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Lady Panthers punch ticket to state tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley punched their ticket to the big dance. They downed the Lady White Falcons of Wahama 44-26 on March 5 at the TVHS gym in the Class A, Region 4, Co-regional finals. The No. 2–ranked Tug Valley Lady Panthers are now 21-2 and riding…
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Tug Valley Panthers run past Logan Wildcats
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley got a convincing win over Class AA Logan 83-64 to end the regular season March 4 at the Panthers’ home gym at Naugatuck. The Class A No. 1-ranked Panthers close out the regular season with a great 20-2 record. They have a 16-game winning streak…
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Man found unresponsive in car outside senior center faces drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man faces charges after police found him unresponsive in a car outside the Martin County Senior Citizens Center with a substantial quantity of drugs in the car. Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call shortly before noon Thursday. The…
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Floyd Edward Mills Obituary
Floyd Edward Mills 1954—2025 Floyd Edward Mills, age 70, of Inez, passed away Feb. 24, 2025, at the Martin County Healthcare Facility. He was born May 16, 1954, in Martin County to the late Floyd Mills and Vicie (Dalton) Mills Oliver. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer…
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Raymond C. Duty Obituary
Raymond C. Duty 1953—2025 Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother Raymond C. Duty went to be with the Lord on Feb. 26, 2025. Raymond was born June 3, 1953, and was a lifelong resident of Mingo County growing up at Ragland and then residing in Delbarton. He was a graduate of Burch High School class…
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Man arrested for rape after 12-year-old girl’s miscarriage
Juvenile’s mother faces charges BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A 35-year-old man from Tomahawk was arrested Monday on charges of first-degree rape following his 12-year-old “girlfriend’s” miscarriage, authorities said. His arrest came just a day after the girl’s mother was taken into custody on a charge of first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor-sex…
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Local man charged with child sexual abuse
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — A Lovely man was arrested Thursday on charges of sexual abuse for allegedly subjecting a 16-year-old child to sexual contact without her consent. Louisa Police executed a warrant on 49-year-old Floyd Maynard at the Budget Inn in Louisa in the middle of the day. The warrant obtained by…
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Flood debris dumpsters cost county $20K so far
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cost of clearing flood debris dominated discussion at a Martin County Fiscal Court special meeting Feb. 26. Magistrates approved payments totaling nearly $20,000 for roll-off dumpsters used in flood cleanup efforts in Lovely. The invoices submitted by Howell’s Recycling & Sanitation of Debord covered services Feb. 18,…
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Magistrates mock, ridicule mandatory settlement
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In what might be a history-making first for Martin County, the Fiscal Court did something unexpected in a Feb. 26 special meeting: it turned down state-mandated excess fees from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Kentucky law requires Sheriff John Kirk to submit a “budget, quarterly report and annual…
