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Community discussion on harm reduction strategies Tuesday
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A panel discussion in Inez on harm reduction and syringe exchange programs intends to clarify misconceptions, increase understanding and empower the community. The event will be held 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday at the Martin County Cooperative Extension Office. The panel will consist of community health care and addiction treatment leaders and…
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BSACAP seeking more youth workers
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Big Sandy Area Community Action Program is looking for more youth workers in Martin County. BSACAP representatives Jamie Welch and Cara Hager were guest speakers Thursday at the Greater Martin County Kiwanis Club meeting and shared some information. Welch told the group that BSACAP seeks to help more workers…
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Hardinville sewer fixed
Christine Maynard was glad Friday to see Martin County Sanitation repair the sewer lift station at Hardinville Road in Inez. The sanitation department had discharged raw sewer into Maynard’s yard and the stream behind her home since January while residents’ complaints went unanswered.
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Tennessee company donates bullet-proof vests to sheriff
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — When working in law enforcement, the key to staying safe is often in the protective equipment officers wear. Thanks to a generous donation from Tennessee-based organization Vests For Life Inc., the Martin County Sheriff’s Office can now outfit four deputies with state-of-the-art carrier vests lined with steel plates. Deputy…
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Coal miner killed in West Virginia
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia coal miner was fatally injured Thursday night in Kanawha County. Kris Ball, 34, of Hart, W.Va., was killed at the Kanawha Eagle Coalburg Tunnel Mine, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. Blackhawk Mining Company owns the mine. “All the miners across our great state are absolute heroes,”…
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County converting bus to mobile command center
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County will soon have its first 911 command center on wheels, thanks to a school bus donation by the Martin County Board of Education. The bus will deploy for select large-scale public events or emergencies, according to Martin County 911 director Nick Endicott. “This project originated when we went…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Virgie Blevins, 35, of Lovely, was arrested Tuesday in the courthouse in Inez for terroristic threatening, menacing and disorderly conduct. Deputy David Adams reported that Blevins came into the CDW office with her son, who was taken into custody. Blevins allegedly became irate…
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Williamson mayor target of U.S. Dept. of Labor lawsuit
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former CEO of the now-closed Williamson Memorial Hospital, Charlie Hatfield, who also serves as mayor for the City of Williamson, has been under federal investigation for allegedly failing to forward employee contributions/withholdings to their company’s healthcare plan, directly resulting in its cancellation. The alleged act of…
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Courthouse Report
District Court INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Aug. 30 in Martin District Court: Justin Mollette (preliminary hearing) — Burglary, third degree: Waived to grand jury. Jeremy David Harmon (preliminary hearing) — Assault, fourth degree, domestic violence, minor injury; strangulation, second degree; violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO: Waived to grand jury, no…
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