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Private Christian school receives $500,000 grant
TMC will partner with Addiction Recovery Care LOUISA — The Millard College has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide job training, in partnership with Addiction Recovery Care, to Kentuckians in recovery from substance use disorders. The award is part of a recently announced $12 million package through the Appalachian…
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Five physicians plead guilty to federal drug crimes in connection with HOPE Clinic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five physicians pleaded guilty in connection with prescription practices at HOPE Clinic, a purported pain management clinic in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, W.Va., and Wytheville, Va. Four of the physicians each pleaded guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud: William Earley, D.O, 66, of…
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Federal inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A federal prisoner in Welch, W.Va., pleaded guilty Monday to possession of a weapon. Alex Barrera, 26, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 5 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a…
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Police identify Paintsville shooting victims
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Kentucky State Police identified the three deceased victims of a shooting Friday in Paintsville as 56-year-old Paula Wells, 56-year-old Richard Morman and 36-year-old Myrtle Pack, all of Paintsville. The shooter, Ronnie Pack, 21 years old of Paintsville, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree wanton…
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Three dead in Paintsville shooting
Assailant shot in arm by KSP trooper BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Panic struck Friday morning in Paintsville as a shooter took three lives and fled the scene. Police responded to a reported shooting at 10:40 a.m. on Depot Street, near Broadway, where three people were pronounced dead by the Johnson County coroner. About an…
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Tyler Childers announces upcoming triple-album ‘Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?’
“I suspect it will win a Grammy. No fooling. It’s groundbreaking.” –Laid Back Country Picker BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Lawrence County native Tyler Childers announced on social media that he will be releasing a triple-album featuring new songs and arrangements. The album is set to be released on September 30 via Hickman Holler…
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Pigeon Roost residents live in fear of next big rain
Timber harvesting operation creates flood threat BY LISA STAYTON, ROGER SMITH and RACHEL DOVE LAURA — Residents of Pigeon Roost Fork live in fear of the rain as entire hillsides are being clearcut of trees. During heavy rainfall, the creek rises above its banks, forcing the rushing water to spread out, bleeding onto residents’ land…
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Warfield man indicted for meth
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted a Warfield man Thursday for alleged methamphetamine possession. John Preston, 41, of Warfield, is charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance. Preston’s charges stem from his arrest May 24 on Halls Branch in Inez when a deputy responded to a call about him…
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Man charged with murder of daughter
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A Johnson County man who narrowly survived a suicide attempt is behind bars after being charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 11 shooting death of his 12-year-old daughter. The mind-blowing tragedy left law enforcement, family, classmates and the community with way more questions than they have answers. Stacy…
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Survivor confronts her attacker during formal sentencing
Mollett gets 35 years in prison BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The survivor of a violent attack confronted her attacker during his formal sentencing hearing Aug. 26 in Johnson Circuit Court. Pamela Blevins of Tomahawk is a fighter but, as any survivor, bears mental and emotional scars from a brutal attack March 13, 2020.…
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