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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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James Arthur James Obituary
James Arthur James 1945—2022 Loving father, grandfather and brother, James Arthur James, 76, of Collins Creek Road, Warfield, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at his home. Born April 6, 1945, in Naugatuck, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jimmy and Tola Sartin James. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in…
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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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Brenda Kay Sammons Obituary
Brenda Kay Sammons 1952—2022 Brenda Kay Sammons, 70, of Lovely, passed away March 27, 2022, at the Tug Valley ARH in South Williamson. Born Feb. 25, 1952, in Paintsville, she was the daughter of Vernon Stepp of Lovely and the late Arizona Maynard Stepp. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her grandparents,…
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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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Brenda Ann Maynard Obituary
Brenda Ann Maynard 2006—2022 Brenda Ann Maynard, age 15, of Inez, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022. Born Aug. 18, 2006, in Laurens, S.C., she was the daughter of Michael Maynard and Caitlin Fugitt Maynard of Inez. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Jeff and Brenda Maynard of Warfield, Rainie…
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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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Kevin Staten Obituary
Kevin Staten 1964—2022 Kevin Staten, age 57, of Lovely, passed away March 30, 2022, at his home. Born Nov. 28, 1964, in Paintsville, he was the son of the late Paul Dean Staten and Roubena Staten. He was the grandson of the late E.E. “Boy” and Bertha Hale and Ben and Flossie Staten. He is…
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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.…
