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ARO serves children with haircuts and school goodies
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Wendy Skates and her crew from the Blanchester, Ohio, area set up shop Friday and Saturday at the Warfield Park Community Center and blessed 65 children with haircuts and over 170 with clothing and school goodies. Skates and crew came to Martin County to serve with Appalachia Reach Out.…
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Harvest Fest vendors must register by Sept. 1
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Now is the time for vendors to register for a spot in the 25th Annual Harvest Festival. Non-food vendors have until Sept. 1 to secure their places at the festival Sept. 16 and 17 behind the courthouse in Inez. Spaces will be 10 feet by 10 feet, and vendors must…
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Prepare for flash flooding, says Red Cross member
Red Cross volunteer Jamie Taylor of Warfield is pictured serving breakfast to one of many individuals displaced from their homes late last week due to catastrophic flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Taylor is currently assisting in the Hazard. (Courtesy photo) BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — In light of recent and ongoing flooding across Eastern Kentucky,…
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MSU extends support to those affected by floods in Eastern Kentucky
MOREHEAD — To assist Morehead State University students from counties the governor has identified as major disaster areas eligible for federal aid, MSU is offering early check-in. Any student planning to live in MSU residential housing this fall semester may contact MSU’s Office of Student Housing and request early check-in if they need a place…
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Living his best life
Martin County Health Care resident Willis Haws is living his best life and living it to the fullest.
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Mullins credits hands-on experience for success
MOREHEAD — When Tyler Mullins (Class of 2014) was growing up just outside of Butcher Holler in Johnson County, he didn’t have dreams of eventually working for one of the biggest social media companies in the world as the user researcher for people systems at Twitter. He didn’t have a social media account when he…
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Congrats Payton
Congratulations to Payton Scott Fitchpatrick, son of Scott and Marie (Stacy) Fitchpatrick, for receiving his white coat and being accepted into the Marshall University School of Medicine Class of 2026. Payton has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Marshall University and is a graduate of Tug Valley High School.
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Regent Craig Preece reappointed to MSU Board of Regents
MOREHEAD — Governor Andy Beshear has reappointed regent Craig Preece (Class of 1984) to serve a second term on the Morehead State University Board of Regents. A native of Inez, Preece is the chief financial officer of Booth Energy. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from MSU in 1984. After graduation, he joined the…
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Josey Montana McCoy lands recurring role in ‘Batwheels’
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOS ANGELES — Martin County native Josey Montana McCoy will be a series regular in the upcoming children’s animated series “Batwheels.” In “Batwheels,” along with the typical DC superheroes, Gotham City is populated by artificially superintelligent vehicles (and we don’t mean Teslas), created by Bruce Wayne’s Batcomputer or its evil counterpart,…
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His Garden distributes fresh vegetables
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Turkey Church of the Nazarene volunteers turned the soil for their community garden, “His Garden,” back in April. Their once empty lot is full of blooming plants and vegetables, and on Saturday, they distributed freshly harvested goods to 44 people. Pastor Derek Catron and volunteers gave away 35 bags of…
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