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Man sentenced for meth
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man was sentenced Monday to four years and two months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release for distributing a pound of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements, on Jan. 9, 2020, Trevor Wesley Davis, 29, sold the methamphetamine to a confidential informant for $4,000 on a…
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Huntington man pleads guilty to drug charges
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington man pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to distribute heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements, on Nov. 10, 2021, law enforcement officers observed multiple suspected hand-to-hand drug transactions at a Fifth Avenue residence in Huntington involving an individual later…
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Former prison officer sentenced for civil rights violation, sexual abuse of inmates
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — A former Federal Medical Center correctional officer will serve 135 months in prison for inappropriately touching inmates and engaging in sexual conduct with them. Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves sentenced Christopher Brian Goodwin, 46, Friday in U.S. District Court in Lexington. Goodwin pleaded guilty in March to…
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Mingo woman pleads guilty to collecting dead sister’s Social Security benefits
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN STAFF CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Mingo County woman pleaded guilty Thursday falsely claimed to be her deceased sister and illegally collecting Social Security benefits. Diana Cisco, 69, of Delbarton, received $46,356 from June 2016 to April 2020, U.S. Attorney Will Thompson said. Cisco initially denied who she was, and informed the Social Security…
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Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MILO — A crowd turned out for the annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs event Saturday at the Martin County Lake on Milo Road. Operation UNITE, Addiction Recovery Care and community members sponsored the event. Organizer Katrina Sansom said about 58 people came out. “It was mostly families that attended,” Sansom…
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Historic Courthouse will open once permits secured
Occupancy laws prevent open house, weddings, class reunion BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The opening of the Historic Martin County Courthouse has hit a delay. The building was due to open officially June 5. Martin County Tourism chairperson Nita Collier announced in a special board meeting May 31 that the Open House, along with…
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Grand jury indicts four
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday against four individuals. Those indicted include: Nella Webb Maynard, 58, of Pilgrim, was indicted on two counts of intent to defraud/scheme/artifice to obtain benefits over $10,000. The indictment states that from Jan. 1, 2016, through Feb. 29, 2020, Maynard made a false statement or…
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Nonpartisan races set
Nine more candidates BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County nonpartisan races are set for Nov. 8 as Tuesday was the deadline to register. Several more candidates filed their paperwork last week in the Martin County Clerk’s Office. Warfield City Commissioners John P. Sammons, Robert David Bell, and Crystal Dawn Bell are all running for…
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Cassady Avenue safe again
Cassady Avenue in Inez is safe again after the Martin County Road & Bridge department finished repairs Friday. The road slipped more than a year ago and deteriorated to the point that it was dangerous, according to Inez Commissioner Dennis Hall and Terry Fraley, who reached out to Martin County Magistrate Jarred Goforth for help.…
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County increases budget by $765,000
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Fiscal Court will conduct the second reading of its fiscal year 2022 budget in a meeting June 16. The $10,046,488 budget is a $765,000 increase over last year’s budget. Judge/Executive Colby Kirk conducted the first reading of the budget in the fiscal court’s May regular meeting. The…
