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Tug Valley Lady Panthers roll through 3-0 week
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Class A No. 4 Tug Valley went 3-0 in a strong early-week stretch. The Lady Panthers routed Huntington St. Joe 23-1 on April 6 in Huntington, then beat county rival Mingo Central 3-1 on Bailee Hall’s walk-off two-run homer April 7 in Naugatuck and blanked regional rival Man 2-0 on April 8…
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Tug Valley routs Tolsia before falling at St. Joe
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley split a two-game stretch last week, rolling past Tolsia 12-2 on the road April 8 before running into a tough Huntington St. Joe club in a 10-0 loss April 10 in Huntington. The Panthers showed their offensive firepower in the 12-2 road victory over Tolsia in Glen Hayes.…
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Tug Valley seniors Deskins, Hall play in All-Star game
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SHADY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Two Tug Valley Lady Panthers senior basketball stars played in the Scott Brown All-Star Classic at Shady Spring High School on Saturday afternoon. Haven Deskins and Bailee Hall played together for the elite team. Deskins finished the all-star contest with eight points, five rebounds, one assist,…
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Harvest Fest generates buzz with tease of ‘The Voice’ headliner
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Harvest Fest is generating buzz with a teaser that a contestant from “The Voice” will headline Sept. 19 in downtown Inez. Promotional materials released by the Kiwanis Club stop short of naming the artist, instead promising a full headliner reveal is coming soon as part of…
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Extension office to host swarm trap workshop for aspiring beekeepers
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County residents interested in beekeeping will have a chance to build their own swarm traps as the Martin County Cooperative Extension Service teams up with the Martin County Beekeepers Association for a hands-on workshop in Inez. The “Swarm Trap Building” program is on the schedule for Friday, April 24,…
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Former lieutenant’s sentencing closes yearslong federal prison abuse scandal
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LONDON — A former lieutenant at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy in Martin County was sentenced Tuesday to 17 months in federal prison for falsifying records to cover up the beating of an inmate who had pleaded for protective custody. This is the final sentencing in a yearslong federal civil rights…
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Tomahawk man pleads guilty to federal gun charge after undercover buys
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — A Tomahawk man has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to one of two gun charges after authorities made undercover purchases of methamphetamine and a shotgun at his Martin County home in 2025. Jimmy D. Cornett, 61, pleaded guilty April 7 in U.S. District Court in Lexington…
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Trash complaint sparks code enforcement reckoning in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A complaint about missed garbage pickups turned into a reckoning over code enforcement in the April 1 meeting of the Martin County Solid Waste Code Enforcement Board. Residents, officials and law enforcement questioned whether haulers are meeting contract requirements and whether the board and code enforcement are doing…
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Election officials sound alarm on voter ID
Ayers, Skyles discuss election BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Board of Elections members James Ayers and Susie Skyles shared important updates on voter identification requirements, absentee voting and key deadlines during a recent Kiwanis Club luncheon at Giovanni’s in Inez. As has become their tradition leading up to elections, Ayers and…
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VANISHED: Missing person case still open after more than 20 years
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HODE — For over 20 years, the mention of the name Derryl Jackson Miller in Martin County and throughout Eastern Kentucky brings one solemn thought to mind: how could a young man of only 20 disappear without a trace? According to information entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons…
