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‘Picture’ 30 years of Harvest Fest
Help create a Harvest Fest photo exhibit BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Thirty years of parades, carnival lights, music, vendor markets and growing together have made the Martin County Harvest Festival part of the county’s collective memory. Now as the festival prepares to mark its 30th anniversary Sept. 18-19 in downtown Inez, organizers…
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Vendor call for Harvest Fest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Harvest Festival is opening its streets — and its menu — to vendors preparing for the festival’s 30th anniversary Sept. 18-19 in downtown Inez. Applications are now available for craft and retail vendors, as well as for vendors selling prepackaged or baked food items. Download…
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SRO, firefighters earn EMT-B certification
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The police officer assigned to protect Martin County students is now also trained to provide emergency medical care. Nathan Todd, a school resource officer for Martin County Schools and a firefighter with the Inez Volunteer Fire Department, recently passed the National Registry examination for emergency medical technicians. Fellow…
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Senior center receives grant for new dishwasher
INEZ — The Martin County Senior Citizens Center will purchase a new dishwasher with a $3,899 grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. The center provides congregate and home-delivered meals to Martin County residents aged 60 and older. It also offers nutrition education, information and assistance, health promotion programs, recreational activities and exercise classes.…
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Star-spangled celebration
INEZ — Martin County Health Care Facility residents celebrated Independence Day with a cookout, fresh watermelon and plenty of patriotic fun. Residents posed with red, white and blue decorations and enjoyed time together on America’s 250th anniversary.
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State public health leader speaks to YOU MATTER interns
BY DOROTHY DILLON The Martin County Health Department was honored to welcome Dr. Lori Caloia, Deputy Commissioner for Clinical Affairs with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, as a guest speaker for the YOU MATTER Appalachia Internship Program. During her visit, Dr. Caloia introduced interns to the important role the Kentucky Department for Public Health…
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New cutlery, pawn shop opens in downtown Inez
BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Fitch and Sons Cutlery and Pawn opened Friday at 155 East Main Street in Inez, bringing a family-owned knife, antique and pawn shop to downtown. The business, owned by Mason Fitch and his family, offers knives, antiques, tools, fishing gear, T-shirts and hats bearing the shop logo, and…
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Martin County Middle School Beta students earn national honors
NASHVILLE — Martin County Middle School Beta Club students brought home national honors from the 2026 National Beta Convention, held June 21–26 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. Eight Martin County Middle School students qualified for the national convention after advancing through state competition. They competed in Living Literature, seventh-grade English…
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Henry Steven Holbrook makes Fourth of July debut
A very special Fourth of July brought an even greater reason to celebrate with the arrival of Henry Steven Holbrook on July 4, 2026. Henry weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 inches long at birth. He is the beloved son of Logan Holbrook and Dr. Megan Moore Holbrook. His grandparents are Steven and…
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Crum reunion draws 61 attendees
The 77th Crum reunion was held Sunday, July 5, with 61 family members and friends in attendance. Family members traveled from South Dakota, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky to take part in the annual gathering. Brother Dillon Goodall preached and the Mills Sisters, Arwen and Cindy, were the special singers. Organizers expressed thanks to…
