
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — For years, Martin County’s water crisis was measured in indignities. Brown water in bathtubs. Buckets carried up hillsides. Faucets that could not be trusted. A community forced to document its own hardship again and again, hoping that somewhere beyond the mountains, someone in power would finally pay attention.

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

Residents have a chance to make a direct difference in the lives of abused and neglected children as Kentucky recruits volunteers for its Citizen Foster Care Review Board. The recruitment effort comes during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, observed each April to raise awareness about abuse and neglect and to highlight the role communities play


BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bailee Hall powered Tug Valley with three hits and her eighth home run of the season Friday while Katie Hall added a homer in a 9-0 win over Beckley Woodrow Wilson at the Capital Invitational Tourney. Bailee Hall singled in the first inning, tripled in the second
