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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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Kendyl & Friends raising money for all-inclusive playground in Warfield
Diversity, inclusion, belonging; a place for all BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kendyl and Friends Foundation, Eastern Kentucky ASD & SPD Support Group and Martin County Tourism Board are bringing an inclusive playground to Martin County. President of Eastern Kentucky ASD and SPD Support Group Kelli Jo Kirk (née Blair) is coordinating the project…
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Free nursing academy for juniors, seniors
$1,500 scholarships Deadline May 13 Twenty high school juniors and seniors from across the Appalachian Region will be invited to participate in the first-ever Appalachian Nursing Academy. SOAR has partnered with the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Office of Health Equity to host the ANA June 12-25 at the University of Pikeville. ANA students will…
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Inbound for Landing: ‘A long way from Wolf Creek’
Gary Wayne Cox Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…two UH-60 helicopters…6 miles to the north…inbound for landing… Unicom: Perfect timing guys…winds calm…could I get a fly-by… Rarely do I ever plan an event and it turns out exactly how I plan it. I guess that’s true with most people, too. Life gets in the way of reality…
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UK brings Appalachian students into cancer study
The nation’s highest cancer rates are in Appalachia, especially in Appalachian Kentucky. But the state is also home to an effort to get young people from the region involved in research to prevent and cure cancer. It’s at the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, where college and high-school students from Appalachian Kentucky can explore…
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Martin County military heroes commemorated on highways
Martin County’s legacy of courageous patriotism is deservedly commemorated by road signs recently erected naming bridges and highways as memorial tributes to our military heroes who have bravely served, fought and died in various branches of the U.S. Military. Six of these memorial tributes (five bridges and one highway) are named for Martin County freedom…
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‘Grandparent’ essay winners shine
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education and the Retired Teachers Association recognized three fifth-graders for being winners in the “Grandparent of the Year” essay contest. The BOE “student spotlight” April 11 shined on Inez Elementary School fifth grader Hope Caldwell, who won the competition at IES and the county…
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