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Private Christian school receives $500,000 grant
TMC will partner with Addiction Recovery Care LOUISA — The Millard College has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide job training, in partnership with Addiction Recovery Care, to Kentuckians in recovery from substance use disorders. The award is part of a recently announced $12 million package through the Appalachian…
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Remembering Sept. 11 and the sacrifice first responders make
BY REP. NORMA KIRK-MCCORMICK Across the nation, people woke up Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, thinking it was going to be just like every other day. They ate breakfast, dropped their children off, and went to work. That all changed at 8:14 a.m. when the first tower was struck by a plane at the iconic World…
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Five physicians plead guilty to federal drug crimes in connection with HOPE Clinic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five physicians pleaded guilty in connection with prescription practices at HOPE Clinic, a purported pain management clinic in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, W.Va., and Wytheville, Va. Four of the physicians each pleaded guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud: William Earley, D.O, 66, of…
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Ernest ‘Ernie’ Goble Obituary
Ernest ‘Ernie’ Goble 1958—2022 Ernest “Ernie” Goble, 63, of Lancaster, Ohio, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, and Inez, died Sept. 9, 2022. He was born Dec. 1, 1958, to the late William and Edna Daniels Goble in Columbus, Ohio. Ernie recently retired from C&W due to his failing health. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his…
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Federal inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A federal prisoner in Welch, W.Va., pleaded guilty Monday to possession of a weapon. Alex Barrera, 26, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 5 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a…
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Police identify Paintsville shooting victims
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Kentucky State Police identified the three deceased victims of a shooting Friday in Paintsville as 56-year-old Paula Wells, 56-year-old Richard Morman and 36-year-old Myrtle Pack, all of Paintsville. The shooter, Ronnie Pack, 21 years old of Paintsville, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree wanton…
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Mardy Mollett Obituary
Mardy Mollett 1949—2022 Mardy Mollett, age 73, of Tomahawk, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at his home on Trace Fork. He was born Aug. 14, 1949, to the late Earl and Helen Wells Mollett. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one grandson, Cameron David Mollett of Webbville, and three…
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Francis (Horn) Stepp Obituary
Francis (Horn) Stepp 1945—2022 Francis Stepp, 77, of Inez, passed away Sept. 10, 2022, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born March 1, 1945, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late JB and Larna Endicott Horn. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Russell Stepp…
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Tug Valley Panthers improve to 3-0 with win over Ohio team
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLOW WOOD, Ohio — The Tug Valley Panthers improved to 3-0 on the season Friday night with a 27-6 road victory over Symmes Valley (Ohio). Tug Valley took a 6-0 lead after one quarter and led 12-0 at the half. They added eight more points in the third quarter and…
