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Transportation Cabinet awards 34 scholarships
FRANKFORT — Thirty-four promising students from across Kentucky have been awarded Kentucky Transportation Cabinet college scholarships to help further their pursuit of careers in civil engineering, construction management and engineering technology. “We are helping to educate the next generation of transportation leaders in Kentucky,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “Each of these scholarships is an investment.…
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Bird’s Eye View
BY KATIE MAYNARD AND AALIYAH CLINE MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Hello, Cardinal Nation. We are excited to bring you the first Bird’s Eye View of the 2023-2024 school year. We have many exciting topics to discuss throughout these excerpts, such as our football, soccer, cheer and the new dance team. We will start with our…
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Addiction Recovery Care named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers
LOUISA — Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) made Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers for the third consecutive year. Two of ARC’s residential treatment centers for women, Karen’s Place Maternity Center and Beth’s Blessing, made the list. The America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023 list highlights the nation’s top facilities based on quality of…
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Public invited to town hall meetings on justice and mental health Aug. 30-Nov. 29
FRANKFORT — Building on the success of Kentucky’s first mental health summit, the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health will host nine town hall meetings in communities across the state Aug. 30-Nov. 29. The meetings are being held to garner input for changing how the justice system addresses people with challenges involving mental illness, substance…
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AlleyWay Benefits holds 11th annual fundraiser
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Ricky Alley, founder and coordinator of the AlleyWay Benefits Gospel Sing & Car Show, could not have been happier with how Saturday’s activities turned out. He and a group of dedicated volunteers were blessed with beautiful weather, talented singers, delicious food and attendees who believed in his cause.…
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Himler House reconstruction will cost $1.7 million
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Evelyn Cassady from the Martin County Historical Society updated the Martin County Tourism Board on the Himler House project in a tourism meeting Monday. Cassady said the historical society is constantly pursuing government and private funding to reach the $1.7 million needed to reconstruct the Himler House and restore the…
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Kentucky Prayer Coalition bringing Bibles and prayer to Inez
The Kentucky Prayer Coalition will visit Martin County to pray with Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty at 9 a.m. Friday in the Fiscal Court meeting room. The visit is part of a 12-county tour of eastern Kentucky counties hit by flooding. The coalition will also distribute Bibles to schools and public libraries in the 12 counties. The…
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Jack Harlow announces No Place Like Home: The Kentucky Tour
Kentucky-bred superstar takes his hometown shows to new level Multiple GRAMMY-nominated rapper, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Jack Harlow announces first-of-its-kind, No Place Like Home: The Kentucky Tour. Produced by Live Nation and Production Simple, the Kentucky superstar will take his third annual hometown shows to a new level with an exclusive six-city tour with stops…
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Pikeville Medical Center offering new level of treatment for dry eye, corneal damage and more
PIKEVILLE — Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is now utilizing state-of-the-art technology to treat patients suffering from several serious eye conditions. In July, the Appalachian Center for Advanced Eye Care at PMC began offering Opticyte Amniotic Ocular Matrix tissue technology for certain conditions affecting the cornea that are not responding well to other treatments. For patients…
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Inez students enroll at UK
LEXINGTON — Inez students are among those who recently enrolled in the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences for fall 2023. These students are about to discover what is wildly possible in a College at the heart of the Big Blue Nation. Among them are: James Cassady with an intended major of history,…