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Lawsuit filed in Magoffin County bus crash
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — A Nov. 14 school bus crash in Magoffin County that sent 18 students and the driver to hospitals is the subject of lawsuits filed Wednesday in Magoffin Circuit Court by the parents of two of the children. Pikeville attorney William R. Johnson filed the suits on behalf of mothers…
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Sheriff warns residents about phone scam
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk is warning residents about a phone scam. Kirk says the caller claims to be the electric company and asks for payment over the phone, telling residents their service will be disconnected if they do not pay. The sheriff says residents should not give payment information to these callers.…
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Special meeting Jan. 4
INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court has called a special meeting for 2 p.m. Jan. 4 in the courtroom on the second floor of the Martin County Government Center. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Martin County KY Fiscal Court Facebook page. The agenda includes the following: Discuss and take action on…
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Judge declares state of emergency as winter weather cripples Martin County Water District
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County has declared a state of emergency due to ongoing widespread water outages in the county. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty declared the emergency Friday evening following days of frigid weather that ruptured a 14-inch main line near the water treatment plant on Turkey Creek, emptying the plant’s clear…
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CAP will accept walk-ins for LIHEAP beginning Jan. 9
Big Sandy Area Community Action Program announced Thursday that it will accept walk-ins for the Crisis component of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) beginning Jan. 9. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis until March 31 or until funds are exhausted. The LIHEAP Crisis component assists low-income households experiencing heating emergencies.…
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Lillie (Stacy) Jude Obituary
Lillie (Stacy) Jude 1933—2022 Lillie Jude, age 89, of Lovely, passed away Dec. 25, 2022 at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. She was born April 9, 1933 in Three Forks to the late Robert Stacy and Rebecca Davis Stacy. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one son, Lonnie Jude;…
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Blake David Anthony Tackett Obituary
Blake David Anthony Tackett 1993—2022 Blake David Anthony Tackett, age 29, of Inez, passed away Dec. 23, 2022 at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1993 in Prestonsburg to Malena Dawn Ramey and the late David Anthony Tackett. In addition to his father, Blake is preceded in death by paternal grandparents Wade and Wanda…
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Roger Sartin Obituary
Roger Sartin 1946—2022 Roger Trent Sartin, 76, of Stepptown, W.Va., passed away Dec. 19, 2022 at the Emogen Dollins Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. He was born Nov. 11, 1946, to the late Cebert Sartin and Irene Stepp. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by brothers Ronnie Sartin and Danny Sartin and sister…
