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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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A message from Valedictorian Colin Horn
So, many of you probably already know my family. My dad, Jimmy, my mom, Mary Lynn, and my sister, Lyndsey. But many of you probably don’t know that I have a Labrador retriever named butterscotch, or “Buddy” for short. He’s incredibly friendly, but he’s full of energy. One year, long before mom could worry about…
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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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Gene Mac McCallister Obituary
Gene Mac McCallister 1973—2022 Gene Mac McCallister, age 48, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away May 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born Dec. 30, 1973, in South Williamson. He is preceded in death by one son, Tyler Mac McCallister, and one brother, James Daniel McCallister. He is survived by his wife, Dreama McCallister; four daughters,…
