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Newly-elected Inez officials sworn in
INEZ — The mayor and three city commissioners were sworn in Thursday at Inez City Hall. Mayor Ed Daniels City Commissioners Terry Fraley, Roy Penix and Floyd David Jude took the oath of office in a ceremony performed by Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles before the city’s regular monthly meeting. The officials were elected in…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Curt Spence, 34, was arrested Tuesday on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Ronnie Mills, 49, of Inez, was arrested Monday for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance. Julian Alex Preece, 23, of…
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Courthouse Report
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Cavalry SPVI LLC Margaret Williamson. Dempsey Housing Community vs. James Davis. Central Financial Services of KY Inc. vs. Sherry Castle. Krystal Stanley vs. Charles F. Stanley II. Marvin Crum, et al vs. Cabot CSC LLC et al.…
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Thousands of trees coming to Lovely
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Appalachian Renewal Project owner Clifford Smith is committed to restoring approximately 150 acres of post-mine land in Lovely to its past grandeur, one sapling at a time. Site preparation work started earlier this month and will continue until thousands of 1-year-old saplings cover the location on Route 292 near…
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Call for Kentucky’s rural electric co-ops: increase energy efficiency
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Kentucky’s two dozen rural electric co-ops could do more to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, according to a recent ranking of southeastern rural electric co-ops. Co-op utilities provide power to 1.5 million people in nearly all Kentucky counties. Chris Woolery, residential energy coordinator with the nonprofit Mountain Association,…
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Senator Wheeler committee assignments announced
FRANKFORT — Senate President Robert Stivers and Senate leadership announced 2023-24 Senate Majority Caucus member committee assignments Monday. Senator Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville, has been tapped to serve as vice chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and will continue to serve as vice chair of the Economic Development Committee. He will also continue to serve as…
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Boyd County man sentenced to life for violent kidnapping
ASHLAND — A Catlettsburg man was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday before U.S. District Judge David Bunning following his conviction for a violent kidnapping. According to a U.S. Attorney’s press release, in his guilty plea agreement, Jonathan Lee Smithers, 41, admitted that on May 1 he physically abused a woman with whom he…
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State finds violations in fiscal court audit
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — The state’s annual audit of Martin County’s Fiscal Court found numerous weaknesses and violations in the court’s financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The Fiscal Court failed to properly advertise for bids on three separate purchases totaling $164,928 over the course of the fiscal year…
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Man who shot neighbor sentenced to five years
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man who shot his neighbor following an argument on the CB radio a year ago was sentenced Friday in Martin Circuit Court to five years in prison. Noah Bowen Jr., 67, of Inez, pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to second-degree assault. Bowen was initially charged with first-degree assault Nov.…
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About 250 new toys are coming Saturday to Warfield Park
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CATLETTSBURG — A former Martin County resident is bringing close to 250 new toys Saturday to Christmas in the Park in Warfield. Lisa Cavaliere grew up in Martin County. She moved away after her father, John Henry Chapman, died from cancer in 1999. Following the death of her husband, Frank Cavaliere, from COVID-19,…
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