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Christmas in the Mountains counts its blessings after a successful year
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — By the time Martin County Tourism officials gathered in the government center Jan. 20, the lights of Christmas in the Mountains had been packed away, the displays dismantled, the last checks still moving slowly through the mail. What remained was a ledger that balanced, a downtown that had
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Angel Breakfast celebrates the true meaning of Christmas
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Christmas Angel Breakfast filled the Collier Center with gratitude and the glow of community Saturday morning. Families gathered to share a meal and celebrate the heart of the season. Children left with full bellies and parents with grateful hearts. Volunteers left with the knowledge that they helped
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Mr. and Ms. Christmas in the Mountains: Horn and Mills
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Christmas in the Mountains has named its 2025 royalty, honoring two longtime pillars of the community. Everett Horn Jr. of Inez will serve as Mr. Christmas in the Mountains, joined by Lovely’s Carol Sue Mills as Ms. Christmas in the Mountains. The pair will be crowned Sunday, Dec.
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Martin County communities launch packed Christmas season
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County is ushering in the Christmas season with community celebrations and activities across the county from November through mid-December. On Sunday, crowds packed in as Christmas in the Mountains lit the Christmas tree and made it snow on Court Street in Inez. The next event arrives Saturday, Nov. 29,
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Christmas in the Mountains to transform Inez Dec. 7-13
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The City of Inez will again become the ultimate holiday attraction as it hosts Christmas in the Mountains the week of Dec. 7–13. Organizers are busy transforming the town with thousands of twinkling lights and impressive displays. Christmas in the Mountains organizer Linda Lou Webb revealed several attractions
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Inez overcomes cold to celebrate Christmas in the Mountains
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Cold temperatures did not stop hundreds of Christmas in the Mountains revelers from convening in downtown Inez for the weeklong celebration from Dec. 1 to 7. Students from area schools braved the cold to enjoy exclusive carnival privileges throughout the week. “A Walk to Bethlehem,” an outdoor theatrical
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Christmas in the Mountains royalty crowned
Garmon Preece and Thelma Moore, the 2024 Mr. and Ms. Christmas in the Mountains, were crowned during Sunday night’s Merry Little Christmas Party at the Collier Center in Inez. The coronation officially kicked off the festival that runs through Dec. 7 in downtown Inez.
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Festival founders honored with ‘Angels of Christmas’ awards
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Linda Lou Webb, Barry Webb and Brenda Evans Davis found themselves in the spotlight Sunday during the Christmas in the Mountains Merry Little Christmas Party. The festival founders received a surprise honor: the “Angels of Christmas in the Mountains” award. The recognition, presented by Martin County Judge/Executive Lon
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Christmas in the Mountains unveils detailed schedule
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The holiday season is upon us and the Christmas in the Mountains organizers have unveiled a schedule of live performances, attractions and events to bring the community together in celebration in Inez. The festivities begin this Sunday, Dec. 1, with the Merry Little Christmas Party at the Collier
