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Sadie’s Market opens in Lovely
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…
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Author Shaun Sweeney brings decades-old mystery to life in ‘A Familiar Darkness’
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BEAUTY — More than three decades after Shaun Sweeney first imagined a murder mystery as a Martin County teenager, the story that stayed with him through adulthood has finally become a novel. Sweeney, a 1999 graduate of Sheldon Clark High School, published his first novel, “A Familiar Darkness,” in July.…
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Bird’s Eye View: Lots to look forward to at MCHS
BY BRANDON WELLS and PEYTON MCPEEK The school year is officially underway, and a lot is already happening at Martin County High School. From Cardinal football and a new journalism Facebook page to national recognition and former students finding success after graduation, there is plenty of Cardinal news to share. Cardinals get ready for first…
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Join us at the Harvest Fest Health & Wellness Pavilion
BY DOROTHY DILLON The Martin County Health Department invites everyone to visit the Health & Wellness Pavilion during the Harvest Festival on Friday, Sept. 18, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The pavilion will be located at 42 East Main Street in Inez, beside the…
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County honors Blaine Stepp for craftsmanship, service
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County officials honored longtime Road & Bridge employee Blaine Stepp Thursday for his decades of craftsmanship, including his latest creation — a replica coal cart now on display in Warfield. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty and the Martin County Fiscal Court presented Stepp with a framed photograph of the…
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Harvest Fest promises biggest entertainment lineup yet
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Harvest Festival will celebrate 30 years Sept. 18-19 with what organizers are calling its biggest entertainment lineup yet, more food vendors and $15 unlimited-ride wristbands. Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps, president of the Kiwanis Club, gave the Fiscal Court a preview Thursday of the annual…
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Bird’s Eye View: A new school year takes flight
BY REX WARD AND KENDAL MULLINS Hello, Martin County Cardinals. The school year is already bringing plenty of excitement to Martin County High School. From the soccer and football fields to the theater stage and club day, there are so many opportunities for students to get involved, meet new people and show their Cardinal pride.…
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Inez First Baptist breaks ground for fellowship hall
INEZ — Inez First Baptist Church broke ground Aug. 5 for a new 30-by-70-foot fellowship hall. Plans for the building include two ADA-compliant restrooms, a large kitchen and a dining area. Construction will begin within the next few weeks, church leaders said.
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Collectibles show Aug. 29-30 in Inez
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Sports cards, Pokémon, coins, memorabilia and plenty more will fill the Collier Community Center for two days as the Martin County Collectibles Show raises money for the Martin County High School girls wrestling team. The show is set for Aug. 29-30 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. Admission…
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From Lady Cardinal to soldier: Moore completes Army basic training
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Just a few months after walking across the stage as a Martin County High School graduate in Inez, Kentucky, Angelina Moore walked onto another field Aug. 20 with a much different title. Soldier. The former Lady Cardinals basketball player completed U.S. Army Basic Combat Training…
