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The Pastor’s Pen: Cure for the World’s Most Hopeless Man
BY JACK WARD Doctors of old times tested the sanity of mental patients with the following test: The patient was placed in a room with a sink. The faucet was turned on, and a stopper was put in the drain until the sink overflowed. The patient was then handed a mop, and the door was…
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Notes from Calvary: ‘Becoming Christian’ Part 8
BY GREG CRUM “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4 “Perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” These words express the desire of God…
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Courthouse Report 4/27/22
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: LVNV Funding LLC vs. Paul Ward. Resurgent Receivables LLC vs. Delilah Maynard. Resurgent Receivables LLC vs. Misty Burchett. Resurgent Receivables LLC vs. John Milleson. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Terina Dingess. Jenny Sue Spence vs. Lonnie Spence. Samantha…
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UK brings Appalachian students into cancer study
The nation’s highest cancer rates are in Appalachia, especially in Appalachian Kentucky. But the state is also home to an effort to get young people from the region involved in research to prevent and cure cancer. It’s at the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, where college and high-school students from Appalachian Kentucky can explore…
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Inbound for Landing: ‘A long way from Wolf Creek’
Gary Wayne Cox Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…two UH-60 helicopters…6 miles to the north…inbound for landing… Unicom: Perfect timing guys…winds calm…could I get a fly-by… Rarely do I ever plan an event and it turns out exactly how I plan it. I guess that’s true with most people, too. Life gets in the way of reality…
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Free nursing academy for juniors, seniors
$1,500 scholarships Deadline May 13 Twenty high school juniors and seniors from across the Appalachian Region will be invited to participate in the first-ever Appalachian Nursing Academy. SOAR has partnered with the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Office of Health Equity to host the ANA June 12-25 at the University of Pikeville. ANA students will…
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Telling the Story: Good news at Easter
BY DAWN REED It was the first time we had been to the jail since COVID. Two long years. Though we had prayed for them often, seeing the women face to face was what we had longed for. As we prepped for our first Bible study in 24 months, on Easter, it was easy to…
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Cards win two of four
Chase Stacy pitches against Magoffin County last week. (Citizen photo by BradyDaniels) BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County went 2-of-4 last week in games against Magoffin County, Tug Valley and Shelby Valley. The Cardinals dropped a 4-0 decision to Magoffin County on the road April 20. Then the following day, Martin County thumped…
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Arrest Report 4/27/22
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Jeffrey Saunders, 36, of Debord, was served a fugitive from another state warrant Monday at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy. Deputy Wesley Endicott served the warrant. Luther Mills, 56, of Inez, was arrested during a traffic stop Friday in Inez on operating…
