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Mountain Music Festival returns to New River Gorge from May 30 to June 1
OAK HILL, W.Va. — Mountain Music Festival returns to ACE Adventure Resort in the New River Gorge from May 30 to June 1. The festival combines outdoor adventures and live music with mind-blowing visual arts, fun workshops and glorious camping. The weekend will kick off Thursday night, May 30 at ACE’s The Lost Paddle Bar…
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Star Theater to host Laser Taylor Swift
MOREHEAD — Morehead State’s Star Theater is hosting several exciting programs for spring and summer, including popular shows, hands-on science activities and more. The theater will host a planetarium laser show set to Taylor Swift’s music Saturday, May 25 at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 13 at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. The show…
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Gospel Singing on tap Saturday in Inez
Bring your family and have a good time Saturday afternoon at the Gospel Singing on the stage behind the Martin County Courthouse in Inez. Singing begins at 1 p.m. and the last act takes the stage at 5:45 p.m. The Martin County Cardinals Wrestling Club is hosting the event to raise money toward their goal…
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Skyles invites students to display ‘I Voted’ sticker contest entries in clerk’s office
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles is encouraging students to participate in the Secretary of State’s “I Voted” sticker contest. She wants to display copies of entries from Martin County students in her office. The contest, announced by Secretary of State Michael Adams, is open to Kentucky students K-12.…
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Glenn Mollette releases third studio album ‘Keep Living’
BY JOSEPH MENSLAGE Glenn Mollette has released his third studio album titled “Keep Living.” The album, recorded in Nashville and Owensboro, Kentucky, consists of 15 original tracks written by Mollette. The theme “Keep Living” is taken from many of the songs on the album, which have themes of hope, life and love. “Don’t Quit Living”…
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BSCTC hosts ‘Chautauqua’ performance
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community and Technical College invites you to attend a “Chautauqua” performance April 17 from 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Gearheart Auditorium located on the Prestonsburg Campus. Nancy Green became one of the first prosperous African American women in the U.S. Green was born enslaved in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in…
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Facing Hunger Foodbank wants you to ‘Rock the Country’
Facing Hunger Foodbank is hosting a raffle for two VIP Tickets to the Rock the Country festival happening in Ashland on April 19 and 20. The two-day concert will feature Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Travis Tritt, Nelly and more. To enter visit www.facinghunger.org/raffle. The VIP tickets include: The deadline to enter…
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‘The Next Step’ features creative works of artists from federal prison
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s McCall Art Gallery is showcasing “The Next Step,” an exhibit featuring the creative works of artists from the U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord. The exhibit will be on display until April 30.
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‘Miracles’ — Aliceson Jude and worship group release new single
“We wanted it to show the beauty of God’s creation, and I feel that’s exactly how it turned out.” –Aliceson Jude, KCU Collective BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GRAYSON — Kentucky Christian University (KCU) Worship Collective, or KCU Collective for short, recently unveiled “Miracles,” a soul-stirring contemporary Christian song that encapsulates the acts of Jesus…
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd brings blues-rock mastery to MAC
PRESTONSBURG — Kenny Wayne Shepherd delivered an evening of blues-rock Thursday at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. The 46-year-old recounted the journey of his debut hit “Déjà Voodoo,” which climbed to No. 5 on the charts, from his inaugural album “Ledbetter Heights,” recorded in 1995 when he was 18. Shepherd’s set included tracks from his…
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