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Hickman receives DAISY lifetime achievement award
Cheryl Hickman, Pikeville Medical Center senior vice president and chief regulatory officer, received the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award on May 10. This award was created to recognize nurses who have devoted their entire life’s work to the compassionate care of others. Chief nursing officer Michelle Rainey presented the award to Hickman during National Nurses Week.…
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More youth received emergency care for self-harm in 2021 than in 2020, reversing decline in youths’ intentional injuries
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Fewer young people in Kentucky got emergency care in the first year of the pandemic for intentional injuries, but in the second year, the number rose, mainly due to a 15% increase in cases where youth, mostly girls, harmed themselves. That’s according to a report from the Kentucky Injury…
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As summer arrives, here are tips to protect your skin from the sun
BY DR. JOHN D’ORAZIO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, many of us will start spending more time outdoors. Whether you’re planning a beach vacation, gardening, or watching your kids’ baseball games, make sure you take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from skin cancer. The…
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Hatfield McCoy Marathon scheduled for June 10
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The 24th Annual Hatfield McCoy Marathon race will be Saturday, June 10. Tug Valley Road Runners Club founded and sponsored the marathon in 2000. At that time, Dave Hatfield was club president. The inaugural race began with just 13 runners. Now it welcomes hundreds of runners each June.…
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Sundy Best and friends return to Archer Park
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Sundy Best hosted their third annual Kinfolk Reunion on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6. Events included live music from Sundy Best and other Appalachian artists as well as a family-friendly “Kidfolk” gathering Saturday morning. All events took place in Archer Park in Sundy Best’s hometown of…
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Church bell to ring in Inez for Israel
Rockcastle UBC announces homecoming CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Rockcastle United Baptist Church of Old Zion will ring its bell Sunday to recognize Israel being proclaimed a nation May 14, 1948. Deacon Charlie Seabreeze will ring the bell at 10:30 a.m. “The bell will ring 14 times so it can be heard all over Inez,”…
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New Dollar General opens in Inez
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Dollar General has opened a new store at 494 West Main Street in Inez. “At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Inez store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that…
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Louisville Orchestra will perform in Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Harlan
‘In Harmony’ tour made possible through budget appropriation by state legislature Music Director Teddy Abrams and members of the Louisville Orchestra will perform in three Eastern Kentucky cities this month as part of “In Harmony – The Commonwealth Tour of the Louisville Orchestra,” the orchestra’s two-year, free-to-experience statewide tour throughout Kentucky. Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Harlan…
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Coalfield CAP Head Start to receive $5.2 million
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON — Millions of dollars will help early childhood education in West Williamson. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Coalfield Community Action Partnership Head Start Program in West Williamson a little more than $5.2 million, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced April 26. “Every child in West…
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