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Open Mic Night is Monday
Storytelling, music, poetry, art BY LIZ STAYTONFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County residents can share the beauty of their home through their voices and eyes Monday at Open Mic Night at the Martin County Public Library Collier Center. People of all ages can share storytelling, music, poetry and any art form. The event, hosted…
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Inbound for Landing: Getting my wings
Flight instructor Larry Short GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: November…7…3…2…8…Golf…departing runway 2…1…to the north… Unicom: No other reported traffic…Have a safe trip… Learning to fly an airplane is not hard to do. It just requires a desire to learn and special training. Managing airspeed and controlling the airplane is what it’s all about. All airplanes have…
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Wilson named business development manager
ASHLAND – King’s Daughters has named Jennifer Wilson as its new manager of business development for the Southeast Kentucky Region, serving Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties. Before joining King’s Daughters, Wilson was a regional cancer control specialist with the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, serving the Big Sandy/Fivco Area Development Districts. Wilson has…
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Seniors compete in bowling
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Martin County Senior Citizens bowled Thursday at Bowl Rite Lanes in Prestonsburg in the 2022 Big Sandy Senior Games. “We had a small crowd this year due to COVID-19, but all participants had a great time,” Martin County Senior Citizens Center director Jennifer Crum said. Participants from Martin County…
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Three grads from Inez
WILLIAMSBURG — University of the Cumberlands held commencement ceremonies recently to celebrate its newest graduates, including three from Inez. Taleka Sesco Smith completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Remona Estep completed her Master of Arts Education in Teacher Leader, and Bethany Tackett completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Cumberlands President Larry Cockrum opened…
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Summer reading programs: Oceans of Possibilities
The summer reading program begins June 7 at the Martin County Public Library Collier Center in Inez and June 8 at Rufus Reed Branch Library in Lovely. The program is designed to emphasize and illustrate the joy of reading and reduce the loss of reading skills during summer break. It is free and available to…
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Stack, Winter visit PMC
PIKEVILLE —Pikeville Medical Center recently welcomed Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health Dr. Steven Stack and State Epidemiologist Dr. Kathleen Winter. The pair visited with PMC staff who had been instrumental in leading PMC’s COVID-19 response efforts and met with the hospital’s executive team and several medical staff members before touring the medical…
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‘Thriving in College’ can help graduates
FRANKFORT — “Thriving in College,” a guide that helps college freshmen succeed during their first year on campus, is available free from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. “More Kentucky students who enroll in college are finishing their degrees, but there still is room for improvement,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “This booklet from KHEAA can…
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Health insurance for low-wage workers
At least 37,000 Kentuckians will be eligible KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentucky is taking advantage of a little-used provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to create a health-insurance plan for Kentuckians who make too much to qualify for free Medicaid coverage but not enough to pay for private insurance. The policy, known…
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Martin County students selected for youth programs
The Center for Rural Development has selected five Martin County students to participate in its summer leadership programs. Rogers Scholars Ashdon Kerr, a current sophomore at Martin County High School, will join high school students from across Southern and Eastern Kentucky this summer for the 25th annual Rogers Scholars youth leadership program. She is the…
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