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Ice skating rink coming to festival
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Tourism is bringing a 30×60 synthetic outdoor ice skating rink to this year’s Christmas in the Mountains Festival. The board announced plans for the attraction in a meeting last week. Sponsorship will determine the number of days the ice skating rink will be in Inez, as the…
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What’s going on at the library?
Free movies Mystery Movies continue this Friday with four movies: A drama/sports theme rated PG-13 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; R-rated horror flick at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; animated/family movie rated PG at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; and a comedy rated PG-13 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Collier Center.…
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MCHS JAG KY wins at state competition
Martin County’s State Winners for the 2022 JAG KY State Career Development Conference. INEZ — Martin County High School JAG KY students earned a place in national competition after taking top awards in the JAG KY State Career Development Competition held virtually March 22. Two days of intense competitive events at the CDC and a…
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Seniors win $10,000 scholarships
FRANKFORT — Martin County High School JAG KY seniors Allicen Grayson and Hannah Muncy are two of the first four recipients of the $10,000 AT&T John “Bam” Carney Scholarship for JAG seniors majoring in education. Grayson and Muncy and the two other recipients, Brooklyn Brock of Bell County and Erik Layne Bruner of Barboursville, were…
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Former county attorney, wife plead guilty to fraud
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Former Lawrence County Attorney Michael T. Hogan and his wife Joy Hogan, who served as his legal secretary, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud in U.S. District Court. Michael Hogan also pleaded guilty to federal program theft. The Hogans admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud by issuing “bonus”…
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Parent’s guide to talking with kids about the Ukraine War
BY BUCK RYANCITIZEN KENTUCKY I feel the need to begin with a trigger warning. Nothing too traumatic, just the foul mouth of a teenager. Here’s what one of my former star journalism students, now a mom, posted on Facebook: Quote from my 8th grader (who asked to listen to NPR on the drive to school…
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Easter egg hunts
Easter egg hunts are set for Martin County and Kermit. Various organizations are hosting. Kermit’s egg hunt is April 3 starting at 2 p.m. at Kermit Park. ABLE Families is organizing the event. The egg hunt in Inez starts at 11 a.m. April 16 on Main Street. Inez First Baptist is hosting. Pigeon Roost Community…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Is Doctrine Boring?
BY JACK WARDPastor, Tomahawk Missionary Baptist Church I don’t know who Bill Sullivan is, but I found something he wrote that really is important. Here it is. “Some might think that a sermon examining doctrine is dry and boring. More than that, they might think that doctrine isn’t as important as something you can apply…









