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Fiscal Court planning to help Martin County Sheriff get vehicles
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court is helping Sheriff John Kirk to replace worn-out law enforcement cruisers. Kirk asked the fiscal court to consider using the $22,000 excess fees his office collected and turned over to the county last week toward securing vehicles. “That’s money that we earned,” Kirk…
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Hillbilly Breakfast is set for Saturday, May 6 in Inez
All-you-can-eat buffet $6 INEZ — The Kiwanis Club of Martin County will host its annual Hillbilly Breakfast on Saturday, May 6, from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Inez Elementary School cafeteria. On the menu: Gravy, biscuits, eggs, sausage, bologna, fried apples, fried potatoes and chocolate gravy. This is an all-you-can-eat buffet for $6. The…
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PRIDE cleanup set for May 13 in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — It is PRIDE Spring Cleanup season and Martin County District 1 Magistrate Cody Slone invites everyone to come out Saturday, May 13 to help make roadsides look their best. The event, sponsored by the Martin County Fiscal Court, will start at 10 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.…
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Warfield addresses short agenda
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Warfield City Commission met Thursday at City Hall and completed a short agenda. Commissioners accepted Kentucky Power Company’s franchise bid and conducted the first reading of an ordinance assigning the 20-year franchise to Kentucky Power. The city will have the second reading during next month’s regularly scheduled…
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Animal tranquilizer in fentanyl found in 48 states, including Kentucky
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE Fentanyl in Kentucky may now be laced with an animal tranquilizer called Xylazine, what drug officials are calling the “third wave” of the opioid epidemic. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, in the Commonwealth, Xylazine has so far shown up at DEA labs in the Florence/Covington area and in…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests and citations: Kenneth Jackson, 33, of Debord, was arrested Tuesday on a fugitive from another state warrant. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd served the warrant. Jackie Haney, 28, of Debord, was arrested Monday for third-degree criminal trespassing. John Pack, 19, of Warfield, was arrested…
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Martin County civil suits
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Sarah King. Credit Acceptance Corp. vs. James Damron et al. Cash Express vs. Elijah Jude. Cash Express vs. Sherri Tilley. Cash Express vs. Savannah Mollett Cash Express vs. Amanda Preston Cash Express vs. Shain…
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Martin County Court Docket
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases April 24 and 25 in Martin Circuit Court: Mary Lynn Ayers (arraignment) — No operator’s/moped license; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of owner-operator to maintain required insurance first: Failure to appear. Ariel Carver (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first…
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Beshear administration issues regulations to restore expansion of Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits legislature nixed
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Gov. Andy Beshear has again proposed regulations to expand dental, vision and hearing benefits for Kentucky adults on Medicaid after the legislature found similar regulations deficient, thus ending the benefits. Each regulation says why it is “substantially different” from the original regulation. Most of the reasons have to do…
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Linder’s Gymsters in Inez provides safe fitness haven for women
BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A women-only gym in Inez provides a safe fitness haven for hundreds of women. Owner of Linder’s Gymsters Linda Slone said she had always wanted to open a gym that caters to women. “I wanted a women-only gym because women need that safe place to go, a nonjudgmental…
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