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Daniels registers in mayor race
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Inez Mayor Ed Daniels registered last week for re-election to his seat. Daniels faces Inez Commissioner Dennis Hall in the November General Election. Two candidates have registered to run for Inez City Commission, Commissioner Terry Fraley and resident Floyd David Jude. Candidates for nonpartisan races in cities that have waived…
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Second arrest made in Mingo County murder
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department has made a second arrest in connection with the murder of a Delbarton woman. Sheriff’s deputies said Alex Dewayne Likens, 36, of Ragland, W.Va., has now been charged in the March 31 fatal shooting of Teresa Harmon. Deputies previously charged Chase Prater,…
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ARC celebrates ribbon-cutting on residential treatment center in Inez
White Oak Hill will begin accepting clients this fall BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Addiction Recovery Care founder and CEO Tim Robinson is bringing his team’s mission of saving one life at a time to his hometown of Inez. Robinson hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 4 on the new men’s residential treatment center — White Oak Hill.…
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Widow pleads for help with dilapidated bridge
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Venida Spence has lived on Rockhouse Fork for 50 years. Her only access to her home is a dilapidated wooden bridge that has become too unsafe for automobiles to cross, so she hopes Martin County Judge/Executive Colby Kirk will help her. Spence, who has lived alone since her husband…
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Failing culverts flooding Rockhouse residents
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Residents at the head of Rockhouse Fork in Tomahawk are dealing with flooding of their homes, property and the county road due to failing drainage culverts. Johnny and Sofie Marcum’s home gets flooded during heavy rain since Martin County Road and Bridge took their bridge away and installed culverts…
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Courthouse Report 5/11/22
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Laura Ella Bryant vs. Christopher Murrel Bryant. Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc. vs. Olivia P. Bowens. Jeff Hinkle vs. Kristin Hinkle. Brittany N. Daniel vs. Jeff Daniel. Midland Credit Management vs. Karin Cooth Robinette. Deeds INEZ — Martin…
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Post-Roe: Rural women would face more obstacles
“Trigger laws” would make abortion in Kentucky and 12 other states illegal in almost all cases if Roe v. Wade is overturned. That would disproportionately affect rural women, who are more likely than their urban peers to be impoverished, less likely to have the time or money to drive long distances across state lines to…
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Uncommon Sense: Naomi Judd, suicide, life’s appointment
GLENN MOLLETTE We’ve all heard of people who have taken their lives by suicide. We typically wonder why? What was so bad about their lives that they could not cope another day? We were shocked by the sudden death of Naomi Judd. She was a country music star and legend. She and her daughter Wynonna…
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Kyle’s Korner: Appalachian superstitions continue through the years
KYLE LOVERN Growing up in Appalachia, I’m sure many of you have heard of certain superstitions from your parents, grandparents or other elderly folks you are acquainted with. I have always found these tales interesting and somewhat amusing, even though I have grown to believe many of them. A lot of the superstitions I heard…
