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First State Bank backs Harvest Fest with Kiwanis donation
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Kiwanis Club’s weekly luncheon at Giovanni’s turned into a celebration of community Thursday when James Ayers, assistant vice president/regional retail manager of First State Bank and a longtime Kiwanian, presented a donation in support of this year’s Harvest Festival. “Madam President, we’ve been built on belief since
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Scammers exploit advancements in technology, local banker warns
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In an era where scammers constantly devise new ways to defraud the public, everyday citizens are losing their hard-earned money to increasingly sophisticated schemes such as phishing, spoofing and romance scams. At the Kiwanis Club luncheon held Thursday at Masterpiece Kitchen & Café, local banker James Ayers of
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Boxvana ‘saga’ concludes
TEK Center ribbon cutting June 2 BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority met for their regular monthly meeting May 10 to discuss Boxvana leaving the Honey Branch Industrial Park. The board approved financials and housekeeping for the May meeting without much discussion and moved on to the main
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Ayers included in Leadership Kentucky Class of 2022
FRANKFORT — The Leadership Kentucky Class of 2022 graduated Dec. 14 and included James Ayers of First State Bank in Inez. Ayers was among 51 civic and community leaders from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky who celebrated the completion of the program after seven months together. The year’s program ran from June through December and
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Inez banker is member of Leadership Kentucky class
FRANKFORT — Leadership Kentucky announced Monday that the 51-member Class of 2022 includes Inez banker James Ayers. Leadership Kentucky’s flagship program consists of seven three-day sessions, where participants gather to gain insight on the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its challenges and opportunities. Throughout the sessions, class members will meet with Kentucky’s current leaders and explore
