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Join us at the Harvest Fest Health & Wellness Pavilion
BY DOROTHY DILLON The Martin County Health Department invites everyone to visit the Health & Wellness Pavilion during the Harvest Festival on Friday, Sept. 18, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The pavilion will be located at 42 East Main Street in Inez, beside the…
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Harvest Fest promises biggest entertainment lineup yet
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Harvest Festival will celebrate 30 years Sept. 18-19 with what organizers are calling its biggest entertainment lineup yet, more food vendors and $15 unlimited-ride wristbands. Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps, president of the Kiwanis Club, gave the Fiscal Court a preview Thursday of the annual…
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Harvest Fest packs 30th anniversary weekend: Carnival, music, parade, vendors, more
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — From Elvis on Friday afternoon to Jake Hoot on Saturday night, the 30th annual Martin County Harvest Festival now has a full weekend on the books. Organizers have released the Sept. 18-19 schedule, packing two days in Inez with live music, carnival rides, hayrides, a parade, wrestling, the…
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‘Picture’ 30 years of Harvest Fest
Help create a Harvest Fest photo exhibit BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Thirty years of parades, carnival lights, music, vendor markets and growing together have made the Martin County Harvest Festival part of the county’s collective memory. Now as the festival prepares to mark its 30th anniversary Sept. 18-19 in downtown Inez, organizers…
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Vendor call for Harvest Fest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Harvest Festival is opening its streets — and its menu — to vendors preparing for the festival’s 30th anniversary Sept. 18-19 in downtown Inez. Applications are now available for craft and retail vendors, as well as for vendors selling prepackaged or baked food items. Download…
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Sounds of Harvest Fest: Nashville hitmaker CJ Solar
INEZ — Nashville hitmaker CJ Solar closed out Saturday night at the Harvest Fest with a powerhouse performance on the Court Street stage in Inez. With his fiery guitar licks, gritty vocals and a band that kept the energy surging, Solar delivered a mix of crowd favorites and original songs that had festivalgoers singing along.…
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Harvest Fest ‘Community’
INEZ — The spirit of togetherness filled downtown Inez during the Harvest Festival on Friday and Saturday, prompting Lovely photographer Andrew Gess of Ace Images to capture aerial photographs. One of which he titled “Community.” Gess’s “Community” shows folks mingling around the courthouse square, where music, food and carnival rides brought life to the streets…
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Over 60 vendors heading to Harvest Fest this Friday and Saturday
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Downtown Inez will turn into a street-fair celebration this Friday and Saturday as the Harvest Festival brings more than 60 vendors, its biggest carnival yet, live music and family fun. Dozens of food booths, craft tables, games, and community displays will line the streets, filling the weekend with the sights,…
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CJ Solar to bring Nashville firepower to Martin County Harvest Fest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s biggest weekend just scored a headliner with real Southern bite. Baton Rouge native and Nashville hitmaker CJ Solar is set to close out the 2025 Harvest Fest. He will bring his blend of swampy blues, Southern rock grit and chart-topping country polish to the stage Saturday,…
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Smith finds Harvest Fest Treasure Hunt Clue #2 in Warfield
WARFIELD — Regina Smith found Harvest Fest Clue #2 at the mouth of Collins Creek on the sign. This spot was once the location of “Warfield Salt Works.” According to the late historian Rufus Reed of Lovely, Warfield Salt Works occupied approximately 6 acres at the mouth of Collins Creek. The company distilled and shipped salt…
