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Inez is EKEBC champion in undefeated season
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Inez Indians B-team finished the season undefeated 18-0 after defeating Blaine in the EKEBC championship game 18-13 Saturday at Paintsville High School. Earlier in the week, the team took down Fallsburg and Eden in the first Eastern Kentucky Elementary Basketball Conference tournament. Inez vs. Blaine — In the…
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Eden is EKEBC runnerup
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Wildcats put up a valiant effort before falling to the Tigers 33-22 Saturday at Paintsville High School in the Eastern Kentucky Elementary Basketball Conference tournament. Eden had defeated Blaine earlier in the day to move on to the championship game. Eden had only lost one game this season…
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Signups ongoing for youth wrestling
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Sign-ups are still underway for the Martin County youth wrestling league. So far, 49 have turned out for the league, and six-year coach Sheldon Clark alumni Andrew Chaffin is expecting more. The team returns three state champions – Eli Brock, Lyric Howell and Wayland Raines. The club is coming…
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Rhonda Maynard Obituary
Rhonda Maynard 1966—2022 Rhonda Maynard, 56, of Warfield, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She was born July 29, 1966, in Louisa to Ronnie Mills and the late Mary Linda Crum. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her second…
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Giesecke to moderate candidate forum Nov. 3 in Inez
Attend in person or watch live on Facebook BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The surprise withdrawal of former Martin County Judge/Executive Colby Kirk from the Nov. 8 General Election left voters with little time to decide in an unprecedented write-in race for the next judge/executive. To help voters hear from the candidates, Dawn…
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Logan County man sentenced in child pornography case
Investigators found over 1,200 images on laptop CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge sentenced a Logan County man Thursday to prison for child pornography crimes. Raymond Dugan, 55, of Logan, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release time. According to a news release from…
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Gladolia Evans Obituary
Gladolia Evans 1927—2022 Gladolia Evans, 94, of Lenore, W.Va. (formerly of Lovely), passed away peacefully Oct. 26, 2022, at the Martin County Health Care Facility, Inez. She was born Nov. 14, 1927, to the late Lonnie and Cordie Murphy. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Claude Evans and…
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Matthew Anthony Blevins Obituary
Matthew Anthony Blevins 1985—2022 Matthew Anthony Blevins, 37, of Matewan, W.Va., passed away Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at Goodman Hollow, Williamson, W.Va. Born Feb. 14, 1985 in Williamson, W.Va., he was the son of Mary Sue Calhoun Davis of Matewan, W.Va., and the late Daniel Blevins. In addition to his father, Matthew is preceded in…
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Lafferty appointed Martin County Judge/Executive
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Dr. Lon Lafferty of Inez will be sworn in as Martin County/Judge Executive in a ceremony Friday in the Martin County Government Center. Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Wednesday appointing Lafferty as interim to replace Colby Kirk, who will resign from the position Friday. Lafferty will serve out…
