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Longtime Kermit resident and councilwoman dies
The residents of Kermit and surrounding communities are mourning the death of a lifetime co-resident and friend, community activist and veteran member of Kermit Town Council. Peggy Lee Marcum Moore, 81, died June 25 at Pikeville (Kentucky) Medical Center following a brief illness. Aside from being a long-serving councilwoman who...
Wellman attends her last meeting of Kermit Council
When the Kermit Town Council convenes in July to begin a new four-year term of addressing the needs of the residents that live and work in that Mingo County municipality, one familiar face will not be among those five people taking their chairs around the town hall conference table. Anna...
Mingo, Pike (Kentucky) communities staging July 4 celebrations
Several communities on both sides of the Tug River will be celebrating the July 4 holiday next week with late afternoon and evening events. In Kentucky, the Belfry Volunteer Fire Department will again kick off this variety of area holiday celebrations in South Williamson with its 43rd Annual “Thunder in the Valley” fireworks show on July 3, beginning at 10:05 p.m.
Fourth of July Area Events are Announced
With Independence Day falling on Thursday some cities in the area have decided to plan events and activities the Saturday before the holiday Saturday, June 29, and some for the actual date of the holiday while others decided the weekend after worked out better for their city or area to hold their celebrations.
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