There were 326 students who made the…
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To Kentucky Baptists
Editor: The Guidepost Solutions Sexual Abuse Task Force Report released Sunday afternoon was heartbreaking and shocking, to say the least. The abuse perpetrated against fellow image-bearers — the fact that those involved in abuse held positions of leadership in Christian ministry, and the fact that the abuse was covered up — speaks to the level…
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DQ Grill & Chill opens in Inez
INEZ — DQ fans, rejoice. Inez just got a whole lot sweeter as the DQ Grill & Chill restaurant opened Tuesday in Inez. The restaurant at 122 Board Walk is owned by Fast Eats, held by Jim Booth, and will be operated by James Mills, both of whom are experienced entrepreneurs and restauranteurs. Fast Eats also owns…
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Sundy Best announces tour dates with Muscadine Bloodline
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG – Eastern Kentucky’s favorite folk-rock duo Sundy Best and Alabama country duo Muscadine Bloodline announced a series of tour dates together on social media Wednesday as part of Muscadine Bloodline’s Countryband Contraband Tour. Sundy Best is an acclaimed country/folk-rock duo comprised of Nicholas Jamerson and Kristofer Lee Bentley of Prestonsburg.…
