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Tug Valley edged by Independence
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN COAL CITY, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers lost a close game to the Patriots of Independence High School 66-64 Friday night in Coal City. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday night, but was moved up to Friday due to predicted winter weather and possible snowfall across the state.…
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Inez Knife & Gun Expo set for March 13–14
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The second annual Inez Knife and Gun Expo will bring vendors and collectors from across Kentucky and neighboring states to downtown Inez, March 13 and 14. The show will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days at the Collier Center and is expected to draw vendors and collectors…
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Martin County routs Breathitt County, advances to All ‘A’ Elite Eight
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN OWENSBORO — Martin County (12-5) looked right at home under the bright lights of the All “A” State Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter. The Cardinals turned steals into runouts and rolled past Breathitt County (11-8) 93-65 Thursday in the first round. With the win, Martin County advances to the Elite Eight…
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Lawsuit claims Addiction Recovery Care in ‘desperate straits,’ owes feds $28M
by Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern January 21, 2026 Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment, has been hit by a federal lawsuit in New York, alleging it committed “massive fraud” in Medicaid and Medicare billing and is now scrambling to raise nearly $28 million for a civil settlement with the federal…
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Keathley erupts for 41 as Cardinals top Magoffin
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County (11-5) put another loud stamp on 57th District play Friday night. The Cards rode a monster scoring outburst from Braxton Keathley to a 75-51 win over Magoffin County (2-15) in Inez. Keathley poured in 41 points on 17-of-25 shooting, bullying his way to the rim for 15…
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Lady Cards grab two wins
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County put together a 2-1 week from Jan. 13–17, weathering a road loss to Floyd Central before taking wins over Magoffin County and Pineville behind two double-doubles from Maci Maynard. The stretch opened Jan. 13 with a 70-52 loss at Floyd Central, a game where the Lady Cards flat out shot…
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week: Eden Elementary boys
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eden Elementary’s boys basketball team is the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week. Eden swept the county tournament in all four divisions: A, B, C1 and C2 last week. The Wildcats defeated Inez in the A-team championship 45-16. B-team took care of business with a…
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Eden sweeps county tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Eden Elementary completed a clean sweep of the Martin County Elementary School tournament last week, winning all four divisions and punctuating the run with a dominant performance in the marquee matchup. The Wildcats rolled past Inez 45-16 in the A team championship on Jan. 15 at Martin County…
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Eden captures B-team title
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Eden Wildcats are the B-team Martin County elementary tournament champions after taking down Inez 42-11 on Jan. 15. Kingston Deskins had a big night and hit for a Mickey D’s 20-piece. He knocked down four 3-pointers in the win. Lyric Howell added 12 points with two treys.…
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Eden brings home C1 title
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eden claimed the C1 championship with a 30-5 win over Inez on Jan. 14. Waylon Porter led the Wildcats with 12 points, Eli Greer scored eight and Hank Reed added six. Randy Harless and Kace Nezbeth scored two points each. Fin Goforth scored all five points for Inez.…
