
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County will rescind a $560,500 flood-buyout demolition award and start the bidding process over after learning required USDA steps were not completed before the project was advertised. Deputy Judge/Executive Carolea Mills said Sept. 1 that the Aug. 20 bid award to Howell’s Recycling & Sanitation of Debord…

Martin County Fiscal Court now has an opportunity to correct a decision that should never have been made in the first place. The county will rescind its $560,500 award to Howell’s Recycling & Sanitation and rebid eight flood-buyout demolition projects after learning it failed to complete required USDA procedures before advertising the work. Starting over…

BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A family idea, generations of home cooking and the memory of a beloved yellow Labrador have come together in a new Saturday market in Lovely. Sadie’s Market opened two weekends ago at 118 Chapman Bottom, offering homemade breads, cookies, cinnamon rolls, oatmeal cream pies, cobblers, candies and seasonal…


BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — Martin County found its footing Friday night as contributions came from all over the field in a 55-32 win over Pike County Central in the Community Trust Bank/WYMT Pike County Bowl at Belfry. The win evened Martin County’s record at 1-1 after a season-opening 37-7 loss at Lawrence…






