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Christmas in the Mountains opens in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Christmas in the Mountains opened Sunday with A Merry Little Christmas Party and the crowning of retired Martin County educators Estella Horn as Ms. Christmas in the Mountains and Darrell Clark as Mr. Christmas in the Mountains. With Inez looking like a dazzling winter wonderland of lights and…
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Inez student council donates to festival
The Inez Elementary Student Council, under the direction of Kayla Hale, made a monetary contribution to Linda Webb and Christmas in the Mountains. The students were very excited to be able to help the group of local volunteers who are making the town so beautiful. They said they enjoy riding through town each evening and…
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Christmas in the Mountains events start Nov. 1
“The cross is a sign of hope and a promise that we can spend eternity in heaven.” –Linda Lou Web A Merry Little Christmas Party tickets on sale; Community Decorating Day set for Sunday BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Christmas in the Mountains organizers are asking residents and businesses from one end of…
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Ms. and Mr. Christmas in the Mountains announced
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The distinguished honor of being chosen as the 2023 Christmas in the Mountains royalty has been bestowed on two former Martin County educators who influenced the lives of students for well over 30 years. Linda Webb, an organizer of the annual festival, said that a panel of judges…
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Limited festival vendor spots available
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Plans for the 2023 annual Christmas in the Mountains festival are quickly shaping up. Event organizers wish to remind those interested in setting up as a vendor Dec. 1 and 2 that time is running out to reserve a spot and the list of paid vendors is on…
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‘Community Decorating Day’ Nov. 5 for Christmas in the Mountains
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Christmas in the Mountains “Community Decorating Day” is Sunday, Nov. 5. It is the day for folks to come to Inez and help light up the town with Christmas lights to prepare for the annual Christmas in the Mountains. “It truly takes a village,” remarked Christmas in the…
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Martin County Farm Bureau sponsors Christmas in the Mountains ice-skating rink
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Thanks to a generous donation of $6,000 from the Martin County Farm Bureau, the popular ice-skating rink will again grace the Christmas in the Mountains festival this year. Linda Lou Webb, a Christmas in the Mountains committee member, announced the news during a recent Martin County Tourism Board…
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Decorating begins for Christmas in the Mountains
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Although the autumn season is only beginning in Eastern Kentucky, the organizers of the annual Christmas in the Mountains festival are again hard at work preparing for the 2023 event (Nov. 26–Dec. 2). The volunteers are planning to transform the City of Inez into a picturesque setting that…