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Eden Wildcats celebrate at PAWsitive Pep Rally
Due to the excessive amount of school missed because of winter weather, we combined our January and February celebrations into one exciting PAWsitive Pep Rally. Even with the snow days, our Wildcats have continued to work hard and stay committed to learning. We are so proud of their positive attitudes and dedication. Highlights included: Attendance
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Time for a trim?
BY JACK WARD A lady named Carol has a pet finch named Coffee, who runs into a serious problem once in a while. Her claws grow so long that she loses the ability to control them. They get stuck in the nest and she cannot get them out. Once Carol found her nearly dead, hanging
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We will make it home
BY JACK WARD Baseball season is just around the corner. I love baseball. Baseball is all about getting players to arrive safe at home. Let me use a baseball analogy here. If I am a baseball player, I trust in my manager. I know the rules of the game: to get to first, I must
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Incredible prophecies about Israel returning to its land
BY JACK WARD Two things in the Bible prove the Bible is the accurate, complete word of God—the resurrection of Jesus and the resurrection of Israel. No one has ever come up with evidence to dispute that Jesus rose from the dead, NO ONE. And now the evidence is indisputable that God raised Israel from
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Tomahawk man sentenced to nearly nine years in federal fentanyl case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Tomahawk, Kentucky, man was sentenced March 2 to nearly nine years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. Kody D. Harless, 28, received a sentence of eight years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession with intent
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Christ is what counts
BY JACK WARD Wayne Cordeiro, a preacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, writes: Some time ago some wonderful people in our church gave Anna, my wife, and me a dinner certificate to a nice restaurant for $100. We thought, Wow, a hundred bucks. Let’s go for it. We found a free evening. We dressed up. I took
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The Church: A place of faith and love
BY JACK WARD There are many organizations worldwide today. Some of them are very good and helpful, such as the American Cancer Society, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Kiwanis clubs of America, which do good things for their communities. And I’m sure we can think of a hundred others. Some organizations are just plain
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One generation away
BY JACK WARD You have heard it said that “we are one generation away from godlessness.” Well that happened to the people of Israel. Judges 2:10-12: “And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had
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Sheriff’s Office seizes over 86 grams of suspected meth in traffic stop
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and deputies seized more than 86 grams of suspected methamphetamine during a traffic stop Thursday night on Milo Road in Tomahawk. Authorities arrested Brandi Moore, 35, and Larry Joe Horn Jr., 58, both of Inez, following a consent search that also turned up
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James Edward Webb Obituary
James Edward Webb 1944—2026 James Edward Webb, a beloved educator, talented musician and skilled luthier, passed away in Frankfort, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He lived most of his quiet life on Stidham Lane in Martin County. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Linda Webb, his
