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Our Common Call to Generosity Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” Proverbs 11:24-25 Last week, we wrote about how upside-down the life of faith is compared…
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Do not take no for an answer
BY PASTOR JACK WARD A story came across the wires from Reuters about a family of ducklings that fell down a sewer grate in Vancouver. Their mother did what any parent would do: She got help from a passing police officer. The mother duck grabbed the police officer by the pant leg while he was…
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The unexpecteds of Christmas
A few days before Christmas in 1981, my beloved came home with a great big present just for me. We were newlyweds, living on love and Tator Tots. I didn’t know what it was or how he had paid for it. He laid it gingerly under our sparsely decorated tree. Not one time in my…
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Inmate dies in Floyd County jail
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — A Floyd County Detention Center inmate died Saturday after jail staff found him unresponsive from an apparent suicide attempt, according to Ross C. Shurtleff, chief of the Prestonsburg City Police Department. Shurtleff said in a news release that the jail called Prestonsburg/Floyd County 911 at approximately 1 p.m. Nov. 29…
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Troopers shoot, kill Lawrence County man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARTHA — Kentucky State Police troopers shot and killed a 69-year-old Lawrence County man late Saturday while trying to serve an arrest warrant, officials said. Troopers fired at Timothy Keeton when he pointed a gun at them, police said. The shooting occurred around 11:45 p.m. on KY-1715 in Martha when…
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Already in state prison, Tomahawk man pleads guilty to federal fentanyl trafficking
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Martin County, Kentucky, man already serving a state prison sentence pleaded guilty in federal court to buying fentanyl in Huntington with the intent to sell it. Kody D. Harless, 27, of Tomahawk, entered the plea Nov. 24. According to court records, Harless received approximately 4.75 grams…
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PSC taking comments on Kentucky Power’s proposed 14.62% rate hike
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Kentucky Power customers have two remaining chances to weigh in on the utility’s proposed 14.62% rate hike in person, but can send written comments to the Kentucky Public Service Commission. The PSC will hold public comment meetings Dec. 18 in Hazard and Jan. 8 in Ashland. The proposed increase would raise the…
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Judge will question jurors before ruling in murder case
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A circuit judge will question potential jurors before ruling on a motion for change of venue in the case of Timothy Kennedy, accused of murdering West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Judge Joshua Butcher of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit said Nov. 25 that he will call…
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Zip Zone Classic tips off Saturday in Inez
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Big-time basketball is coming back to Inez on Saturday as the Zip Zone Classic returns to Martin County High School with a star-studded lineup and some of the top talent from Kentucky and West Virginia. Martin County Middle School will open at 10:15 a.m. against Lenore. From there,…
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Martin County hosts Cardinal Madness
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School tipped off basketball season in style Nov. 20, hosting Cardinal Madness in front of a lively home crowd that saw elementary action, middle school games, contests and the first look at the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals. Eden Elementary swept its rivalry slate with Inez, winning…
