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Pigeon Roost tree-lighting Thursday
PILGRIM — The Pigeon Roost Community Center will host a tree-lighting ceremony Thursday at 7 p.m. Santa will be there, so kids should have your letters ready for him. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited.
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Bench warrant turns violent for officers
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Serving a bench warrant in Pilgrim turned violent Oct.19 for law enforcement officers in Martin County. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy David Adams got a call to assist Constable Bradford Preece at a residence on S. Wolf Creek. The constable was attempting to arrest 38-year-old Adam Maynard of Pilgrim…
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SOAR brings high-speed internet to 30 homes on Wolf Creek
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) is bringing high-speed internet to 30 households in the Meathouse Fork area of Wolf Creek. Residents within a 10-mile radius of Meathouse can receive a free Starlink satellite dish and service for a year provided by SOAR. After one year, a customer would…
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Hundreds served in July; next food distribution Aug. 31
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PILGRIM — The rain didn’t stop Wolf Creek Community Church and Facing Hunger Foodbank from distributing food to hundreds of families July 27 at the Pigeon Roost Community Center. The two organizations, with the help of WCCC’s fearless youth group and community volunteers, helped 362 families to receive fresh eggs, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, three…
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Outages plague Pilgrim
No phone service for 30 days; electricity interruptions frequent BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Unreliable utility service is nothing new to Meathouse Road residents in Pilgrim, but the last month has been exceptionally trying. They have had landline phone service for two days since June 17, and electrical disruptions have become a daily occurrence.…
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Videos show constables beating, dragging man
Commonwealth Attorney could not comment on ‘what may be a pending case, investigation’ BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Videos surfaced last week on Facebook showing two Martin County constables beating and dragging a man after they captured him onto the ground and cuffed his hands behind his back. Two videos show Martin County…
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