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Spring forest fire hazard season continues in Kentucky and West Virginia
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Spring forest fire season continues in Kentucky and West Virginia. The season started Feb. 15 and will run until April 30 in Kentucky. It runs from March 1 until May 31 in West Virginia. The unseasonable warm weather and high winds have made the forests susceptible to wildfires this year.…
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Warfield Elementary celebrates reading goals
Students who reached their reading goals attended an ice cream celebration at Warfield Elementary School last week.
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A 113-member band will cheer on Martin County in the Kentucky Sweet 16
Pike Central band to join Martin County bands Thursday at Rupp BY DANNA BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School boys basketball team will compete in the state tournament Thursday accompanied by a 113-member band comprised of three school bands. Martin County High School and Martin County Middle School bands will be joined…
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Revival coming to Historic Martin County Courthouse
Venue reopens after receiving permit BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Rev. James D. “Jim Doug” Muncy prayed for years about holding the Mountain Holiness Camp Meeting for two nights, March 30 and 31, in the Historic Martin County Courthouse in Inez. “Back in the fall I felt like it was the time and…
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Praise dance class Saturday in Warfield
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Usually, the Warfield Park Community Center is a place for hosting parties and events, but it will be a place to dance and praise this weekend. Thanks to former Martin County resident Christal Shumway, who is bringing One Step Closer to the WPCC at 3 p.m. Saturday. One…
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Daylight saving time starts Sunday, March 12
Get ready to spring forward. Daylight saving time starts Sunday. Love it or not, you will need to move your clock forward an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday. You’ll erase the hour from 1:59 to 3 a.m. and move an hour of sunlight from the early morning to the evening. Daylight saving time will run…
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McCall Art Gallery to host MOU, In Moments by Brooklynn Dyer-Watkins
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Brooklynn Dyer-Watkins was born and raised in Magoffin County. After graduating high school, she moved away from home and family to explore the world and find her calling. Dyer-Watkins found a passion for art along the way, obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from Morehead State University and her master’s in Arts in…
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Auditor announces paid internship program for students
Applications being accepted now for summer 2023 positions FRANKFORT, Ky. — Beginning in the summer of 2023, the Auditor of Public Accounts will offer seasonal, paid internships to college students. The APA announced in a press release March 1 that it is launching its first “Follow the Data Internship Program” this summer. The title of…
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