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Inbound for Landing: Look to the Hills
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Piper…7…8…7…Bravo…Charlie…10 miles to the north…inbound for landing… Unicom: Winds 250 at 6 knots…favoring runway 2…1…no other reported traffic… During the start of the pandemic, general aviation, like everything else, took a big hit. No one was flying; there was nowhere to go, and even the medical flights stopped…
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Open Mic Night draws talent
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Folks had a chance to showcase their abilities and art forms in front of a crowd Monday night. Poets, musicians, singers, visual artists and storytellers gathered at the Collier Center for a different experience. Open Mic Night was hosted by Stories of Place, and the audience provided an array…
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Martin County celebrates Class of 2022 graduation
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School bid a fond farewell to the accomplished Class of 2022 at its commencement Friday at Cardinal Stadium. The commencement ceremony marked a journey completed and a new beginning for 107 seniors. The warm spring evening was a time to celebrate, reflect and be proud of…
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Kameron Marlowe makes surprise ‘American Idol’ appearance
Performs single with ‘Idol’ winner Noah Thompson COLUMBIA NASHVILLE / SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE – Nashville country star Kameron Marlowe made an appearance on ABC’s “American Idol” Sunday night to surprise contestant Noah Thompson during his hometown show in Louisa. Thompson famously auditioned for the hit singing competition with Marlowe’s breakout song “Giving You Up,” earning…
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Inbound for Landing: My 15 minutes of fame
Gary wayne cox Aircraft: Falcon…7…7…Golf…Echo…10 miles to the west…inbound for landing… Unicom: Winds calm…no other reported traffic… I had just finished cutting grass and checked FlightAware to make sure nothing was inbound, nothing was, so I grabbed my book to do some reading in the gazebo. I had just sat down when I heard a…
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PMC cardiac team performs 100th TAVR procedure
PIKEVILLE — A team of cardiac specialists at Pikeville Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute reached a major milestone May 17 by successfully performing the hospital’s 100th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement procedure, a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for treating aortic stenosis. PMC made headlines in January 2019, when the cardiac team performed…
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Lilly Ward Obituary
Lilly Ward 1959—2022 Lilly Ward, 53, of Crab Orchard, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 19, 2022, at her home. Born July 5, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Ward and Shirley Hawkes Ward. She was raised in Wayne County, W.Va. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in…
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Veterans march Saturday
Editor: Come join us on May 28 to help bring awareness to veteran suicide. According to a study done by the Veterans Administration in 2015, there are approximately 22 veterans who commit suicide daily. That is one veteran every 65 minutes. This is a real problem that veterans are facing, so I welcome you and…
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Causby Jane Prince Obituary
Causby Jane Prince 1938—2022 Causby Jane Prince, 84, of Dunlow, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 20, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born April 11, 1938, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Beldon and Daisy Mae Miller Mullins. In addition to her parents, she is…
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