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Courthouse Report
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Danny Harvey vs. Donna Mills Harvey. Robin Crum vs. Cory Crum. In Re: Jacob Mollett. Mary Lee Fletcher vs. Jeffrey Junior Maynard. Amanda Copley vs. Earnest R. Endicott. J.G. Wentworth Originations vs. H.D. Keith Harris et al.…
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Grand jury indicts three
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Three people were indicted on drug-related charges Monday by a Martin County grand jury. Henry McCoy, 44, of Inez, was indicted on first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and first-degree possession of a controlled substance (unspecified). The jury accuses McCoy of committing the crimes Oct. 5. Shane Ward, 23,…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Hayes Maynard, 46, of Beauty, was arrested Sunday at Frogpond Road for second-degree criminal trespassing and fourth-degree assault (minor injury). Constable Bradford Preece reported that he received a call concerning a domestic in progress and that the homeowner had a gun and was…
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Phillip Smith Obituary
Phillip Smith 1962—2022 Phillip David Smith, age 60, of Inez, Kentucky, passed away Nov. 17, 2022. Born Nov. 12, 1962, he was the son of the late Elmer Smith and Imogene Flannery Smith. Phillip retired as a bus mechanic and substitute bus driver from the Martin County School District. He became a truck driver after…
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Leroy Diamond Obituary
Leroy Diamond 1950—2022 Leroy Diamond, 72, of Williamson, W.Va., passed away at his home Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. He was born Nov. 25, 1950, in McKey, to the late Hershel Spurlock and Madge Montgomery. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one sister, Cathy Dalton. Leroy is survived by his five…
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Dallas Slone Obituary
Dallas Slone 1955-2022 Dallas Slone, age 67, of Inez, passed away Nov. 16, 2022 at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. He was born May 3, 1955, in Louisa to the late Shirley Slone and Beatrice Goble Evans. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his stepfather, Paul Evans; one son,…
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Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH We are at the beginning of a very special time of the year. The season that begins this week and runs through New Year has come to be known as the holiday season. The word “holiday” is a shortened form of what ancient people called “the holy days.”…
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Your Answer is in the Word
BY GREG CRUM “Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear…
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Relishing Thanksgiving
BY DAWN REED The difference between a Northern cook and a Southern one is often revealed during the holidays. I married a man from the South. He was living in Sidney at the time, but he had roots in Georgia and Florida. He came from a place of black-eyed peas, savory ham, and cornbread dressing…
