
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Rogert D. Meade, 74, of Inez, was arrested April 27 on Coldwater Road on a warrant for terroristic threatening, third degree, and burglary, first degree. Deputy David Adams served the warrant at 7:59 p.m. Sherry Gordon, 49, of Lovely, and

Here in Martin County, people say they want accountability. Some mean it 100% while others mean it only until accountability lands on someone they know. There is tension in that. Residents want better roads, clean water, safe public spaces, honest spending and lawful decisions. They want government to work and public officials to do what

PIPPA PASSES — Isaiah Zuidema, a 2022 graduate of Martin County High School, received two of Alice Lloyd College’s top student honors during the school’s 2026 Academic Honors Ceremony on April 14. Zuidema earned the Rachel D. Mullinax Award for Outstanding Senior Accounting Student and the Joseph and Irma Derderian Stepp Outstanding Senior Award. The


The transfer portal has been a struggle for the Cats thus far. Mark Pope has had some swings and misses. As of this writing, Tyran Stokes has not announced his commitment between Kentucky, Kansas and Oregon. The Crystal Ball still has the nation’s top recruit trending toward the Jayhawks. I am hoping that by the






