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James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales featured on KET’s “Kentucky Life” series
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, a cornerstone of the Tomahawk community, is the latest subject of KET’s “Kentucky Life” series. The episode, titled “String Mountain Music: James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales,” shines a spotlight on the shop and its significant role in nurturing the
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Inez mayor sparks debate, wants to cut off Appalachian Artist Festival
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Mayor Ed Daniels sparked a debate among Inez City Commissioners, opening a special meeting March 26 by voicing his desire to financially decouple the city from the Appalachian Artist Festival. It was a stance that seemingly conflicted with the commission’s understanding of the event and general festival organization.
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Martin County Schools earn $100,000 in new technology
INEZ — A Martin County School District technology team recently earned $100,00 in new student computers as part of the statewide K-12 Dataseam partnership. Technology coordinator Roscoe Mullins and technicians Joshua Horn and Alyssa Preece participated in the industry-standard technology support training. Dataseam, an education and workforce development initiative supporting rural Kentucky districts, began in
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Martin County court docket March 25-26
Martin District Court INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases March 25-26 in Martin District Court: Colby Michael Adkins (arraignment) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce insurance card; improper display of registration plates: Order. Rivas Aguilar (arraignment) — Speeding 18 mph over limit: Failure to appear. Amy
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages March 22-28
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office March 22-28: Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Jennifer McGinnis. Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Darrell Fraley. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Donald Perkins. Rodney Fuggett vs. Melanie Fuggett. Frelinda Courtney Dove vs. Brian Dove. LVNV Funding LLC vs.
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Applications open for $297 million disaster recovery program
FRANKFORT — The Department for Local Government is taking applications for funding from Kentucky’s 2022 Disaster Recovery Program. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that this program is helping communities impacted by the flooding of 2022. Applications will be accepted for projects addressing housing, infrastructure, economic development and resiliency planning from the $297,994,000 allocated to Kentucky
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A new state rock? Lawmakers approve bill for scientifically accurate state symbols
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — In a move to align state symbols with geological facts, Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that redefines several key symbols to ensure scientific accuracy. House Bill 378 received its final nod March 27 in the Kentucky General Assembly. Historically, Kentucky has recognized coal as its state mineral. However, this designation
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State releases audit of Martin County Sheriff’s Office
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — State Auditor Allison Ball released the audit of the 2022 financial statement of Martin County Sheriff John Kirk. The only comment on the audit report was one that is common to government offices in smaller counties: The sheriff did not have an adequate number of office staff to segregate duties.
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Floyd County man faces 16 felony child porn charges
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRINTER — The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Matthew D. Williams, a 38-year-old man from Floyd County, on 16 felony charges related to child pornography. The arrest took place March 26 at Williams’ residence in Printer. The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation began when authorities detected Williams
