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Countywide strategic plan moves from input to action
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County residents will have three more chances this spring to help shape a countywide strategic plan. Led by the University of Kentucky and Blueprint Kentucky, the effort that began is shifting from public input to action steps and final recommendations. Organizers will hold the remaining public sessions
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Feeling the winter blues? Light may be the best medicine
BY LINDSEY FEY and JOSEPH REY-BARREAU UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY As the days get shorter and the sunlight fades, many people notice a change in their energy and mood. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), often called seasonal depression or the “winter blues,” is a type of depression that typically occurs during the fall and winter months when
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Martin County students make UK Dean’s List
Three Martin County students made the University of Kentucky Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester in recognition of their academic achievement. The honorees are Ashdon E. Kerr, a neuroscience major, Aiden D. Fields, a political science major and Mary E. Connor, a psychology major. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a
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Calling all residents to help map strategic plan for Martin County; meetings begin Jan. 20
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County residents will soon be asked a simple but consequential question: what should their community become. Blueprint Kentucky and the University of Kentucky are launching a new, multi-month strategic planning process to gather local ideas and turn them into a roadmap for county decisions in the years ahead. They are
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UK water study finds Martin County’s DBP levels in line with regional systems
BY MADISON MOONEY After years of documented water quality problems in Martin County, new University of Kentucky research shows that levels of disinfection byproducts in local tap water are comparable to those found in many systems across the region and nation, according to results of a multi-year study presented to residents this month. In 2019,
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UK to present water study findings in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — University of Kentucky researchers will return to Martin County next week to present findings from a five-year study on drinking water safety and disinfection byproducts (DBPs), continuing a research effort that began with a pilot study in 2018. The Mountain Drinking Water Study report-back meetings will take place
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UK to share findings of five-year water study in Martin County Nov. 3 & 4
BY MADISON MOONEY This is the second installment of What’s the drip? For this article, I will focus on findings that will be presented in the Mountain Drinking Water Project’s community meetings next week. However, before we dive into the Mountain Drinking Water Project, I wanted to share a timeline of how this project got
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Five Martin County students named to UK Dean’s List
Five students from Martin County earned spots on the University of Kentucky’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. They join more than 9,700 students who were recognized for academic excellence. The Martin County students include Jenna E. Cassady, a secondary education major focused on English; Chloe Fields, studying kinesiology; Lauryn G. Pope, marketing; Austin
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NBA draft withdrawal approaching
Before we dig into UK news, I want to thank the parents and coaches who help in keeping this newspaper rolling. It is tough to be in two places at once. I appreciate those who send me information and photos to recognize our student-athletes. It is crucial to get these kids’ names out there and
