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Lady Cards capture regional runner-up
Caldwell named 15th Region POY BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Martin County girls soccer team capped off a record-setting season with a 15-2 finish and a runner-up placement in the 15th Region Championship after falling 1-0 to Johnson Central in a defensive battle on Oct. 16. Despite coming up short in the…
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Martin County volleyball defeats Tolsia on senior night
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County volleyball celebrated Senior Night in style with both varsity and junior varsity victories over Tolsia on Oct. 14, before falling to Johnson Central in the 57th District championship at Martin County High School on Monday night. The Lady Cards dominated the first set against Tolsia, jumping…
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Eden captures A-team title in dramatic finish
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Eden Wildcats are county champions after mounting a comeback and edging Warfield 28-27 in a thrilling A-team title game Monday night. Warfield roared out to an 11-1 lead in the opening quarter, but Eden refused to fold. Aubrey Wilson sparked the comeback with eight first-quarter points to…
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Warfield snaps championship drought with B-team win
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Warfield Lady Red Devils ended a nearly five-year title drought Monday night, defeating the Inez Lady Indians 22-6 to capture the Martin County Elementary B-Team Championship. Inez entered with a clear game plan. The Lady Indians assigned a chaser to shadow Brooklyn Nichols and held her to…
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Lafferty receives first college offer
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County football standout Crayson “Bones” Lafferty received his first official college offer this weekend from Midway University. The Cardinal senior visited the scenic Midway campus earlier this season and impressed coaches with his performance on both sides of the ball. Lafferty, known for his defensive dominance, currently…
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Copper theft leaves lasting damage and ‘no options available’ on Wolf Creek
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Another attempted copper theft on North Wolf Road has left residents without working telephone service and deepened what they describe as a permanent loss of infrastructure in their rural area. Around 8 a.m. Saturday, a caller traveling on State Route 1714/North Wolf Creek Road between Buck Branch and…
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Tragedy of losing a communication lifeline in rural Martin County
Another 400 feet of copper cable may not sound like much. But on North Wolf Road in Lovely and on Rockhouse in Tomahawk it represents the steady unraveling of rural infrastructure that once connected Martin County people to each other and to the outside world. When copper thieves cut AT&T’s telephone line Saturday morning near…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Dena R. Booth, 66, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday on West Main Street in Inez on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/substances. Sheriff Kirk reported that he witnessed a vehicle driving erratically and made a traffic stop.…
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Warfield sets property tax rates
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — The City of Warfield set its real estate and personal tangible property tax rates at 11.2 cents per $100 of assessed value. That is an increase in real estate from last year’s rate of 10.1 and in personal tangible from last year’s rate of 9.55. According to City Clerk Rhonda…
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Inez Drug Store Players of the Week: Ward and Horn
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Rex Ward and Raegan Horn are the Inez Drug Store Players of the Week. Ward amassed 118 yards in the air on only five receptions in a 46-14 win over Floyd Central Friday night. Defensively, he forced a fumble for the Cardinals. He also…
