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Martin County Extension Rooted in Education: Local youth experience new opportunities and adventures at 4-H Camp
BY NICOLE HINKLE Each July, Martin County 4-H, along with youth from Floyd, Lawrence and Elliott counties, come together at the J.M. Feltner 4-H Camp in London. This camp caters to youth aged 9-14, offering engaging activities designed to develop new skills and create lasting memories. This year campers had the opportunity to tackle a…
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‘Prayer of the Haven’
Big Sandy Area Team is excited to share how God is using Operation Christmas Child to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to children in need around the world. They invite everyone to join them for “Prayer at the Haven” with special guest Carlton Hughes, who recently had the privilege of giving out shoeboxes in…
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Martin County seeks $2.2 million for debt repayment and other needs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court is applying for $2,175,000 in Local Government Economic Development Fund (single-county coal severance) grants to address various needs. During a meeting Thursday, magistrates approved six resolutions authorizing these grant applications. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty emphasized that coal severance funds have been dwindling each year…
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Tomahawk woman arrested after alleged stabbing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Kentucky State Police responded to a reported stabbing at approximately 1:47 p.m. Sunday in Tomahawk. The incident allegedly occurred at a residence on Ford Place, but the victim left the scene and went to Milo Subdivision. Upon arriving at Milo Subdivision, officers discovered Jason Jude, 40, who alleged…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Crystal G. Bowen, 47, of Tomahawk, was arrested Tuesday on Bowen McGinnis Road in Tomahawk for disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening. Sheriff Kirk was dispatched to the residence for a welfare check. Upon the sheriff’s arrival, Bowen became upset and “would not calm…
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Martin County Emergency Management director takes new job as Area 8 manager
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Kayla May, the director of Martin County Emergency Management, has accepted a position with Kentucky Emergency Management as the Area 8 emergency response manager. Area 8, based in Hazard, encompasses 12 counties: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Perry, Pike and Wolfe. May will begin her new…
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Former Mingo County Sheriff Tennis Hatfield dies at 88
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT SPRING, W.Va. (AP) — Former Mingo County Sheriff Tennis H. Hatfield, of Sprigg, West Virginia, died Sunday at the age of 88. Hatfield graduated from Matewan High School in 1954 and attended Pikeville College on an athletic scholarship. He began his professional career as a teacher at Sprigg Grade School before transitioning…
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Ageism is disgusting and dangerous
BY ELLEN J. HAHN (AGE 71) The blatant ageism encircling the 2024 Presidential campaign is disgusting and dangerous. Age has taken center stage in our political discourse. A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, “Trump and Biden, Two Old Men Facing Armageddon,” is symbolic of the persistent bias against aging in our society.…
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Connie Sue Messer Obituary
Connie Sue Messer1960—2024 Connie Sue Messer, 62, of Huntington, West Virginia, passed away Saturday July 20, 2024, at Saint Mary’s Hospital. She was a caretaker at West Virginia Choice and a Christian of Freewill Baptist Faith. Connie was born Aug. 23, 1960, to the late John C Messer and Columbia Belle Evans. She is preceded…
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President Joe Biden drowns as his closest friends turn their backs
President Joe Biden could no longer keep his head above water and drowned this past Sunday. Democrat leaders turned their backs and covered their ears to Biden’s gurgling for oxygen as he no longer could tread water and succumbed to the swirling, raging political waters. For 50 years, Biden has worked for and supported the…
