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Six Martin County residents make honors lists at EKU
RICHMOND — Six Martin County residents made the dean’s list at Eastern Kentucky University for Spring 2023, while three students received the president’s award. Abbie Grace Clark of Inez, Bobby E. Hale of Pilgrim, Lindsy Marcum of Inez, Gracie Lenee Presley of Lovely, Sabrina Nicole Sites of Tomahawk and Anthony Thomas Spence of Beauty achieved dean’s…
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Stories of Place: LiKEN begins family cemeteries project in Martin County
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Madison Mooney and Karen Rignall were the guest speakers at last week’s Kiwanis meeting in Inez. Mooney and Rignall represented the Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN) and presented an update on the nonprofit’s Stories of Place project in Martin County. Stories of Place, a LiKEN storytelling project, highlights…
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Inez Elementary School concludes adventurous summer program
INEZ — The students at Inez Elementary School have had an eventful summer with the school’s 21st Century Summer Program. The series of educational excursions that spanned the state concluded last week with a memorable visit to the Newport Aquarium. The program, under the direction of Lois Cassady, saw the students exploring various sites of…
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Charles named principal at Martin County High School
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School recently announced the appointment of Brian Charles as its new principal. Charles, a seasoned educator with over three decades of experience, officially took up his new role last week. For the past five years, Charles has been serving as principal at Warfield Elementary School,…
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IES 21st Century Summer Program takes students on adventure to Carter Caves
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT OLIVE HILL — As part of Inez Elementary School’s 21st Century Summer Program, students embarked on an exciting field trip to Carter Caves Friday. Led by program director Lois Cassady, the students had the opportunity to explore the captivating Cascade Cave and enjoy a delicious meal at Golden Corral in Ashland. The…
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Martin County High School principal retires
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A landmark era has ended at Martin County High School as Principal Martha Williams retired after a distinguished 27-year career in education, the last four years of which were spent at MCHS. As part of a sentimental tradition, Williams shared her end-of-the-year clean desk post on Facebook for…
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Martin County announces 2023 District Spelling Bee winners
INEZ — The 2023 Martin County School District Spelling Bee was Thursday in the Martin County High School auditorium. Drake Bowen, an eighth-grader at Martin County Middle School, won first place. Inez Elementary sixth-grader Morgan Allen finished in the runner-up spot. Landon Hager, a seventh-grade Martin County Middle School student, won third place. Gabriel Bevins,…
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Warfield Elementary announces honors
WARFIELD — Principal Brian Charles, teachers and staff announced honors at Warfield Elementary School. AnnieMae Meadows and Matthew Fletcher are the Head Start Students of the Week. Meadows also had perfect attendance in March in Michelle Chapman and Janet Keener’s Head Start class. WES Students of the Week include Sawyer Hall, Hunter Bowen, Easton Smith,…
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Martin County Middle School goes to Washington
WASHINGTON — Martin County Middle School sponsored a field trip to Washington over spring break. Teachers Kristie Fields and Sam Lever led a group of 20 middle school students to the nation’s capital and enjoyed the sights and sounds of busy city life. Among highlights were excursions to the American History Smithsonian Museum, the Natural…
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Eden Elementary spotlighting ‘paws-itively’ wonderful Wildcats
Eden Elementary would like to recognize several different groups of people that have exhibited “paws-itive” behaviors that are noteworthy of celebration. Every week, we showcase a student from each grade level, a community partner and a member/group of our hard-working staff that have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on our school.…
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