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Martin County Arrest Report 6/15/22
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Jeffery Preece, 46, of Warfield, was arrested Friday in Warfield on public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol). Deputy Braxton McGinnis says he was driving through Warfield and a Frontier worker flagged him down, telling him that a man was behind the Warfield Church of God…
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Courthouse Report
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Cash Express LLC vs. James Jarrett. Black Edward Dean Maynard vs. Brianna Danielle Maynard. Tiffany Lea Grace vs. Patty Jane Grace. Lisa Kirk Kinser vs. Rowdy Kinser. Claudine Dillon vs. Ersel Crum Jr. Savanna Spence vs. Burgess…
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What to do about our pool
BY NINA MCCOY On May 31, a required “public meeting” was held to see what Martin County citizens thought about filling in the county swimming pool and then using the space and $122,787.00 of the taxpayers money to match a $122,787 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund from the National Park Service to…
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Uncommon Sense: A father and a child can make a great family
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Father’s Day is coming one more time, and you still have a chance at having a great family. Fathers, like most all people, have good days and bad days. They have great seasons of life and some that are more difficult. Few fathers will look back over their lives and say,…
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Kyle’s Korner: Missing the old general stores and simpler times
BY KYLE LOVERN The idea of the super department stores where you can do a lot of things in one place is not such a new marketing strategy. Many of us can remember the old general stores that were located in most communities. Sure you can go into certain large “box” stores now and get…
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Noise ‘unbearable’ for Kermit residents
Kermit Council takes action BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — Kermit residents are being driven to barricade themselves inside their homes because of noise from a natural gas compressor station owned by Diversified Energy. Channing Preece, who lives next door to the station, brought the issue to the Kermit Town Council meeting Monday night.…
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Clinic undergoes renovations
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Community Health Center recently underwent renovations to improve the patient experience and visibility of the facility. A prominent digital billboard and lighted sign welcome patients to the clinic at its location on Route 645 near Inez. “In addition to the new signage, clinic renovations include a walk-up…
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Highway official says pedway project ‘stuck’
Inez project not listed in state’s latest plan BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cost of the 13-year-old Rockcastle Creek Pedway Project has risen from its original $400,000 to $700,000, and according to a state highway official, the project “is just stuck.” Mayor Ed Daniels announced in an Inez City Commission meeting Thursday…
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Boom nominee for U.S. Sentencing Commission
Former Martin County resident introduced at nomination hearing CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced three U.S. Sentencing Commission nominees, including Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky Claria Horn Boom, during the June 8 U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing. “It’s my privilege to introduce…
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‘His Garden’ begins distribution days
Free produce for residents BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Residents can get free vegetables and produce starting Saturday. “His Garden,” a community garden sponsored in part by Turkey Creek Church of the Nazarene, will distribute free lettuce and broccoli Saturday. Larger distribution days will commence June 25 and occur the last Saturday of each…
