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White Oak Hill Treatment Center is hiring now, hosting community event Jan. 26
INEZ — Have you ever wanted to learn more about addiction treatment or what is happening in your community? Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) will host an open house and community night Thursday, Jan. 26, at White Oak Hill Treatment Center in Inez. During the event, people can apply for open jobs, tour the White Oak…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Scott Marcum, 38, of Debord, was arrested Sunday on Old Route 3 in Inez on bench warrants and indictment warrants for two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, first degree, first offense (less than 2 grams methamphetamine), two counts of drug paraphernalia…
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Fatal shooting case closed
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — A case of a landowner fatally shooting a Tomahawk man who trespassed on his family’s property last year is formally closed after a grand jury failed to indict. The grand jury in Lawrence County met Thursday and heard the case against Tyler Brown, who shot and killed 45-year-old…
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Probation violation leads to drug bust
Police seize crack cocaine, fentanyl, cash BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A woman is in jail after a warrant for a probation violation led police to find drugs and thousands of dollars in her apartment. Lauren Mikeala Horn, 21, of Williamson, was arrested Jan. 11 for a probation violation. Police say she…
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Students evacuated following bomb threat call to Martin County Sheriff’s Office
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School students were evacuated and bused to Inez Elementary following a bomb threat call to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office around noon Wednesday. MCHS Principal Martha Williams immediately began evacuating all students and staff from the building when the sheriff contacted her concerning the threat. Williams…
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Lafferty on mission to get $60 million to fix Martin County’s water system
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty has pledged to make Martin County’s water system his top priority over the next four years. He says he aims to fix it and is already working toward that goal. Following a catastrophic water system failure Dec. 26 that left the county’s population…
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Three arrested for burning vehicle to defraud insurance
BY ROGER SMITH and RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — An Inez woman and two Debord men were arrested Jan. 4, accused of burning a vehicle to defraud an insurance company and creditor. Susan Cox, 61, of Inez, and 61-year-old Harold Moore and 28-year-old Jackie Haney, both of Debord, are facing felony charges. Police caught Moore and Haney…
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McConnell, water topics at Kiwanis
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Disaster relief funding, insight into Senator Mitch McConnell’s values and the Martin County water crisis were among the topics two featured speakers brought to the Kiwanis Club luncheon Thursday at Shufflin Café in Inez. Donna McClure, senior field representative for 24 counties in the 5th Congressional District for U.S.…
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Martin County indictments include manslaughter, kidnapping, copper theft
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday that included charges of manslaughter, kidnapping, strangulation and copper theft, among others. Timothy Ramey, 19, of Rockhouse Road, Tomahawk, was indicted for second-degree manslaughter. The indictment states Ramey behaved wantonly, causing the death of 15-year-old Brenda Maynard of Inez in…
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BOE kicks off the new year
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education met Monday to prepare for the 2023 calendar year. The board saw presentations from Eden and Inez Elementary on 2022 Accountability Results and winter progress updates. Scores reveal that students, particularly those in lower grades, still aren’t performing at levels seen before the…
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