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Warfield Easter Egg Hunt set for April 8
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The City of Warfield Easter Egg Hunt is set for 10 a.m. Saturday (April 8) at Warfield Park. “If anyone wants to come and help, we’ll take all the help we can get,” Warfield clerk Rhonda Price said in a council meeting Thursday. The city voted to pay…
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Sheriff to get additional deputies
County announces new program for opioid settlement funds BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk will get two to three additional deputies thanks to a new program the county is launching with opioid settlement funds. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty, Sheriff Kirk and Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps made a joint announcement…
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Fire destroys home at Marrowbone Creek
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARROWBONE CREEK, W.Va. — The Kermit Volunteer Fire Department received a 911 call Tuesday morning around 6:40 a.m. for a structure fire on the Left Fork of Marrowbone Creek near Kermit. Firefighters arrived on the scene to see the home fully engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported, but the house was…
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New voting center added; May 16 primary election schedule
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County is adding a voting center for this year’s May 16 primary election. Instead of four voting centers, there will be five. The newest center will be inside the Martin County Government Center near the PVA office. Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles, who chairs the county board…
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Martin County Court Docket
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Cash Express LLC vs. Savannah Muncy. Whitney Lynn Maynard vs. James William Maynard. Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Marcus Hinkle et al. Jerri Loretta Ball vx. Gary Ball. James Randall Linder vs. Veronica Linder. Docket INEZ — Judge…
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Popup driver licensing Tuesday in Inez
INEZ — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct a popup driver licensing office in Martin County from 9:30 a.m.–noon and 1-3 p.m. Tuesday at the Martin County Public Library-Collier Center in Inez. Residents may visit the popup driver licensing office for any service offered in KYTC’s driver licensing regional offices, including upgrading to a REAL…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Jeffery Pinson, 30, of Inez, was arrested Thursday in Inez for theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others and first-degree criminal mischief. Deputy Kidd made the arrest. George English, 51, of Warfield, was arrested March 29 in Warfield on a complaint warrant…
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Williamson attorney charged with battery on officer in Logan County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOGAN, W.Va. — An attorney with an office in Williamson in Mingo County is facing charges in neighboring Logan County for battery on a police officer and obstructing, according to court documents. The criminal complaint states that on Tuesday, March 28, a deputy responded to Logan Boulevard to assist the city of…
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Man arrested for firing gun in Williamson
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the city limits for shooting out of a car and hitting houses and vehicles, according to the Williamson Police Department. According to Williamson Police Chief J.C. Dotson, police were alerted to someone shooting out of a vehicle on Vinson Street…
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Arson suspected in bulldozer being torched on trail system
STAFF REPORT DELBARTON, W.Va. — An investigation is underway after a $150,000 dozer owned by the Hatfield McCoy Trail System was torched in Mingo County. The discovery was made Tuesday evening in a remote area along the Buffalo Mountain Trail System near Delbarton and Matewan. “We went out to the fire and found it was…
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