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Yatesville Lake Winter Cleanup Jan. 21
Volunteers needed BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a cleanup of Yatesville lake while the water levels are low for winter next weekend. The cleanup will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Yatesville Lake…
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Locals nominated for Appy awards
Awards ceremony March 18 BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards will be held at the Mountain Arts Center March 18. Many local artists and entertainers are nominated for an award, known as an Appy. Voting is open on the awards show’s website now. Kayla Freeman Simpkins of Inez is…
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Inez Elementary announces Students of the Month
INEZ — Principal Amanda Fields, teachers and staff have announced the December Students of the Month at Inez Elementary School. The recipients of the Student of the Month awards include:
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BOE honors distinguished students
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education recognized a room full of star students during the monthly meeting Monday at the central office. Schools Superintendent Larry James presented certificates to Eden and Warfield elementary students who performed at a distinguished level on the 2022 Kentucky Summative Assessment. “Thank you all for…
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Yes, government is a business. No, you’re not the customer.
BY THOMAS L. KNAPP On Dec. 15, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on the Internal Revenue Service’s failings in “providing customer service to taxpayers.” Are taxpayers “customers?” Let’s have a look at that idea. “For years, George Ochenski writes at CounterPunch, “we’ve all heard politicians claim they should ‘run government like a…
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Kevin McCarthy, President Joe Biden and Congress must work to solve problems
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Recently, in a Mexican restaurant in Houston, Texas, a patron shot and killed a man robbing other patrons. The robber was masked and brandishing what appeared to be a pistol. If the man who shot the robber is charged with murder for protecting himself and others from a potentially lethal threat,…
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Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?
BY KYLE LOVERN I’m a little late to the party, but if it was a New Year’s party, I was asleep by 11 p.m. Forget about being up for the countdown at midnight. Those days are over. So I’m also late for writing a column about New Year’s resolutions. I’m not one to make those…
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Lafferty on mission to get $60 million to fix Martin County’s water system
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty has pledged to make Martin County’s water system his top priority over the next four years. He says he aims to fix it and is already working toward that goal. Following a catastrophic water system failure Dec. 26 that left the county’s population…
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Three arrested for burning vehicle to defraud insurance
BY ROGER SMITH and RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — An Inez woman and two Debord men were arrested Jan. 4, accused of burning a vehicle to defraud an insurance company and creditor. Susan Cox, 61, of Inez, and 61-year-old Harold Moore and 28-year-old Jackie Haney, both of Debord, are facing felony charges. Police caught Moore and Haney…
