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Martin County court docket July 8
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases July 8 in Martin District Court: Kenis Casey Bishop (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; tampering with physical evidence: Preliminary hearing 7/23/24 at 11 a.m. Michael Copley (arraignment) — Criminal mischief, third degree: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 8/20/24…
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Martin County marriages
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles’ office reported the following marriage July 10: Destiny Faith Conley, 23, of Salyersville, and Andrew Charles Chapman, 29, of Louisa.
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Martin County civil suits July 5-11
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office July 5-11: Leah May et al vs. Hensley Real Estate Services LLC et al. Synchrony Bank vs. Marcella Garcia. Titan Building Rentals LLC vs. Billy Joe Maynard et al. Tyler Jude vs. Annie Maynard Jude. Hale Hope Maynard vs.…
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Norfolk Southern announces 24-hour closure for emergency rail repairs
MATEWAN — Norfolk Southern and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 12 have announced a 24-hour closure for emergency rail repairs at the KY 1056 (Bridge Street) and WV 49 (Matewan) intersection. The closure, affecting a crossing located in Matewan, West Virginia, 0.08 miles north of KY 1056 and the Kentucky/West Virginia state line, will begin…
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Kentucky State Police arrests 206 in statewide drug operation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — Kentucky State Police arrested 206 people in a statewide drug sweep, authorities announced Thursday. Operation Summer Heat follows a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings involving all 16 KSP posts. Preliminary results indicate 490 criminal charges among the 206 arrests. Police seized 554 grams of fentanyl, 219 grams of…
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Man ordered to pay wife’s funeral costs after imprisoning her in camper
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man who pleaded guilty last week to unlawfully imprisoning his wife in a camper in May 2023 has been ordered to pay half the funeral costs for his late wife, who died a month after the incident inside the same camper. According to court records…
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Former Inez lawyer climbed out of alcoholism, launched a recovery boom
BY DEBORAH YETTER KENTUCKY LANTERN LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president of marketing, where she…
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Kermit introduced to emergency overdose kit, sets Fall Festival
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Kermit Council welcomed the ONEbox, an emergency opioid overdose reversal kit, to their meeting Monday. They also officially announced the date for this year’s Kermit Fall Festival as Oct. 5. Kirstyn Ooten, a representative from the West Virginia Drug Institute working in Mingo and Logan counties,…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Kendall Raymond Sartin, 24, of Beauty, was arrested Saturday on Gordon Hollow Road in Beauty for menacing. Deputy Justin Bellamy responded to a report that Sartin was brandishing a baseball bat and threatening to hit his grandmother with it. Upon law enforcement’s arrival, the…
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CAP announces LIHEAP Summer enrollment
Apply for cooling assistance beginning July 16 CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — The Big Sandy Area Community Action Program (BSACAP) has announced the enrollment period for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy Component will begin July 16 and run until Sept. 13 or until funds are exhausted. LIHEAP’s Summer Subsidy Component is…
