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Tomahawk’s musical maestro: Webb revives family legacy with community strings
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — James L. “Jimmy” Webb is a name synonymous with music in Tomahawk. Webb, who has taken over his father’s music shop, James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, is not just a businessman but a central figure in the local music scene. He shared insight into his history…
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Sign up now for Fall 2024 student orientation at MSU
Morehead State University is encouraging students to sign up for Fall 2024 student orientation and registration sessions (SOAR). These sessions will provide incoming students with information and preparation for their first year of college. MSU offers these sessions for new students, transfer students, Eagle Scholars (dual-credit) and George M. Luckey Jr. Academic Honors Program students.…
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Celebrating birthdays
Martin County Health Care resident William “Doug” Mounts’ longtime friend Ewell Sammons joined the January birthday celebrations. Residents and staff celebrated Jan. 29.
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Hatfield named CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Longtime healthcare executive Timothy Hatfield has been named chief executive officer of the new Williamson Memorial. Hatfield has worked as an executive in the healthcare industry for 28 years, with the majority of that time having been spent with Appalachian Regional Healthcare. “Tim brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and skill…
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Lt. Gov. Coleman reflects on her preventive double mastectomy
BY SARAH LADD KENTUCKY LANTERN Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman knew for a long time that one day she might learn cancer was at her door. Her family history put her on heightened alert; her mother, aunt and cousin all had breast cancer. So she “wasn’t shocked” when, in September, a routine mammogram — her…
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Martin County students shine on MSU dean’s list
MOREHEAD — Several students from Martin County made the dean’s list at Morehead State University for the fall 2023 semester. The list includes Scott Ryan Allen of Inez; Haileigh Tristan Jade Ball, Pilgrim; Abigail Faith Crum, Inez; Sarah Makylynn Dingess, Warfield; Matthew Taylor Fitch, Inez; Carley Ann Fraley, Inez; Justus Colton Goble, Inez; Malcee Ryann…
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Sophomore art exhibit opens at MSU
MOREHEAD — Morehead State University’s annual sophomore art exhibit, “Works in Progress,” opened Monday at the Golding-Yang Art Gallery in the Claypool-Young Art Building. The exhibit features the work of sophomore art and design students and runs through Thursday, Feb. 15. The exhibit features paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, digital art and mixed media pieces. A…
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Seasonal respiratory illness in Kentucky declined for three weeks
Numbers still considered elevated BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Kentucky have dropped for three weeks in a row, but the Kentucky Department for Public Health still considers the rate of respiratory virus activity to be elevated and the number of hospitalizations to be high.…
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Test your home for invisible radon gas
BY STACY STANIFER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY January is National Radon Action Month, making it a great time to prioritize the health of those in your household by testing for the presence of radon gas. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and the leading cause of lung cancer among never-smokers.…
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