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BSCTC and Elliott Contracting celebrate Going Pro Signing Day
Big Sandy Community and Technical College and Elliott Company recently held Going Pro Signing Day, celebrating students offered employment after completing a program or training. According to a statement from BSCTC, Elliott Company, a multi-trades commercial contractor with divisions in electrical, mechanical, and general contracting, partnered with BSCTC to provide...
Pack wins Mother’s Day giveaway
INEZ — Joy Pack, of Butler, Ohio, formerly of Tomahawk, Kentucky, is the winner of the annual Mountain Citizen Mother’s Day Giveaway Basket and Flowers. The 80-year-old Joy is the mother of one son, Tim, also of Ohio. She was thrilled to be the winner. “I can’t believe...
The National Plastics Expo
Over 25 years ago during my corporate life, I still recall a very memorable trip from Charleston, West Virginia, to Paintsville, Kentucky. I took U.S. 119. Back then, prior to Corridor G, most of it was two-lane. In Kentucky, I had to stop for a man with two large paper...
Johnson Central 14, Shelby Valley 0 (Five innings)
Last Thursday at the Johnson Brothers Athletic Complex, the Shelby Valley Wildcats hosted 15th Region foe Johnson Central in a baseball showdown that saw the Golden Eagles cruise to a 14-0 win in five innings over the Wildcats. As neither team scored in the first inning, the Golden Eagles got...
Localized flooding hits part of region
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Localized flooding hit parts of the Tri-State on Monday night including in eastern Kentucky. Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence counties were all under a Flash Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service. Viewers sent us photos of high water in Grayson, Kentucky, including along...
Paintsville welcomes Paintsville ARH expansion with ribbon cutting
On May 1, Paintsville ARH Hospital hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house for the grand opening of ARH Specialty Associates and Paintsville ARH Retail Pharmacy on the hospital campus. The event featured guest speakers from ARH and the Paintsville community, free health screenings, giveaways, and lunch. Paintsville ARH Hospital CEO...
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