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Inbound for Landing: The Medal of Honor
GARY WAYNE COX Ernest E. West, Medal of Honor recipient Aircraft: Helicopter…4…0….7…Mike…Charlie…departing the ramp northbound… Unicom: Have a safe trip… All of the stories I have written have taken place during my tenure as airport manager. This one does not. It originated from Big Sandy and my brother, Larry Joe Cox, was my pilot, but…
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Wells family reunion May 28
One of the oldest families to settle in the Big Sandy Valley, the Wells family announces their 2022 reunion date for Saturday, May 28 (Memorial Day weekend), beginning at 11 a.m. in Paintsville. Plans for two previous years were interrupted by COVID-19. This year the Family will gather at J. B. Wells Cemetery, Depot Road.…
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Sundy Best returns to Prestonsburg
Kinfolk Reunion brings lower overdoses, suicides and domestic violence “The numbers for suicides, overdoses, domestic [abuse calls]… during the period around Kinfolk… they lowered.” –Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Eastern Kentucky’s favorite country/folk-rock duo held their second annual Kinfolk Reunion at Jenny Wiley Amphitheater and Archer Park in Prestonsburg this…
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Paw-some cat has 24 toes
Twenty-Four is 17 years old Harold Dingess (pictured) and his wife Betty Dingess are celebrating their cat Twenty-Four turning 17 years old in 2022. The cat got its name due to having six toes on each foot. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Most cats have 18 toes — five toes on…
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The Big Number 3
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Cessna 2..3..3…Foxtrot…entering downwind for runway…3… Unicom: Winds light and variable…no other reported traffic… The runway designations at Big Sandy are 3 and 21. Those are the numbers painted on each end of the runway. Now, what do they mean? Imagine a big circle going all the way around…
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UPIKE commencement ceremonies Saturday
PIKEVILLE — The University of Pikeville will honor students earning degrees in undergraduate, graduate and health professions Saturday, May 7, at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in downtown Pikeville. The ceremony for the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kentucky College of Optometry will take place at 9:30 a.m. The ceremony for the College of…
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Kiwanis serves over 250 at Hillbilly Breakfast
Most successful to date BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Over 250 people came out Saturday morning for the Kiwanis Club’s Hillbilly Breakfast in the Inez Elementary School cafeteria. Kiwanis president Melissa Fannin Phelps said it was the most successful Hillbilly Breakfast to date. “We are thankful,” Phelps said. “It was a wonderful time of…
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‘Planting Seeds of Hope’
INEZ — The Martin County Family Resource and Youth Service Centers are “planting seeds of hope” in the community. After servicing students and their families, the FRYSC gave the community surplus gardening supplies last week at the Inez Freewill Baptist Church shelter. FRYSC created the program “Planting Seeds of Hope” during the early days of…
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Voter registration picks up in state ahead of primary
10,000+ new voters register FRANKFORT — Secretary of State Michael Adams announced March voter registration saw a boost ahead of the May primary election. “As we transition toward normality, we’re glad to see voter registration beginning to recover,” said Adams. “We are hopeful for a solid voter turnout as Kentuckians enjoy the historic expanded access…
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BSCTC, Appalachian Tank have successful partnership
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community & Technical College partnered with Appalachian Tank in the fall of 2021 to train aluminum welding professionals. In April, Appalachian Tank hired its first 10 full-time manufacturing personnel. All 10 were recruited and trained at the Mayo Campus of BSCTC in Paintsville. The training program was uniquely and collaboratively developed…
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