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Martin County Middle School soccer on win streak
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Middle School girls soccer is on a four-game win streak. After having a week off for spring break, the Lady Cards played three games in six days and won all three. The Lady Cards defeated Paintsville 10-0, Lawrence County 7-0 and Boyd County 3-0 to move to 6-1 on the…
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Warfield Elementary announces honors
WARFIELD — Principal Brian Charles, teachers and staff announced honors at Warfield Elementary School. AnnieMae Meadows and Matthew Fletcher are the Head Start Students of the Week. Meadows also had perfect attendance in March in Michelle Chapman and Janet Keener’s Head Start class. WES Students of the Week include Sawyer Hall, Hunter Bowen, Easton Smith,…
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Mingo man charged with second-degree murder, five others arrested
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — Six people are in jail in connection to a murder in the Matewan area of Mingo County. On Friday, police charged one of those individuals with second-degree murder. Troopers with the Williamson detachment of the West Virginia State Police say Cory Marcum, 27, of North Matewan, died…
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Mitchell Blackburn Obituary
Mitchell Blackburn 1973—2023 Mitchell Blackburn, age 49, of Inez, passed away at his home April 10, 2023. He was born Nov. 27, 1973, in Louisa to the late Willie and Laura Belle Blackburn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one nephew, Brandon Mahon, and one sister-in-law, Darlene Blackburn. Survivors include…
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Freida Kay Hodge Obituary
Freida Kay Hodge 1964—2023 Freida Kay Hodge, 58, of Louisa, Kentucky, formerly of Kermit, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Everett and Alice Bailey Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,…
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Clyde Layne Holloway Obituary
Clyde Layne Holloway 1939—2023 Clyde Layne Holloway was born April 16, 1939, in the Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood of Middletown. Clyde began working at 11 years of age with a construction company. He continued construction work until he graduated from high school. Persuaded to attend college by his brother, Clyde enrolled at Harding University in 1957.…
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Facing Hunger drive-thru food distribution Friday in Williamson
MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. — Facing Hunger Foodbank announced it will host a drive-thru mobile food distribution in Williamson at the Armory (209 Co. Hwy 52/27) Friday, April 14. The distribution list includes meat, produce, dry goods and other nutritious items. The event begins at 11 a.m. and continues until noon or until the product is…
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Hall of Fame induction ceremony April 15 in Inez
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The first 24 individuals and two teams will be inducted into the Martin County All-Sports Hall of Fame for their extraordinary contributions to athletics. A historic first induction ceremony is set for noon Saturday at the HOF’s new home in the Martin County Library wing of the Roy…
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Federal jury convicts Martin County man of producing, trafficking child pornography
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a Martin County man of six counts of producing and trafficking child pornography. The jury deliberated less than three hours April 12, following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, and convicted 59-year-old Donald York of Beauty. According to evidence presented in…
