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Sundy Best plays Burn Run
Sundy Best played a show at the Mountain Arts Center this past Saturday in support of Prestonsburg’s annual Burn Run fundraiser. The Burn Run raises funds for the Shriner’s Cincinnati Burn Unit and is a collaboration between the city, local businesses and the Brothers Keepers Motorcycle Club. The two-day event included vendors, inflatables and kids…
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Bowen, Mills second in Angler of the Year
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School anglers Alex Bowen and Aaron Mills are like brothers. So it’s no wonder the duo finished in second place for Kentucky’s 2022 Angler of the Year and earned a spot in the national fishing tournament Aug. 11-13 in Greenville, S.C. Alex is the son of Anthony…
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After the Whistle: Sports about to begin
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN We’re entering August, and school and sports are preparing to begin. I just returned from vacation, and sure enough, I got COVID at the beach. It’s my second time, and neither time has been a good time. I’m ready to get better and take more sports pictures next week. After the…
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Marcum, Williams wrap up AAU ball
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two Lady Cards basketball players finished their AAU summer season this past weekend in Cincinnati. Katie Ann Marcum and Laken Williams played in The Finale with their AAU team, the Lady Dragons. The junior duo have been teammates since they were eighth graders, and this was their first summer…
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Volleyball team hosts youth clinic
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School volleyball team hosted the first of two youth clinics Saturday. Eleven girls came out to learn serving and passing skills. Coach Katie White-Patrick was ecstatic with the girls’ performance. “We could see improvement in every single player that attended,” Patrick said. “They really put…
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MCMS girls basketball tryouts
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Tryouts for the Martin County Middle School girls basketball team started Tuesday and continue Wednesday 4-5:30 p.m. at the school gym. Students must have a copy of their physical and insurance card to try out. Contact Boo Newsome on Facebook with any questions.
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Peyton Davis to play for Kentuckiana
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s up-and-comer Peyton Davis will attend an elite basketball camp July 30 in Louisville. Kentuckiana Hoops brings an in-depth spotlight to men’s high school basketball in Kentucky and Indiana. College coaches and recruiting scouts will be there to watch some top talent from the East Coast. Davis received…
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Water district runs into ‘storm’
Hundreds without running water as leaks deplete treatment plant BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Hundreds of residents on Turkey Creek and Route 292 have no running water due to leaks depleting the Martin County Water District Treatment Plant. Alliance Water Resources manager Craig Miller told the Mountain Citizen that crews are searching for a…
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Inez skinny-dipper arrested
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man accused of wearing only his birthday suit to take a dip in a pool at a gated Inez residence is now wearing jail attire after his arrest Sunday. Austin Lee Maynard, 28, of Inez, was arrested about 8 p.m. after surveillance video captured him swimming naked, drinking…
