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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Dylan Johnson, 27, of Bevinsville, was arrested Thursday on a bench warrant. John D. Perry, 74, of Lakeline, Ohio, was arrested Thursday on a bench warrant. Sheriff Kirk made the arrest. Lacy Scott, 57, of Lovely, was arrested Nov. 20 for possession of…
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Martin County deeds and marriages Nov. 14-19
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds and marriages recorded in her office Nov. 14-19: Deeds Kayla Horn Jude, Thad Eric Jude, Janee Presley, James Arthur Horn (party 1) to Kayla Horn Jude, Janee Presley, Charlene Horn (party 2). John Sherman Muncy, Sheri Dawn Muncy Goble, Sheldon Clark Muncy (party 1)…
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Martin County court docket Nov. 18-19
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Nov. 18 and 19 in Martin District Court: James Aaron Oscar Carter (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 23 mph over limit; 2. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 3. Failure to produce insurance card: 1. Amended to 10 mph over, six-month diversion, DCPT 5/6/25; 2-3. Dismissed, proof shown.…
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Martin County civil suits Nov. 15-21
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office Nov. 15-21: Donald J. Wiley vs. Kendra N. Davis. Patricia Shannon vs. Walgreens Company et al. Rachel Yates vs. Shane Yates. Alisha Dawn Jude vs. Dustin Dwayne Jude. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. vs. Christopher Sesco. LVNV Funding LLC…
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Magoffin man pleads guilty to child sexual abuse material, sex crime against animal
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT SALYERSVILLE — Salyersville resident Kent Simpkins, 43, will face a decade behind bars following a guilty plea to multiple felonies involving child sexual abuse material and a sex crime against an animal, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced. The investigation of Simpkins began following a tip to the National Center for Missing and…
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Pay property tax bill early for 2% discount
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Taxpayers can score a 2% discount by paying their property tax bills from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, according to a collection schedule that Martin County Sheriff John Kirk released Monday. Starting Dec. 1, the sheriff’s office will accept payments in a variety of ways. A drop box outside the…
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Kentucky awards 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Kentucky awarded 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses following a lottery Monday at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville. The winners were selected through a random number generator. The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis received 4,998 applications, of which 4,075 were dispensary applicants. “Today’s dispensary announcement moves us one…
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Meth dealer gets decade behind bars
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LONDON, Ky. — A Johnson County man will spend the next 120 months in federal prison for an array of meth-related offenses. U.S. District Judge Robert Wier sentenced Gary Warick, 58, of Hagerhill, Kentucky, on Nov. 13 in London. The sentencing follows Warrick’s conviction of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more…
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Missing in Floyd County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — The Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville seeks the public’s help in an ongoing investigation into a missing person. KSP was notified Nov. 16 regarding the disappearance of Michael Fogleman, 26, of Virgie. Investigators said Fogleman was last seen Nov. 12 in Prestonsburg. Fogleman is described as a white…
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Two face felony charges after unrestrained children hurt in crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man and woman face felony charges after a crash left two unrestrained children injured—one seriously—on Route 40 in Inez. Authorities say 37-year-old Justin Marcum of Inez was driving recklessly with the children in his Chevrolet truck. The children’s grandmother, 58-year-old Dotty Fletcher of Inez, was…
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