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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Curt Spence, 34, was arrested Tuesday on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Ronnie Mills, 49, of Inez, was arrested Monday for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance. Julian Alex Preece, 23, of…
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Courthouse Report
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Cavalry SPVI LLC Margaret Williamson. Dempsey Housing Community vs. James Davis. Central Financial Services of KY Inc. vs. Sherry Castle. Krystal Stanley vs. Charles F. Stanley II. Marvin Crum, et al vs. Cabot CSC LLC et al.…
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Thousands of trees coming to Lovely
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Appalachian Renewal Project owner Clifford Smith is committed to restoring approximately 150 acres of post-mine land in Lovely to its past grandeur, one sapling at a time. Site preparation work started earlier this month and will continue until thousands of 1-year-old saplings cover the location on Route 292 near…
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Call for Kentucky’s rural electric co-ops: increase energy efficiency
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Kentucky’s two dozen rural electric co-ops could do more to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, according to a recent ranking of southeastern rural electric co-ops. Co-op utilities provide power to 1.5 million people in nearly all Kentucky counties. Chris Woolery, residential energy coordinator with the nonprofit Mountain Association,…
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Senator Wheeler committee assignments announced
FRANKFORT — Senate President Robert Stivers and Senate leadership announced 2023-24 Senate Majority Caucus member committee assignments Monday. Senator Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville, has been tapped to serve as vice chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and will continue to serve as vice chair of the Economic Development Committee. He will also continue to serve as…
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Boyd County man sentenced to life for violent kidnapping
ASHLAND — A Catlettsburg man was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday before U.S. District Judge David Bunning following his conviction for a violent kidnapping. According to a U.S. Attorney’s press release, in his guilty plea agreement, Jonathan Lee Smithers, 41, admitted that on May 1 he physically abused a woman with whom he…
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Verla Sluss Obituary
Verla Sluss 1921—2022 We are sad to announce that our beloved Verla Sluss, 101, of Inez, passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Verla was born May 30, 1921, the daughter of the late McKinley Roosevelt and Belle Slone Smith. She was an active member of Inez Freewill Baptist Church and always stayed active with sewing,…
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Jesse Staton Obituary
Jesse Staton 1942—2022 Jesse Staton, age 80, of Inez, passed away Dec. 6, 2022, at the Martin County Nursing Facility. He was born March 10, 1942, in Martin County to the late Rush and Susie Stacy Staton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother, Hayes Howell, and three sisters,…
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Fear Not
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH There seems to be no limit to our fears. In a Peanuts cartoon strip, Charlie Brown goes to Lucy for a nickel’s worth of psychiatric help. She proceeds to pinpoint his particular “fear.” “Perhaps,” she says, “you have hypengyophobia, which is the fear of responsibility.” Charlie Brown says,…
