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Bertina C. Staton Obituary
Bertina C. Staton 1930—2022 Bertina C. Staton, daughter of the late Burbage and Elizabeth Cassady, passed away July 21, 2022, at Hospice of Dayton after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her immediate family, James Staton III (Cindy) of Zionsville, Ind., Elizabeth Staton-Parmenter (Bill) of Beavercreek, Ohio, Jamie Ostidiek (David), Miss Zoey Ostidiek and
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Scholar organizes roadside cleanup
2021 Rogers Scholar and Martin County High School student Dennison Davis joined community volunteers in picking up roadside litter and debris for his community service project. Davis organized the Martin County Clean Up over a 3-mile stretch of roadway and together with volunteers picked up 55 bags of trash. “Personally, this project meant a lot
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Fundraiser bake sale and singing Saturday
Old Route 3 Community Baptist Church will host a fundraiser bake sale and singing at 1 p.m. Saturday beside Save-A-Lot in Inez. CJ the DJ, Bonnie Adkins and several other singers will be there. There will be homemade chili for hot dogs and homemade candy, cookies and too much to mention. All proceeds go to
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Sundy Best plays Burn Run
Sundy Best played a show at the Mountain Arts Center this past Saturday in support of Prestonsburg’s annual Burn Run fundraiser. The Burn Run raises funds for the Shriner’s Cincinnati Burn Unit and is a collaboration between the city, local businesses and the Brothers Keepers Motorcycle Club. The two-day event included vendors, inflatables and kids
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Noah Thompson to release cover of ‘Stay’
PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Louisa construction worker turned “American Idol” winner Noah Thompson will release his second single July 29. The recording, a country-fied cover of “Stay” by Rihanna, was inspired by the response Thompson received after singing the song on “American Idol.” “Everybody knows the story with Arthur signing me up for the
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Tomahawk music shop rebuilds
PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — The James E. Webb Music Repair and Sales building has been mostly repaired since being partially destroyed by fire in February. The Tomahawk business has been a staple of the community since opening, selling and repairing instruments and accessories and hosting the annual Stidham Old Time Music Gathering. The building
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Mountain Grrl Experience highlights women
“These mountains are oozing with talent, and the awesome turnout just shows you there are people who want to invest in seeing more of it.” –Hefner, Lovely-based artist PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Mountain Grrl Experience music and arts festival was held this past weekend in downtown Pikeville. The festival featured streets lined with
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Helping Hands serves fresh produce
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BEAUTY — Helping Hands Food Pantry volunteers were flagging people over and loading them up with fresh produce Friday in Beauty. Volunteers were outside the center at the intersection of Routes 40 and 2031. “We try to put it on Facebook when we get a lot of stuff,” volunteer Junior Stanley
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Garden Theater makes full return for 100th birthday
PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The Garden Theater is in the middle of its first year as a full-time theater since 1957, thanks to ARC and the Mountain Movers Theater Company. The Garden Theater, located in downtown Louisa, originally opened to the public on New Year’s Eve 1921. Now, 100 years later, the Mountain Movers
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Cruise-in raises scholarship funds
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Over 30 vehicles participated in cruise-in Saturday in Inez to help raise money toward a scholarship for a Martin County student to pursue a career in auto mechanics or diesel mechanics. The event, organized by Bill Preece, Clyde Adams and others, drew a large crowd to the Advance Auto
