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Inbound for Landing: Uncle Charlie, Navy Double Ace
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Centurion…3…7…3…November…6 miles to the northwest…inbound for landing…is the cafe’ open… Unicom: Winds calm…no other traffic…and yes, the Cloud 9 is open… I make my living selling aviation fuel and hangar space. A busy day for me usually means a good day for my business. I enjoy having those…
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Inbound for Landing: The biggest plane
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Gulfstream…5…2…2…Bravo…Papa…short final…2..1… Unicom: Bravo…Papa…winds 230 at 8 knots…no other reported traffic… The question I’m most often asked at the airport is, “What is the biggest plane that can land here?” I don’t know the answer to that because I don’t know the capabilities of all the different aircraft.…
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Interim president named at BSCTC
Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Paul Czarapata announced last week the appointment of Dr. Telly Sellars as interim president at Big Sandy Community and Technical College. Sellars currently serves as associate vice president of technical education at Jefferson Community and Technical College. He has been with Jefferson for more than 19 years serving…
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Betty Jo Cain Obituary
Betty Jo Cain 1934—2022 Betty Jo (Roberts) Cain, 87, of Inez, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Highlands ARH in Prestonsburg. Born Oct. 28, 1934, in Williamson, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lewis Jackson “LJ” and Easter Jane (Young) Roberts. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her…
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Darlene Stroud Obituary
Darlene Stroud 1943—2022 Darlene Waller Stroud, 78, passed away at her home Friday, March 25, 2022. Born Oct. 15, 1943, in Crum, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Anna and Lelon Waller. She is preceded in death by her soulmate, best friend and husband, Leon Stroud, and her brother David Waller. She was…
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Easter egg hunts
Easter egg hunts are set for Martin County and Kermit. Various organizations are hosting. Kermit’s egg hunt is April 3 starting at 2 p.m. at Kermit Park. ABLE Families is organizing the event. The egg hunt in Inez starts at 11 a.m. April 16 on Main Street. Inez First Baptist is hosting. Pigeon Roost Community…
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Leslie D. Hensley Obituary
Leslie D. Hensley (1936—2022) Leslie D. Hensley, 86, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Born Feb. 23, 1936, in Lovely, he was the son of the late Homer and Carmel Williamson Hensley. Leslie is survived by his loving wife, Thelma Marcum Hensley; two sons, Joshua (Tiffany) Hensley…
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Mae (Moore) Preece Obituary
Mae (Moore) Preece (1926—2022) Mae (Moore) Preece, 95, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at the home of her son, Robert (Phyllis) Preece. Born July 12, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Belle (Chapman) Moore. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death…
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