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Terry Michael Evans Obituary
Terry Michael Evans1987—2022 Terry Michael Evans, 34, of Salyersville, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Salyersville. Born Nov. 6, 1987, in Louisa, he was the son of Ada Howard Barton of Tomahawk and the late Terry Dean Evans. Terry is preceded in death by his brother Christopher Kyle Evans, maternal grandparents Willie Howard and
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Harvey Harmon Obituary
Harvey Harmon1945—2022 Harvey Harmon, age 77, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away July 12, 2022. Born Feb. 3, 1945, in Martin County, he was the son of the late Ersel Harmon and Naomi Yount Harmon. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. He is survived by his son
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Essie Jean Moore Obituary
Essie Jean Moore1934—2022 Essie Jean Moore, 87, passed away July 13, 2022, at Huntington Woods Care and Rehabilitation Center in Westlake, Ohio. Born Nov. 7, 1934, in Beauty, she was the only child of the late James “Major” Preece and Mary Alice (Branham). During high school, Theodore and Edna Younce fostered her and welcomed her
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Glen E. Blevins Obituary
Glen E. Blevins1956—2022 Glen E. Blevins, 66, of Inez, passed away at his home Thursday, July 14, 2022. Born May 28, 1956, in Williamson, W.Va., he was the son of the late Glen O. and Stella Brown Blevins. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one sister, Carrie Alice Branham. Glen
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BOE celebrates teacher Jimmy Horn
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education and Superintendent Larry James shined a spotlight on teacher Jimmy Horn, who retired after 28 years of service in the Martin County School District. “I want to thank Mr. Horn for coming,” James said in Monday night’s BOE meeting. “Mr. Horn and your
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Fourth of July makeup celebration
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The rainy weather didn’t stop anyone from enjoying the Fourth of July makeup celebration Saturday in Inez. A large turnout came for the Kiwanis Club parade, vendors that were gathered in the community center parking lot and the popular Inez Volunteer Fire Department fireworks finale. The annual event was canceled July
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Love for woodworking grows into side business
Splinter Fingers offers unique wood creations BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BIG CREEK ROAD — Even though he grew up in a family of mechanics and chose to work in the steel industry as his career, Michael Maynard has always loved crafting unique wood creations. Realizing that he had a knack for turning out quality products, he turned
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County Wide releases new single ‘Fool Speed’
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CORBIN — Eastern Kentucky-based southern rock group County Wide’s new single “Fool Speed” is set to release July 22. The upbeat driving song is an anthem about making mistakes and adjusting to the road life leads you down. County Wide has been playing together in the Corbin area for over 10
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Alley finalizing plans for benefit gospel sing
Annual event Aug. 13 at Warfield Park BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — To help others in their time of need is a rule that Ricky Alley strives to live by. He is working toward finalizing plans for the 10th annual “AlleyWay Gospel Sing Benefit” that helps generate funds to assist local families. This
