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Infinity Design & Construction Group to add location in Floyd County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LANGLEY — Infinity Design & Construction, a provider of 3D scanning, design and construction services, is expanding its operations to Floyd County, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. The company plans to open a facility in Langley, bringing 36 high-wage jobs in welding and pipe fabrication using a $1.75 million investment. “I want…
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Introducing The Dogg House: Inez’s new destination for pampered pups
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Tori O’Connor is putting Inez on the pet pampering map with her newly opened Dogg House Spa located at 5 Green Bottom Lot #1. On Friday, she celebrated her launch with friends by her side, scissors in hand, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “This is the first dog grooming…
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Eastern Kentucky towns fight to recover from opioid epidemic, with help from newcomers and recovering addicts, national author reports
BY SAM QUINONES REPUBLISHED BY KHN FROM THE FREE PRESS In early 2020, Mandi Fugate Sheffel, 42, opened a tiny bookstore in her hometown of Hazard. Everyone thought she was crazy. Downtown Hazard was a forbidding place to start any business, much less a bookstore. Most coal mines that once supported the area had closed.…
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Shufflin Café sold to Addiction Recovery Care
Inez restuarant begins new chapter: Masterpiece Kitchen and Café BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cherished Shufflin’ Café in Inez is embarking on a new chapter named Masterpiece Kitchen and Café. The café, under new ownership, is retaining its essence but is evolving into a hub of opportunity for women at White Oak…
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Fletcher’s Roadside Grill is coming to Inez
INEZ — Ginger Fletcher is about to realize her dream of becoming a small-business owner. Supported by her husband Ronnie, her daughters Skyler and Kayla, and son-in-law Zak Kirk, she has broken ground to start this adventure. Weather permitting, excavation on the footer for Fletcher’s Roadside Grill will begin Jan. 15 in Inez. “Our family…
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Harvest Festival boosts local businesses, economy
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Kiwanis Club gathered Thursday at Shufflin Café in Inez to reflect on the overwhelming success of the 2023 Harvest Festival and announce plans for next year. “It was a great turnout. I’ve never seen so many people in the county out and about,” Kiwanis president Melissa Phelps…
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Rite Value Pharmacy offers personalized prescription service and pharmacy care
BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Rite Value Pharmacy in Inez is an independent pharmacy owned and operated by people in your hometown. Owner Clayton Wells believes the difference lies in providing the best personalized prescription service and pharmacy care. An Inez native, Wells initially opened a pharmacy in Louisa in 2003. After seeing its…
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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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‘Every day is a fashion show’ at Main Emporium
Inez boutique offers sports and fashion apparel BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Main Emporium opened its doors in Inez in January 2019 with the motto, “Every day is a fashion show and the world is your runway.” Owned by the son-and-mother team Daniel Cline and Rita Horn Stacy, Main Emporium evolved from Bluegrass Creative Designs…
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Inez Drug maintains old-fashioned personal care and highlights modern services
BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Since 1967, Inez Drug has been dispensing medicine to generations of Martin Countians. It gives customers what they need: a safe, simple, accessible way to get their medication. The mom-and-pop-style drugstore’s longstanding success is in its more personal ways of customer service, patient care and the owner’s career…
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