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Martin County Heritage Day celebrates the history and culture of mountain people
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Friends gathered Saturday for Heritage Day on God’s Promise and Kingfisher trails for an experience in history and culture. From the front porch of a log cabin built in 1937 and relocated from Davis Branch in Inez, Donna and Eddie Fitch were “Ma and Pa” in a skit that…
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StoryWalk opens in Warfield
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — The Martin County StoryWalk at the Warfield Walking Trail officially opened Oct. 5 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony near the boat dock. The Storywalk, which spans from Warfield Park to the boat dock in town, features display cases with pages of a book spread along the trail. Each page continues a…
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Kermit Fall Festival lifts spirits
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Kermit Fall Festival brought a big crowd Saturday to Kermit Park and lifted the town’s spirits. Kermit Councilwoman Anna Mae Sartin said she believes it was one of the best festivals the town has had. “It was amazing to be there,” Sartin said. Councilwoman Tammy Preece Hodge,…
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Veterans Day dinner Nov. 5
Organizers request donations BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Warfield Community Park will host a Veterans Day ceremony and home-cooked meal Nov. 5 to honor those who have served to protect our nation, values and freedom. Event coordinator Denise Chaffins welcomes everyone to attend the ceremony that starts at 10 a.m. Martin County JROTC…
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Celebrate Recovery celebrates five years in Martin County
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Over the last five years, Martin County Celebrate Recovery has marked its calendar on a date closest to Oct. 17 to celebrate yet another year. Celebrate Recovery opened the doors to the public at Inez Freewill Baptist Church in 2017. Since then, the doors have opened almost every Tuesday at 6 p.m., minus…
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Big Sandy Community & Technical College opens oral health training center
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community & Technical College celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art dental facility, the East Kentucky Oral Health Training Center, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The center will be the new home for the college’s dental assisting/dental hygiene integrated program certificate, diploma and A.A.S. degree programs, and the community dental…
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Poor oral health in children is not just from too many sugary foods
Education, income and environment all play roles While brushing your teeth is important to maintaining good oral health, dental-health experts say it’s not the only thing responsible for poor oral health, especially when it comes to children in Appalachia, where sugar is usually blamed. “It’s a common misconception that consuming sugary foods and beverages is…
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Endicott gives fire prevention advice
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — With the changing of seasons and the need to once again turn on the heat to ward off the morning chill, the National Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 9-15) serves as an important reminder of the safety precautions necessary to keep families and homes safe from fire hazards. “We continue…
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Final June Glover English awards given to four students
SUBMITTED ARTICLE WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Longtime educator and Mingo County Board of Education member June Mitchell Glover of Williamson has presented her English Award to many students throughout the years. With advice from the two remaining high schools in the county, Glover presented the last of those four English Awards this past spring. The four recipients were…
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Trust your gut, know the signs to spot, prevent child abuse
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Child abuse cases in the state dropped between 2019 and 2020, but Kentucky still ranks fifth among states for incidents of child maltreatment, according to the latest federal data. Dr. Kelsey Gregory, a pediatrician specializing in child-abuse cases in the Division of Forensic Medicine at the University of Kentucky, said…
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