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Wilburn Edgar Goble Obituary
Wilburn Edgar Goble 1929—2024 Wilburn Edgar Goble, 95, of Inez, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg. Born April 4, 1929, in Martin County, he was the son of the late Eli Goble and Nannie Long Goble. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by…
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Lena Mitchell Obituary
Lena Mitchell 1953—2024 Lena Mitchell, 70, of Inez, passed away at her residence Dec. 11, 2024. Born Dec. 18, 1953 in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Stepp and Gladys Fitch Stepp of Inez. In addition to her father she is preceded in death by her husband, Gary Dean Mitchell; one…
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Carol J. Hatcher Obituary
Carol J. Hatcher 1940—2024 Carol J. Hatcher, 84, of Kermit, West Virginia, passed away at her home Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. She was born May 5, 1940 to the late Elmer Gilman and Ida Harold Gilman. Survivors include Carol’s loving husband, Thomas Hatcher; two stepchildren, Tom Hatcher Jr. and Tammie Green, both of Muncie, Indiana;…
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Carol Sue Rauch Obituary
Carol Sue Rauch 1953—2024 Carol Sue Rauch, 71, passed away Dec. 9, 2024. She was born May 16, 1953, to the late Eli F. Marcum and Maudie Browning Marcum. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers Thomas Marcum, Leslie Marcum and Larry Marcum and granddaughter Taelynn Adair Howard. Carol…
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Constance Roselle ‘Connie’ Smith Obituary
Constance Roselle ‘Connie’ Smith 1951—2024 Constance Roselle “Connie” Smith, 73, of Warfield, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 at the Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center in South Williamson. She was born June 18, 1951 in Martin County to the late Earl Smith Jr. and Pauline Runyon Smith. Connie is survived by her brother and…
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Cardinals off to hot start
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School boys opened the season at 2-1 with wins over Huntington Expression Prep and Pike Central. The squad dropped a close one to Perry Central 77-73 in the Hazard D.J. Begley Classic. MC vs Huntington – A team that will be known for putting up…
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Lady Cards open the season at 1-1
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cards kicked off the season with a win at Betsy Layne 52-43 on Monday. They dropped their home opener in a close one 52-47 to East Carter on Dec. 5. Coach Robin Newsome’s squad ended the first quarter against the Bobcats with an 18-15…
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Martin County Wrestling wins Ashland Invitational
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ASHLAND — The Martin County High School wrestling team won the Ashland Invitational championship after attending the Tomcat Open on Dec. 7. Several wrestlers delivered strong performances and placed high in their respective weight classes. First-place winners included Jeremy Mollett (106 lbs), Jono Cline (120 lbs), Jeremy Begley (138 lbs),…
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Cameron downs Tug Valley in semi-finals of playoffs
Panthers finish with school record 12-1 season BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s drive to win a state championship in football came to a screeching halt on a cold December Friday night as they lost to Cameron 36-0. The Panthers came into the playoffs ranked No. 1 in Class A and…
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Martin County Youth Wrestling advances to state duals
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ASHLAND — The Martin County Youth Wrestling hosted the first KFWC Region 6 duals this weekend at Martin County High School. With the top two teams advancing to state duals next month, the Cardinals etched their name after claiming first place. Martin County Team 1 defeated West Carter 79-9 in…
