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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Cardinals
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Coach Josh Muncy’s squad fought a war in a mud pit Saturday at Breathitt County in the second round of state playoffs to finish the season with a 7-5 record and 2A District 8 runner-up. The Cardinals…
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Martin County players named All-District
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – After Martin County’s 2A state playoff run, nine Cardinal football players have been named to the All-District team and six were selected as Honorable Mention. Damian Cheek, Caleb Costa, Tate Crum, Brock Messer, Madden Miller, Dawson Mills, Greyden Proctor, Jaquan Rufus, and Bryston Wells earned All-District honors. Weston Jude,…
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Operation Christmas Child partners with Inez First Baptist Church
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Operation Christmas Child continues to brighten the lives of children around the globe by collecting shoeboxes filled with small gifts and supplies and getting them into the hands that need them. For the first time ever, a collection location is set up in Martin County. Collection time runs through…
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Bird’s Eye View
BY KRISTEN WELLS and BRAYDEN MCKENZIE Hello, Cardinal Nation. This is Kirsten Wells and Brayden McKenzie. This week, we have some exciting news about current and upcoming events. The football team had a huge game against Breathitt County. Our boys and girls basketball team have their first scrimmage, as well as the Zip Zone Classic…
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Boxvana donates Christmas cabin
INEZ — Boxvana employees put the finishing touches on a tiny Christmas cabin Thursday on Main Street in Inez. The cabin is part of the Christmas in the Mountains festival. Boxvana foreman Jesse Reed said his company donated Lite-Pan for the construction while he and crew members John Goble, Brad Ray and Dustin Williams did the work.…
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Celebrate Recovery Tuesday in Inez
INEZ — Celebrate Recovery will hold a 5-year celebration Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Inez Freewill Baptist Life Center and invites everyone to attend. Organizers said they want to thank all church and community sponsors for helping steward the program. “We have seen hundreds of people suffering from hurts, habits and hangups find hope…
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Flu A on the rise in Martin County
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Inez family physician Don Chaffin says that in his 40 years of practice, he has never personally seen such a large number of positive Flu A cases in such a short timeframe as he has seen within the last two weeks. Chaffin said his office is also…
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Christmas in the Mountains Festival releases schedule of events
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — If you drive through the City of Inez in the next few days, you will feel the Christmas spirit as city streets transform into a winter wonderland with light displays everywhere. Christmas in the Mountains organizers announced a schedule this week that points to the city becoming the premier Christmas…
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Judge to host prayer at government center
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty wants all area pastors and ministers of every denomination to come together and pray for the county and its residents Dec. 3 on the steps of the government center in Inez. The judge also invites all residents to join the special “Christmas Blessings Prayer”…