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LouRae Stacy starts ‘whimsical’ rug company Calico Rugs
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON – Martin County native LouRae Stacy has started a creative new business handmaking and selling colorful pop art rugs. Stacy’s company Calico Rugs can be found on social media and at their website calicorugs.com, where you can purchase and request custom rugs. “I have a cartoony illustration style that has
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Yatesville Lake Winter Cleanup Jan. 21
Volunteers needed BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a cleanup of Yatesville lake while the water levels are low for winter next weekend. The cleanup will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Yatesville Lake
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Locals nominated for Appy awards
Awards ceremony March 18 BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards will be held at the Mountain Arts Center March 18. Many local artists and entertainers are nominated for an award, known as an Appy. Voting is open on the awards show’s website now. Kayla Freeman Simpkins of Inez is
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BOE kicks off the new year
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education met Monday to prepare for the 2023 calendar year. The board saw presentations from Eden and Inez Elementary on 2022 Accountability Results and winter progress updates. Scores reveal that students, particularly those in lower grades, still aren’t performing at levels seen before the
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The Laid Back Country Picker is Johnny Knoxville’s ‘favorite new band’
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN On his Sirius XM radio show Saturday night, Johnny Knoxville played a track from the Laid Back Country Picker’s new album “Go West” and announced that LBCP was his “favorite new band.” The radio show, “The Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee” on Sirius’ Channel 60, Outlaw Country, is hosted by Knoxville
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Blue Acre offers locally grown greens and fish
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — A new farm utilizing state-of-the-art aquaponic farming techniques is open for business in Kermit. Blue Acre Appalachian Aquaponics uses high-tech farming equipment and techniques to produce tilapia and greens such as lettuce, kale, and microgreens. While much of Blue Acre’s business sells and delivers fresh fish and produce to
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2022 Entertainment Year in Review
Local artists made global impact BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN The slowed production of the first two years of the pandemic made for an explosive year for entertainment in 2022 at both a local and national level. While some of the best TV, music and movies we’ve seen in years were released from artists around the
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Hollerwood to host Christmas show Friday at Alley on Main
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Hollerwood Productions is hosting a “Christmas Extravaganza” Friday at Alley on Main in Paintsville. The show will feature performances by local musicians including Kristofer Lee Bentley and his band the Protectors. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music will begin at 7 p.m. and feature Jesse Osborne, Bobby Lee Caudill,
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State finds violations in fiscal court audit
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — The state’s annual audit of Martin County’s Fiscal Court found numerous weaknesses and violations in the court’s financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The Fiscal Court failed to properly advertise for bids on three separate purchases totaling $164,928 over the course of the fiscal year
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Lafferty meets with fiscal court for first time in special session
911 dispatch employee sparks disagreement BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court met Monday for the first time with Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty at the helm since his previous tenure as judge/executive. The court voted on two appointments to the Martin County Tourism Board. At Lafferty’s recommendation, the court voted to
