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  • Martin County Courthouse Report

    Civil Suits INEZ — Martin County Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: SYS ACCT KY Foste Care vs. Megan E. Neidlinger. Debra Carter et al vs. Wilma Staten et al. Synchrony Bank vs. Shelby Branham. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Laban Horn. Martin County Economic Development Authority vs.…

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  • Martin County Arrests

    INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Noah Bowen, 67, of Inez, was arrested Tuesday in Inez on a bench warrant. Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Dylan Frasure, 29, of Warfield, was arrested Sunday for first-degree burglary and first-degree strangulation. Deputy John C. Kirk made the arrest. Chase Hale,…

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  • Big Sandy Regional Jail Blotter

    APPALACHIAN NEWSPAPERS STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Several people were arrested recently and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Those arrested, according to the booking log at the jail, included: Tuesday, Aug. 2 Arby L. Lowe, 38, of Ky. 2039, Hager Hill, bench warrants. Shawna Renee Lemasters-Keeton, 45, of Cowpen Road, Pikeville, violating probation.…

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  • Man arrested for allegedly shooting wife during argument

    CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHERRYVILLE — A Lawrence County man was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting his wife during an argument. Kentucky State Police Post 14 received an assist call from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office just after midnight about the shooting that occurred on Rockcastle Lane in Cherryville. Police determined Herbert Fletcher, 43, of Cherryville,…

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    Man arrested for allegedly shooting wife during argument

  • Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky

    More than a dozen MC homes affected BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In the dark of the night while many eastern Kentucky families were asleep July 26, storms dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some locations, killing more than three dozen people and destroying homes, property and entire towns. By Tuesday, there…

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    Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky

  • MCSO welcomes new K9 Zoe

    BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office now has its own K-9 unit. The agency recently welcomed Zoe, a 16-month-old Belgian Malinois, to the ranks. Deputy Billy Patrick served as K9 handler for Martin County for five and one-half years until his former K9 Grimm passed away in July 2021. “I’m…

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  • Josey Montana McCoy lands recurring role in ‘Batwheels’

    BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOS ANGELES — Martin County native Josey Montana McCoy will be a series regular in the upcoming children’s animated series “Batwheels.” In “Batwheels,” along with the typical DC superheroes, Gotham City is populated by artificially superintelligent vehicles (and we don’t mean Teslas), created by Bruce Wayne’s Batcomputer or its evil counterpart,…

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    Josey Montana McCoy lands recurring role in ‘Batwheels’

  • ARC relocates 86 residents displaced by floods to White Oak Hill

    BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Addiction Recovery Center’s White Oak Hill residential addiction recovery treatment facility in Inez got its first set of residents unexpectedly when flooding rendered facilities in other areas of eastern Kentucky temporarily uninhabitable. ARC vice president of marketing Vanessa Horn Keeton says storms left ARC’s Creekside facility in Pippa Passes…

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    ARC relocates 86 residents displaced by floods to White Oak Hill

  • Balloon rides coming to Harvest Festival

    Library board bringing balloon rides to festival BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Tethered hot air balloon rides are coming to the Harvest Festival in September. Martin County Public Library board members approved director Kendra Fletcher’s hot air balloon proposal at their July 25 meeting. “The total would be $4,500,” Fletcher told board members, adding…

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  • Martin County Arrest Report

    INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Fred Thomas Daniels, 29, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday in Tomahawk on possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a DUI-suspended license, no insurance and no registration plates. Deputy Chris Kidd reported assisting Sheriff Kirk on a traffic stop on…

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