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Kermit man arrested on four warrants
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — Jeffrey Hodge of Kermit was arrested by Mingo County Sheriff’s Deputies Cpl. E. Williams and Deputy M. Tiller for two counts of grand larceny and two counts of destruction to railroad property. Hodge had two outstanding warrants from Mingo County and two from Wayne County, according to…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Billie Music, 46, of Warfield, was arrested Monday at Dempsey Housing in Warfield for criminal trespassing, third. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd was called to apartment 4A for an EPO violation. During the investigation, the housing manager confirmed Music was barred from the property.…
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Kentucky State Police investigate trooper-involved shooting in Floyd County
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Kentucky State Police is on administrative leave while an investigation continues into the shooting death of a suspect Feb. 3 in Floyd County. The KSP said in a news release Friday that a critical incident response team has interviewed vital witnesses. The preliminary investigation reveals Trooper Billy Ball conducted a traffic…
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Man in jail after fleeing to hills carrying 4-year-old
WARFIELD — A Tomahawk man is in jail after allegedly assaulting his teenage stepson and fleeing from police carrying a 4-year-old. Sunday afternoon at approximately 4:30, Sheriff Kirk received a call from Dispatch that there was an altercation in progress at White’s Branch involving a man and a 17-year-old juvenile. Upon deputies’ arrival, Justin Fletcher…
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City agrees to buy picnic tables, pay storage rental for festival
Correction Due to the City of Inez taking a “recess” with a motion to purchase two picnic tables on the table, the Mountain Citizen incorrectly reported that the vote immediately following the informal recess was to purchase the picnic tables. The reporter was unaware that the meeting resumed before she was readmitted and thought the…
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Attention Martin County Water customers: Possible outages for leak detection work
INEZ — Martin County Water District will begin leak detection in the Inez pressure zone starting Friday night around 10:30 p.m. Alliance Water Resources announced Tuesday that the work would be performed at night to limit the effect on customers. The announcement states: “This will be the first time such leak detection has been performed…