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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported 20 civil suits filed in her office from Sept. 19 to Oct. 2. Meanwhile, Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported eight deeds and one marriage through Oct. 2. Civil Suits Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Jacob Daniels. Latonya Tonette Rutledge Caldwell vs. Ricky Wint Caldwell. Arivo Acceptance LLC…
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Martin County Schools to benefit from $22.6M grant
INEZ — Martin County School District is among 12 Kentucky districts selected to participate in a $22.6 million federal initiative helping students in rural, high-poverty communities prepare for college and careers. The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Elevate grant was awarded Oct. 1 to the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC).…
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Hinkle walks New York Fashion Week
NEW YORK — Kamryn Hinkle of Martin County walked New York Fashion Week, modeling for teen designer Charjean Couture alongside her pageant sisters from American Royal Beauties. It was Hinkle’s first visit to New York, where she toured the city’s most iconic sites, including the 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11 and the Statue of Liberty.…
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Happiness is contagious on ‘World Smile Day’
Residents and staff at Martin County Health Care Facility marked World Smile Day with cheerful spirits and plenty of joy Friday. The celebration reminded everyone that “a smile is the best accessory a person can wear.” The event highlighted the power of positivity and connection, one smile at a time.
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CAP recruits fuel vendors for LIHEAP
The Big Sandy Area Community Action Program is seeking vendors to supply fuel sources for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP. The agency announced a series of vendor meetings across its five-county service area, including a meeting Oct. 8 in Martin County. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at the…
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Letter to Editor: Dredging streams might prevent future problems
Editor: Twenty years ago I worked as a newspaper reporter in Logan, West Virginia, which suffered from a seasonal flooding problem. After much discussion a dredging project was approved. Because of this project the county went for about seven years before that area flooded again, where it used to flood annually. We recently had a…
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Letter to Editor: Response to McCool
Editor: This National Recovery Month, Kentucky State Representative Bobby McCool decided to write about addiction recovery. While he is right that substance abuse is one of Kentucky’s biggest challenges, the truth is that the challenge is about to get even bigger. Most Kentuckians have seen firsthand how difficult it can be to help someone fight…
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What a Friend We Have in the Holy Spirit
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” Romans 8:22-23 It seems that this past year we…
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The Spanish Rooster
The other day at the post office we received a Rooster in the mail from Puerto Rico. When the rooster crowed it sounded just like a rooster from America. I thought to myself, “Why doesn’t that rooster crow in Spanish?” I know you are thinking, “How stupid, animals don’t talk.” But we know from research…
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Fall in love with Jesus
We don’t know how it started. Maybe she made one wrong friend and that led her to another then another. Perhaps she dated one wrong guy in school and that set her on the path of trouble. Somewhere something went terribly wrong. Before she knew it, she was in crisis. That can happen to anybody.…
