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Skaggs, Thompson, Cordle headline this weekend in Louisa
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT The second stop of the 2024 Country Music Highway Tribute Show unfolds Friday and Saturday in downtown Louisa with live performances, local food, arts and crafts, and more. The legendary Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, hometown hero Noah Thompson, and Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Larry Cordle headline the event organized by SOAR (Shaping…
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Cal Ripken Softball All-Stars play in tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The Martin County Cal Ripken 12U Softball All-Stars traveled to Louisa to play in a tournament with Belfry, Johnson Central, and Lawrence County on June 19 and 20. The following is a recap of last week’s tournament action: Martin Co. vs Lawrence County – The All-Stars faced the…
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‘When I’m Gone’ playing now
LOUISA — “When I’m Gone,” written by Michael Ross Albert and featuring the music of The Stanley Brothers, opened May 28 at the Garden Theater in Louisa. The play tells the story of the night Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys came to Fort Gay, West Virginia, and changed two teenage musicians’ lives. After…
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Martin County Middle soccer is district runner-up
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — Martin County Middle School Lady Cards advanced to the OVC Conference after finishing as runner-up in the OVC East District Tournament last week. Martin County entered the tournament with a 7-3 record and ranked second in the district. Lawrence County hosted the district tournament and faced Martin County in the…
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ARC shares resources to help identify alcohol abuse
LOUISA — Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) is sharing resources to help Kentuckians identify the warning signs of alcohol abuse and point loved ones to effective treatment options. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that alcohol-related fatalities nationwide increased nearly 30% from 2016-17 to 2020-21 — accounting for an average of more…
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Martin County tennis teams notch tri-match wins
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Martin County tennis teams competed in tri-matches April 15 and April 18 at Lawrence County High School. On April 15, the boys secured a narrow victory over Johnson Central 3-2 but lost to Lawrence County 5-0, while the girls lost to Johnson Central 5-0 and Lawrence County 5-0.…
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ARC encourages life-saving connection to treatment amid study highlighting widespread impact of overdose deaths
LOUISA — Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) is reminding individuals about the vital importance of connecting loved ones to evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment following a recent report underscoring the devastating toll of the drug epidemic. In a study released last month by RAND Corporation, more than 42% of Americans reported personally knowing someone who…