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No phone zone: School board adopts policy prohibiting cellphones during instructional time
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Sweeping new state laws are changing the way students and teachers in Martin County communicate, use their phones, and engage with technology in the classroom. Senate Bill 181 and House Bill 208 — which target cellphone use and electronic communications in schools — took center stage Monday during…
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Knife-wielding Lovely man threatens to kill parents, fights deputies in violent standoff
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man went to jail Sunday night after allegedly threatening to kill his parents and launching into a violent, knife-wielding standoff with law enforcement. Deputies responded to a residence on Little Peter Cave Road in Lovely just before 8:30 p.m. At the scene, officers found Christopher…
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Free swim day for youth this Saturday at Martin County Pool
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Youth in Martin County can enjoy a free swim day at the county pool this Saturday thanks to a generous donation from an Inez business. Ashwin Patel, manager of America’s Quick Mart, presented County Clerk Susie Skyles with a check made payable to the county Monday. The check will cover admission for…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Ryan Sites, 46, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday on Main Street in Inez on a warrant charging him with intimidating a participant in a legal process and violation of a Kentucky EPO/DVO. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd served the warrant after Sites turned himself…
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Main Street crash sends one to hospital
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A two-vehicle collision Monday in front of the Martin County Government Center sent one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to Chief Deputy Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred when Jonathan Sherman, driving an S-10 pickup, attempted a right-hand turn from…
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BROWN WATER: Alliance points to minerals, heat, infrastructure delays
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Alliance Water Resources says the brown water running from taps across Martin County is the result of mineral buildup inside aging pipes — a condition made worse, they say, by high summer temperatures and low water levels in the county’s reservoir. Despite the technical explanation, key questions remain…
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Rocket Docket fast-tracks meth case against Warfield man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Warfield man accused of a felony drug charge is being fast-tracked through the system under the Rocket Docket program. Martin Circuit Court Judge J. Kevin Holbrook issued formal charges Monday against Donald Perkins, 40. Perkins faces one count of possession of a controlled substance in the first…
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Truck versus post office
A black 1997 Dodge Ram rammed into the left side of the Lovely post office Sunday afternoon. Driver Christopher Scott, 19, of Lovely, told officials that his brakes failed. (Courtesy photo)
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State wrestling champions recognized
BY JASON JEWELL FOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County took the time out of their offseason training to recognize two of their state champion matmen Thursday: Spencer Workman and Parker Maynard. Workman won the heavyweight state championship this past wrestling season. Coming into the season he had big goals to finish. He was dedicated…
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Summer Jam Sessions return this Friday with country-pop music
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Music, mics and mouthwatering eats will fill Court Street this Friday as Summer Jam Sessions return to downtown Inez for round 2 of the series. Set for 6 p.m., the July 18 jam will spotlight country/pop music led by none other than local favorite Jack Ward & The…
