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District Spelling Bee winners
INEZ — The Martin County School District announced the 2022 District Spelling Bee winners. The event was held March 30 at Martin County High School, where Schools Superintendent Larry James presented trophies to the winners. The 2022 winner was Maddy Goble, a fifth grader from Inez Elementary School. The second-place finisher was Jonah Alley, a…
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Wendell Douglas Whitt Obituary
Wendell Douglas Whitt 1963—2022 Wendell Douglas Whitt, 58, of Louisa, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born May 28, 1963, in Martin County, he was the son of the late Robert Whitt and Artie Pack Whitt. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by four…
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FCCLA attends conference
FCS/FCCLA advisor Connie Harris and her students in Louisville. Martin County High School Family and Consumer Sciences/Family, Community and Career Leaders of America adviser Connie Harless received a Decade of Service Award for 20 years of service last week during the 77th Annual FCCLA Leadership Conference in Louisville. Harless’ FCCLA students Megan Mollette and Jayde…
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Apply for National Health Service Corps scholarship
The National Health Service Corps is now accepting applications for its Scholarship Program. The competitive federal program provides scholarships to students pursuing primary care health professions training to become physicians, dentists, nurse midwives, physician assistants or nurse practitioners. In exchange, program participants commit to providing primary care health services in an underserved community, following graduation,…
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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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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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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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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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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…