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Locals nominated for Appy awards
Awards ceremony March 18 BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards will be held at the Mountain Arts Center March 18. Many local artists and entertainers are nominated for an award, known as an Appy. Voting is open on the awards show’s website now. Kayla Freeman Simpkins of Inez is…
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Inez Elementary announces Students of the Month
INEZ — Principal Amanda Fields, teachers and staff have announced the December Students of the Month at Inez Elementary School. The recipients of the Student of the Month awards include:
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BOE honors distinguished students
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education recognized a room full of star students during the monthly meeting Monday at the central office. Schools Superintendent Larry James presented certificates to Eden and Warfield elementary students who performed at a distinguished level on the 2022 Kentucky Summative Assessment. “Thank you all for…
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The Laid Back Country Picker is Johnny Knoxville’s ‘favorite new band’
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN On his Sirius XM radio show Saturday night, Johnny Knoxville played a track from the Laid Back Country Picker’s new album “Go West” and announced that LBCP was his “favorite new band.” The radio show, “The Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee” on Sirius’ Channel 60, Outlaw Country, is hosted by Knoxville…
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Former jailer, school custodian retires
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — It’s a common wish for the everyday working man to be able to retire from their job while still young enough and healthy enough to enjoy themselves. For one Martin County man who resigned from not one but two positions as of Dec. 31, plans are to kick back…
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Residents share New Year’s resolutions
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — New Year’s resolutions are a longtime tradition, said to have started around 4,000 years ago when ancient Babylonians held celebrations in honor of the new year and commitments to the gods to repay debts and return borrowed objects. For early Christians, resolutions became a tradition on the first day…
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PMC welcomes ‘Baby New Year’
PIKEVILLE — As the tradition has been for many years at the Pikeville Medical Center, staff waited patiently to see what expectant parents would give birth to the first baby of the new year, which is a special honor for a tiny bundle of love. However, the first baby of 2023 at Pikeville Medical Center…
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Observing ‘Dry January’ can bring lasting benefits, studies show
People who observe “Dry January,” abstaining from alcohol during the month, often drink less the rest of the year and show “striking improvements in their health,” Anahad O’Connor of The Washington Post reports. The observance “is widely viewed as a temporary test of willpower — followed by a return to old drinking habits when the…
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