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Martin County records
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: SYS Account Kentucky Foster Care vs. Mary Marcum. SYS Account Kentucky Foster Care vs. Timothy Mullett. Andrea M. Cline vs. Jasmine S. Dials. First Financial Credit vs. James Hensley et al. Republic Finance LLC vs. Donald R.…
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Martin County Court Docket
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases March 13 and 14 in Martin District: Taylor Andrew Blevins (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 19 mph over limit; 2. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 3. Failure to produce insurance card: 1. Six-month diversion, DCPT 9/12/23; 2-3. Dismissed, proof shown. Earl Issac Denver Bowen (arraignment) — Failure…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests and citations. Christopher Mollette, 35, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday for first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and traffic charges. Jackie Blackburn, 58, of Louisa, was arrested Friday on Little Peter Cave in Lovely for…
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Beshear gets bill to regulate Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS In response to a court decision that deemed products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol to be legal, a bill to regulate products with the substance has passed both houses of the General Assembly without dissent and has gone to Gov. Andy Beshear for final action. “The Kentucky hemp program is a…
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Medical cannabis bill passes Senate, awaits House vote March 30
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS A bill that would make medical marijuana legal for some in Kentucky has passed the state Senate for the first time and awaits a vote in the House, which has passed two similar bills in previous legislative sessions. “It is time for Kentucky to join the other 37 states…
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Federal prison lieutenant convicted of covering up assaults of inmates
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a former Kentucky Federal Bureau of Prisons lieutenant on two counts of obstruction for covering up assaults of two inmates by corrections officers under his command. Kevin Pearce, 38, of Inez, Kentucky, a former supervisor at the U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord, was…
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Revival coming to Historic Martin County Courthouse
Venue reopens after receiving permit BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Rev. James D. “Jim Doug” Muncy prayed for years about holding the Mountain Holiness Camp Meeting for two nights, March 30 and 31, in the Historic Martin County Courthouse in Inez. “Back in the fall I felt like it was the time and…
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Rooting for ‘Team BJ’
As Martin County takes the floor in the Sweet 16, their teammate will undergo surgery BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — When the Martin County Cardinals take the floor Thursday at Rupp Arena to play in the Sweet 16 they will be without one of their teammates. Sophomore BJ Parsley will undergo surgery at…