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What discourages you?
BY JACK WARD One in seven Christians is persecuted worldwide. In 2025, 4,849 Christians were martyred for simply trying to go to church or have a Bible in a Muslim or communist nation. The top 10 nations for Christian persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Libya and Iran. Notice all…
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Tomahawk man pleads guilty to federal gun charge after undercover buys
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — A Tomahawk man has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to one of two gun charges after authorities made undercover purchases of methamphetamine and a shotgun at his Martin County home in 2025. Jimmy D. Cornett, 61, pleaded guilty April 7 in U.S. District Court in Lexington…
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Turn your radio on
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE We are bombarded daily with news, advertisements, telemarketers, text advertisements and annoying phone calls. All of this is physically and emotionally draining. For the last 20 years I have listened to, watched and read the news. Sadly, most of the news is bad, negative and depressing. Actually, so much of television…
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The Remnant
BY JACK WARD Wars are going on all over the world. Atheism is on the rise in America, the homosexual agenda continues unabated, persecution continues worldwide, especially in the Muslim nations, and church attendance continues to fall. Those who attend church now are by far the minority in America. Only 8% of Americans attend church…
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Stidham Old Time Music Association among Appalachian Kentucky civic grant recipients
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HAZARD — A Martin County organization is among 13 recipients sharing $90,000 in Appalachian Kentucky Civic Experiment grants, with the Stidham Old-Time Music Association of Tomahawk receiving $7,500 to expand affordable string music lessons for young people. The grants, awarded by the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, support projects across the region aimed…
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State awards replacement of Mollett Branch bridge
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A narrow one-lane bridge over Rockhouse Fork in Tomahawk that officials say is unsafe for emergency vehicles is slated for replacement at no cost to Martin County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet notified Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty in a letter that the Mollett Branch bridge “has been awarded…
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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…
