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James Mitchell Perry Obituary
James Mitchell Perry 1950—2022 James Mitchell Perry, 71, of Prestonsburg, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville. He was born Oct. 13, 1950, in Martin County, the son of the late George Perry and Mary Mollett Perry. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in…
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Peggy Booth Obituary
Peggy Booth Blankenship Stepp 1941—2022 Peggy Booth Blankenship Stepp, age 80, of Inez, Ky., crossed over to her eternal home April 18, 2022. Born Aug. 30, 1941, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Sheridan and Bertha (Mills) Booth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,…
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Roger Lee Maynard Obituary
Roger Lee Maynard 1950—2022 Roger Lee Maynard, age 72, of Pilgrim, passed away April 13, 2022, at Highlands ARH in Prestonsburg. He was born Jan. 9, 1950, to the late Frank and Emma Moore Maynard. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Daleen Maynard, three brothers, Garland Ray Maynard, James…
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Telling the Story: Thinking of Mary
Dawn Reed As Easter approaches, I’ve been thinking about Mary. When she and Joseph took Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord (Luke 2:22), was the stable delivery still fresh in their minds? They had waited the necessary days for the “purification of the mother.” Leviticus 12 spells out the requirements for…
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Students will see higher awards from state’s financial aid grants
Kentucky students who need help paying for their technical and college education will be eligible for an additional $38.2 million in state grants for the 2022–2023 academic year. The maximum College Access Program award for students attending four-year public and private colleges and universities will increase to $5,300, up from $2,900 in 2021–2022. For students…
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Inbound for landing: I left too soon
BY GARY WAYNE COX * Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Citation six…two…six…Bravo…Charlie…10 miles to the northeast, inbound for landing…* *Unicom: No answer…* I’m usually open from dawn to dusk at Big Sandy Regional Airport, except Sunday evenings and some holidays. When you run an airport like Big Sandy, you never know when your business is coming or…
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Elk permit drawing and dates announced
Livestream at MAC “The Hunt Starts Here” as the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1997 elk release. Elk quota hunting applications for the celebratory season are on sale through April 30 and hunting season runs from Sept. 10 through Jan. 4. The annual random drawing will take…
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John Craige Adler Obituary
John Craige Adler, M.D. 1920—2022 John Craige Adler, M.D., age 101, of Rockford, Tenn., passed away peacefully March 30, 2022, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Knoxville. He was born Dec. 7, 1920, in Ft. Worth, Texas, and raised in Chestnut Hill, Pa., and New York City. As a child, Dr. Adler attended Fieldston School, part…
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Newspaper readers are voters
Voters ‘hungry’ for ‘professional integrity’ HARRISBURG, Pa. — In monitoring current events and political updates, community newspapers continue to grow in trustworthiness (7.38/10) and newspaper readers are voters (96 percent), Susquehanna Polling and Research Inc. found in a March 2022 survey. The survey of 1,000 adults from rural and urban communities across the U.S. conducted…
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Jamie Lee Porter Obituary
Jamie Lee Porter 1983—2022 Jamie Lee Porter, 39, of Inez, passed away April 7, 2022. Born Feb. 12, 1983, in Louisa, he was the son of the late Luther Porter and Sally Johnson Porter of Inez. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Holly Hedges Porter; three sons, Luther (Alexis Slone)…
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