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Monkeypox cases in Kentucky remain low, but keep inching up slowly; vaccine is available for those at high risk of getting the disease
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Even as new cases of monkeypox inch up in Kentucky, overall cases remain low. On Sunday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 19,962 cases nationwide, 33 had been confirmed in the state. That’s two more than had been reported by Thursday when the state put…
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Tyler Childers, Laid Back Country Picker to play Septemberfest
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Lawrence County Septemberfest announced Friday that the two previously unannounced acts scheduled to play Septemberfest on Saturday, September 10 will be the Laid Back Country Picker and Tyler Childers. The two Lawrence County natives will close out the “U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Homecoming” concert at Septemberfest 2022, celebrating…
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Chester Setser Obituary
Chester Setser 1938—2022 Chester Setser, 84, of Fairborn, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at his home. Born Jan. 22, 1938 in Inez, he was the son of the late Evert and Gladys Wells Setser. Chester is survived by his loving wife, Carol Delong Setser of Fairborn, Ohio; two…
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What do you think about Trump taking the Fifth Amendment?
Skeeter John said: The 5th amendment protects us against self-incrimination. If you commit a crime, you’re allowed to plead the 5th instead of admitting to it in court to avoid perjury. Pleading the 5th isn’t technically an admission to whatever they’re accusing him of, but it’s a clear indication he did something he doesn’t want…
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No ambulance available in county
Man dies waiting for unit from Magoffin BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Mountain Citizen investigation into a 911 call Aug. 23 shows no ambulance was available in Martin County to respond to the call for help for an elderly stroke victim. Harold Ray Goble, who lived a mile from downtown Inez and 2…
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Group removes 640 tires from Tug River
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD-KERMIT — Friends of the Tug Fork River and volunteers pulled 640 tires from the Tug River within a 75-yard stretch that started at the Warfield boat dock Monday. Kermit and Warfield fire departments, city workers, Martin County Code Enforcement Officer Paul McCoy and his jail workers, and several citizens joined…
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Jude arrested for baby strangulation
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A Johnson County man was arrested in Debord last week on first-degree strangulation charges involving a 5-month-old baby. Alexander M. Jude, 21, formerly of Thelma, was booked Aug. 23 at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Jude’s arrest follows an indictment by a Johnson County grand jury for a Jan. 3…
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U.S. 23 Homecoming brings stacked lineup to Louisa
Surprise performers to close out Septemberfest BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Lawrence County Septemberfest is raising around $80,000 in preparation for the most over-the-top Septemberfest in recent memory, celebrating Louisa’s bicentennial. Along with the typical vendors, rides, parade and mullet sightings, this year’s Septemberfest, being held Sept. 9 and 10, will feature a stacked…
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BOE votes to invest SFCC funds in U.S. Treasury bonds
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — RSA Advisors LLC, a municipal financial consulting firm, presented a series of options to the Martin County Board of Education Monday night for investing School Facilities Construction Commission funds for Inez Elementary School. The Board has received $17.475 million in funding to renovate Inez Elementary School. While determining the…
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COVID-19 on the rise in Martin County
Number of new cases doubled in last two weeks BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A spike in new COVID-19 cases within Martin County has local health officials concerned as they fear the public’s relaxed attitude may be to blame. The mandates for tracking those who test positive for the virus have changed and are…
