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Martin County communities launch packed Christmas season
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County is ushering in the Christmas season with community celebrations and activities across the county from November through mid-December. On Sunday, crowds packed in as Christmas in the Mountains lit the Christmas tree and made it snow on Court Street in Inez. The next event arrives Saturday, Nov. 29,
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Stanley harvests 7-point buck
Minzie Stanley of Pigeon Roost shows off the 7-point buck she harvested on Pigeon Roost in Martin County. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith)
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Martin County’s ‘Magic School Bus’ brings preschool to communities
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — There is a new kind of mobile classroom cruising through the Martin County School District. It is not your typical yellow school bus. This is the Martin County Early Learning Bus, a mobile preschool that is bringing education to the doorstep of children aged 3-5 years who are
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Martin County Early Learning Bus screening dates announced
The Martin County Early Learning Bus is bringing vision, hearing and speech screenings to the Library/Collier Center and Dempsey Housing Complex. Screenings are set for Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Library/Collier Center in Inez. On Aug. 30, screenings take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dempsey Housing Complex
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Celebrating 60 years of marriage: Eugene and Thelma’s enduring love
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIGEON ROOST — Eugene and Thelma Moore are set to celebrate a milestone Dec. 21 – their 60th wedding anniversary. At the ages of 86 and 78 respectively, they look back on a journey filled with love, dedication and shared memories. Their story began in 1963. Thelma, fresh out of
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Save the date Pigeon Roost
Pigeon Roost Community Center’s annual Christmas tree lighting is set for Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. Santa will give out stockings, hot chocolate and cookies.
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Pigeon Roost Volunteer Fire Department receives $10,000 grant for renovations
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIGEON ROOST — Pigeon Roost Volunteer Fire Department Chief Eric Jude received notification Monday that the training facility grant request he submitted to the Kentucky Fire Commission had been approved. The department is set to receive $10,000 to assist with renovations and additions to the upstairs portion of their fire
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Martin County School Bus Routes 2023-2024
WARFIELD AREA BUS 1801. AMY EDMUNDS. FIRST PICKUP. 6:20 a.m. BUS 1802. ROBIN HOWARD FIRST PICKUP. 6:20 a.m. BUS 1601. DWAYNE PACK. FIRST PICKUP. 6:35 a.m. BUS 902. JOE DAMRON. FIRST PICKUP. 6:35 a.m. BUS 1303. COLLEEN THOMPSON. FIRST PICKUP. 6:25 a.m. BUS 1401. RHONDA MARCUM. FIRST PICKUP. 6:35 a.m. BUS 0704. KAREN FINLEY. FIRST
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Christmas celebration Sunday at Pigeon Roost Park
PILGRIM — Families, friends and neighbors are invited to enjoy a special Pigeon Roost Community Christmas Celebration Sunday 4-7 p.m. at Pigeon Roost Park. Local churches and businesses are getting together to host the free event featuring a live walk-through nativity, coat giveaway, free cocoa and cookies, free hayrides, free pictures with Santa and free
