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James enters transfer portal
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN Former Sheldon Clark basketball star Trey James recently announced he entered the college transfer portal. The transfer portal is the system that allows college athletes to change schools. It is a database that lists all players who intend to transfer, signaling to other schools that they can reach out to…
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Cards win 17-15 after tense back-and-forth
INEZ — Martin County and Betsy Layne traded the lead back and forth but eventually the Cardinals prevailed 17-15 in a game April 11 at Cardinal Park. The game was tied at 7 with Martin County batting in the bottom of the sixth when Chase Stacy singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. There…
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Boxvana escapes eviction
EDA pauses legal action to negotiate BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Boxvana escaped eviction and will continue manufacturing tiny homes and LitePan panels at its Honey Branch facility for the time being. Martin County Economic Development Authority in a meeting April 5 paused its plans to file legal action against Boxvana. The EDA agreed…
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Mountain Citizen All-57th District teams
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Connor Fugate (Paintsville #10) (Photo/Dawn Kinner) Katie Marcum Emilea Preece Angel Mullis (Magoffin) (Photo/Jim Arnett) Brady Dingess Jaaliyah Warren (Photo/Stephanie Stiles-May) Taylor McKenzie (JC) (Photo/Golden Eagle Broadcasting Network) Aden Barnett (Magoffin County) (Photo/Jim Arnett) Laken Williams (Photo/Stephanie Stiles-May) Colby Fugate (Paintsville) (Photo/Mountain Top Sports) Ryleah Mckenzie (JC) (Golden Eagle Broadcasting Network) Luke…
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Elk permit drawing and dates announced
Livestream at MAC “The Hunt Starts Here” as the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1997 elk release. Elk quota hunting applications for the celebratory season are on sale through April 30 and hunting season runs from Sept. 10 through Jan. 4. The annual random drawing will take…
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Vol. 48 No. 15 – April 13, 2022
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Telling the Story: Remembering good things
BY DAWN REED When my family gets together, we love to reminisce. We get loud-really loud. Each of us tries to speak over the other, often interrupting to input their version of a story told countless times before. My nephew says we tell the same stories over and over. To that, I say, “So?” This…
