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| Old-Fashioned Christmas candies from Upper Tygart Mini Mart were used to create a beautiful display at All That Bloomz in Grayson this week. |
For many people, “old fashioned” types of candy will always bring Christmas memories.
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| Old-Fashioned Christmas candies from Upper Tygart Mini Mart were used to create a beautiful display at All That Bloomz in Grayson this week. |
For many people, “old fashioned” types of candy will always bring Christmas memories.

Around this time of year, Upper Tygart Mini Mart in Carter County sell tons of candy one pound at a time as old-fashioned “sweets” continue to connect families and friends for Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Shandon Menix has been catching fish, especially smallmouth bass, from Buffalo Creek nearly his entire life. Menix, 9, is a student at Carter City Elementary who enjoys studying math, as well as a section of Buffalo Creek which runs right through his back yard.

I often think about my past, the history of my life, and the heritage of my family, my home and the state of my birth.

Adventure in Carter County Kentucky? You bet! Let us start with an introduction: We are Grigsby Outdoor Adventures, and though some of our trips take place in different locations, and even out of state, much of what we do and enjoy can be found right here in Carter!

A scene of the somewhat muddy waters of Tygart Creek at Huffman’s Ford along Tygart Creek Road on the afternoon of June 23, 2019.