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The Big Number 3
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Cessna 2..3..3…Foxtrot…entering downwind for runway…3… Unicom: Winds light and variable…no other reported traffic… The runway designations at Big Sandy are 3 and 21. Those are the numbers painted on each end of the runway. Now, what do they mean? Imagine a big circle going all the way around…
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Arrest Report 5/4/22
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office and the Martin County Constables reported the following arrests: John D. King, 41, of Louisa, was arrested Friday on Trade Ridge on a Lawrence County indictment warrant charging him with first-degree rape and unlawful transaction with a minor, second degree. Deputy Tyler Lafferty made the arrest. Kimberly Cole,…
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Voter registration picks up in state ahead of primary
10,000+ new voters register FRANKFORT — Secretary of State Michael Adams announced March voter registration saw a boost ahead of the May primary election. “As we transition toward normality, we’re glad to see voter registration beginning to recover,” said Adams. “We are hopeful for a solid voter turnout as Kentuckians enjoy the historic expanded access…
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Jude registers for Inez seat
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Another candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for Inez City Commission. Floyd David Jude, 41, registered Thursday at the Martin County Clerk’s Office. Jude is the third candidate to declare in the Inez City races. He joins Commissioner Terry Fraley who seeks re-election to the Commission and Commissioner…
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King in jail on rape
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A man wanted in Lawrence County on charges of first-degree rape and unlawful transaction with a minor is behind bars after his arrest late Friday night in Martin County. John D. King, 32, of Louisa, was arrested on Trace Ridge in Tomahawk at 11 p.m. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy…
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County moves forward on campground development
Hopes to extend utilities to Caney BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court continues to move forward in developing a campground and events venue on the Caney Shaft site. The court is applying for two grants to help extend utilities to the location. “We’re looking at one through the Appalachian Regional Commission…
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Lady Cards pick up win over Paintsville
Tennis teams fall to Lawrence, Pikeville BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School Tennis teams had a rough couple of weeks due to weather and sickness, but the Lady Cardinals picked up a win over Paintsville before both boys and girls teams dropped back-to-back meets to Lawrence County and Pikeville. Lady Cards vs. PHS…
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Why I voted for Option 2
BY NINA MCCOY At my first meeting as a newly appointed member of the Martin County Water and Sanitation Board of Directors on April 26, I faced a decision that I did not think should be controversial at all. At issue was the long-awaited loan that had finally been secured from Kentucky Rural Water Association…
