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Man arrested for allegedly shooting wife during argument
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHERRYVILLE — A Lawrence County man was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting his wife during an argument. Kentucky State Police Post 14 received an assist call from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office just after midnight about the shooting that occurred on Rockcastle Lane in Cherryville. Police determined Herbert Fletcher, 43, of Cherryville,…
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Regent Craig Preece reappointed to MSU Board of Regents
MOREHEAD — Governor Andy Beshear has reappointed regent Craig Preece (Class of 1984) to serve a second term on the Morehead State University Board of Regents. A native of Inez, Preece is the chief financial officer of Booth Energy. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from MSU in 1984. After graduation, he joined the…
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Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky
More than a dozen MC homes affected BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In the dark of the night while many eastern Kentucky families were asleep July 26, storms dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some locations, killing more than three dozen people and destroying homes, property and entire towns. By Tuesday, there…
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MCSO welcomes new K9 Zoe
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office now has its own K-9 unit. The agency recently welcomed Zoe, a 16-month-old Belgian Malinois, to the ranks. Deputy Billy Patrick served as K9 handler for Martin County for five and one-half years until his former K9 Grimm passed away in July 2021. “I’m…
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Josey Montana McCoy lands recurring role in ‘Batwheels’
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOS ANGELES — Martin County native Josey Montana McCoy will be a series regular in the upcoming children’s animated series “Batwheels.” In “Batwheels,” along with the typical DC superheroes, Gotham City is populated by artificially superintelligent vehicles (and we don’t mean Teslas), created by Bruce Wayne’s Batcomputer or its evil counterpart,…
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ARC relocates 86 residents displaced by floods to White Oak Hill
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Addiction Recovery Center’s White Oak Hill residential addiction recovery treatment facility in Inez got its first set of residents unexpectedly when flooding rendered facilities in other areas of eastern Kentucky temporarily uninhabitable. ARC vice president of marketing Vanessa Horn Keeton says storms left ARC’s Creekside facility in Pippa Passes…
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Balloon rides coming to Harvest Festival
Library board bringing balloon rides to festival BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Tethered hot air balloon rides are coming to the Harvest Festival in September. Martin County Public Library board members approved director Kendra Fletcher’s hot air balloon proposal at their July 25 meeting. “The total would be $4,500,” Fletcher told board members, adding…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Fred Thomas Daniels, 29, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday in Tomahawk on possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a DUI-suspended license, no insurance and no registration plates. Deputy Chris Kidd reported assisting Sheriff Kirk on a traffic stop on…
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Blair is new deputy coroner
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Coroner Chris Todd has a new deputy coroner. Russ Blair started work Thursday. Blair, 55, lives in Tomahawk with his wife Kim. They have raised a daughter and son. “Years ago, when I was young, I got experience working at a funeral home in Paintsville,” Blair said.…
