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COVID-19 on the rise in Martin County
Number of new cases doubled in last two weeks BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A spike in new COVID-19 cases within Martin County has local health officials concerned as they fear the public’s relaxed attitude may be to blame. The mandates for tracking those who test positive for the virus have changed and are…
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Kirk helps rehouse family who lost their home to flooding
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Danielle Kirk of Lovely, owner of clothing company 35 Stitches, has taken to TikTok to help raise money for families in need during the recent flooding in eastern Kentucky. This isn’t the first time Kirk, who has over 154,000 followers on TikTok, has used her platform to help those…
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Louisa man hits cop car with ATV
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A Louisa man allegedly rammed his ATV into a cop car following a chase Friday on a dead-end road. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy David Adams spotted Christopher W. Ratliff, 42, driving an ATV on Spence Branch in Tomahawk and attempted to make a traffic stop. When the officer activated…
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Water district recovers from storm outages
Still much work to be done The water district produced over 48 million gallons of water in July and purchased an additional 1.6 million. However, only around 14 million gallons were actually used in July. Over 36 million gallons of water were lost due to line leaks. BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin…
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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: Capital One Bank USA NA vs. Charles R. Green. Jason Bradley Fitch vs. Anita Lynn Fitch. Deeds INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds recorded in her office: Tyler Rae Conn, Rachel…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Douglas Chapman, 39, of Inez, was arrested Monday in Warfield on a bench warrant for failure to appear. Deputy David Adams made the arrest. Ruby Ann Preece, 32, of Lovely, was arrested Sunday on Route 1714 in Lovely for public intoxication of a…
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High School Challenge returns to promote heroic act of organ donation
After a slight hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky’s circuit clerks announced that signups are open for the 2022 Donate Life Kentucky High School Challenge. The theme of the challenge this year is “Be a Hero.” The three-week competition will see which high school club or group can add the greatest number of new…
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State will spend $212 million to help flood-damaged eastern Kentucky
Legislation speeds relief to affected communities FRANKFORT — Kentucky will spend nearly $212.7 million over the next six months to help rebuild eastern Kentucky communities devastated by the deadly flooding that began July 26. Gov. Andy Beshear joined state lawmakers Friday in the Capitol Rotunda to sign the relief package that will provide critical help. “Today,…
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In 2020, Kentucky’s life expectancy fell by 2 years
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS One of the most striking measures of the pandemic is the decline in life expectancy from 2019 to 2020, the year the novel coronavirus hit; it declined more in Kentucky than it did in most other states. Nationally, life expectancy declined from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 in 2020, a drop…
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Fauci is leaving, but Comer and Paul say they’re coming after him
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s announcement that he will retire from the federal government at year’s end prompted two members of Kentucky’s congressional delegation to reiterate that they plan to put him under oath about the origins of Covid-19, reports David Catanese of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Sen. Rand Paul, one of Fauci’s leading critics in Congress, hopes…
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