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Martin County tennis teams notch tri-match wins
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Martin County tennis teams competed in tri-matches April 15 and April 18 at Lawrence County High School. On April 15, the boys secured a narrow victory over Johnson Central 3-2 but lost to Lawrence County 5-0, while the girls lost to Johnson Central 5-0 and Lawrence County 5-0.…
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Lady Cards spring training
Martin County Lady Cards softball went on their first-ever spring training trip last week to play games at the Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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Planting Seeds of Hope serves families with garden supplies
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Coordinators from the Martin County Family Resource and Youth Service Centers launched their Planting Seeds of Hope program Monday outside the Inez Freewill Baptist Church gymnasium. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the FRYSCs have provided the community with surplus garden supplies. Kara Beth Marcum, Youth Service…
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Write a last will and testament for free May 8 in Inez
INEZ — Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network announced it will conduct a will-writing clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 8 at the Martin County Cooperative Extension Office. Residents can meet with an attorney and write a simple will at no cost. There are no eligibility requirements for the clinic. However, to participate, attendees should…
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Martin County students selected as Rogers Scholars
The Center for Rural Development has selected Martin County students Dovie Marie Harless, Hallee Preece, Brooklyn Marcum, and Addison Kerr to attend the 2024 Rogers Scholars Youth Leadership Program. Dovie Marie, Hallee, Brooklyn and Addison, all sophomores at Martin County High School, will join 100 high school students from 45 Kentucky counties this summer for…
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UK hosts national meeting to raise immunization rate for vaccine against cervical and other HPV cancers, in which Kentucky leads U.S.
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentucky leads the nation in the rate of cases of and deaths from cervical cancer, a disease that is largely preventable by a vaccine. The vaccine targets the human papillomavirus, which can cause cancers of the cervix, genitals, anus, neck and head. Kentucky also leads the nation in cancers…
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KABC announces Kentucky All-Stars
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches and the Kentucky All-Star Selection Committee have selected this year’s roster of All-Stars that will face Indiana in the nation’s oldest series of its kind. Rosters feature Mr. Basketball Travis Perry of Lyon County, a Kentucky basketball commit, and Miss Basketball Trinity Rowe of Pikeville, a Southern Mississippi commit. …
