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New cannabis committee wants to hear from you
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee wants to hear from you about why cannabis is an important issue to you. The committee will soon travel the state and listen to views on medical cannabis and provide that feedback to Gov. Andy Beshear. Following up on his announcement in…
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Trooper severely injured at home
Jennings paralyzed CITIZEN STAFF REPORT KERMIT, W.Va. — A West Virginia State Police trooper was severely injured while working at his home Saturday in Kermit. Trooper R.J. Jennings, based in Mingo County in the Williamson Detachment, has been hospitalized after falling off a roof, according to a social media post from the West Virginia Troopers…
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COVID-19 risk high in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The CDC’s coronavirus map shows a higher level of virus transmission and an increased risk of the COVID-19 disease in Martin County. Martin County and 18 other Kentucky counties are red on the latest national COVID-19 risk map, indicating a high level of coronavirus transmission. Twenty-eight Kentucky counties are…
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Juveniles arrested for murder
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT GREENUP — Two Greenup County juveniles were arrested Wednesday for the murder of a family member in Greenup. Kentucky State Police detectives say Thersa Martin, 49, was shot and stabbed in her bedroom by a family member under age 18. The homicide occurred in the 900 block of Darby Hollow Road. Police…
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MCCC awarded over $200,000
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center has been awarded a $210,960 competitive federal grant to help low-income and homeless veterans obtain employment. U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the grant June 8. This is a continuation award, building on the $210,960 grant the Mountain Comprehensive Care Center received in 2021. Since 2014, the Senator has…
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Bringing back spirit of 1930s supper club
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce and Minor Swing are bringing back the spirit of the 1930s supper club July 30 in the Grand Ballroom of the Historic Mountaineer Hotel. Supper Club Concert Night featuring Minor Swing takes us back to Saturday nights spent at supper cubs enjoying dinner and live music…
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Baby formula shortage state of emergency
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Gov. Beshear issued an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency over the baby formula shortage that has impacted the nation and Kentucky. The order activates state price-gouging laws to protect families from predatory pricing. “By implementing our price gouging laws, we can make sure that families are…
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Man sentenced to 25 years for producing child pornography
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin sentenced a Charleston man Friday to 25 years in prison, followed by supervised release for the rest of his life for producing child pornography. Brian Wayne Shaffer, 51, must also register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Will Thompson said in a news…
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Ohio man sentenced
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for the distribution of heroin and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements, on Aug. 30, 2016, Donald Ray Jackson, 38, of Columbus, assisted in the sale of what was purported…
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Huntington man pleads guilty to drug charges
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington man pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to distribute heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements, on Nov. 10, 2021, law enforcement officers observed multiple suspected hand-to-hand drug transactions at a Fifth Avenue residence in Huntington involving an individual later…
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