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Martin County court docket for Jan. 16
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Jan. 16 in Martin District Court: Martin Lee Gillespie (preliminary hearing) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; wanton endangerment, first degree (police officer); fleeing or evading police, first degree: Defendant not present. Reset 1/30/24 at 10:30 a.m. Jimmy Maynard (preliminary hearing) — Assault,…
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Martin County civil suits and deeds
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: CHFS Sys Acct KY Foster Care vs. Jonathan D. Sherman. CHFS Sys Acct KY Foster Care vs. Dovie A. Daniels. CHFS Sys Acct KY Foster Care vs. Gabriel Cooper. CHFS Sys Acct KY Foster Care vs. Tiffany…
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Gladys Harmon Obituary
Gladys Harmon 1931—2024 Gladys Harmon, 92, of Warfield, passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at the Martin County Health Care Facility. Born June 24, 1931 in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Lacy Pack and Mahala Maynard Pack. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Harmon, 10 brothers and two…
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Mary Jo (Messer) Hensley Obituary
Mary Jo (Messer) Hensley 1968—2024 Our beautiful angel Mary Jo (Messer) Hensley, 55, left this earth unexpectedly at her home Jan. 18, 2024. Mary is preceded in death by her father, Kelly Messer; mother, Odessa Spaulding Messer; and niece, Courtney Messer. Mary was a graduate of Kermit High School. Her faith in the Lord was…
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Jimmy Chapman Obituary
Jimmy Chapman 1952—2024 Jimmy Lee Chapman, 71, of Beauty, passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at the Community Hospice of Ashland. Born Dec. 5, 1952, in Martin County, he was the son of the late James A. Chapman and Betty Wellman. Jimmy’s late aunt and uncle Grace and John Spaulding raised Jimmy from a baby…
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Melody Sue Young Obituary
Melody Sue Young 1957—2024 Melody Sue Young, 65, of Williamson, West Virginia, passed away Jan. 12, 2024, at Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville. Born July 12, 1957, in Williamson, she was the daughter of Pearl Maxine Stepp Young of Williamson and the late Willard Paul Young. She is preceded in death by Barry Vincent Young and…
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Martin County Water Crisis: Main line break, freezing temps lead to outages
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County residents have been grappling with water outages since Saturday, with the situation escalating due to freezing temperatures affecting the water supply. Outages began Saturday evening, followed by an emergency alert from the Martin County Water District at 4:25 p.m. The alert stated an 8-inch main line…
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Lexington man sentenced to 38 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes
LEXINGTON — A Lexington man, Mayank Patel, 58, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 38 years in federal prison for the production and distribution of child pornography. According to court records, Patel produced images and videos of himself engaged in sexual acts with a minor who was approximately 7 years old…
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Free legal self-help portal available on Judicial Branch website
Offering assistance with divorce, probate, small claims and more FRANKFORT — The Judicial Branch has launched its Legal Self-Help Portal, a specialized part of the state court system’s website where the public can access free legal resources. The Kentucky Court of Justice and the Kentucky Access to Justice Commission jointly developed the portal to help…
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Representative Bobby McCool’s Legislative Update: Legislation clears committees, full House
As snow covered much of the Commonwealth, we left Frankfort on Friday with more than 350 House bills and resolutions filed for consideration. We have four weeks before the deadline to file new House bills on Feb. 26, so I expect we will see several hundred more. You can read summaries of each piece of…
