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Meet Gary Wayne Cox
Gary Wayne CoxAge 67Pilgrim Education/work experience: •Graduate Warfield High School (1972) •One year Morehead State •One year Prestonsburg Community College •26 years Martin County Coal Corporation •22 years to present Airport Manager, Big Sandy Regional Airport To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? This is my first…
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Meet Derrick Stepp
Derrick SteppAge 43Tomahawk Education/work experience: •1996 graduate of Sheldon Clark High School •Two years at Prestonsburg Community College, majoring in Business Management •1996-1997 — Burger King food preparation/manager •1997-1999 — Heilig Meyers Furniture delivery, repair, sales •1999-present — Self-employed in commercial and residential janitorial/maintenance To what extent have you been a part of the local…
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Meet Cody Slone
Cody SloneAge 30Inez Education/work experience: I received my Bachelor of Education degree from Morehead State University and my Master of Special Education degree from the University of the Cumberlands. To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? I was employed as a summer laborer for the Martin County…
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Meet Albert Butcher
Albert ButcherAge 48Inez Education/work experience: •High school diploma •Some college •22-year coal miner •30 years certified mechanic •Seven years self-employed garage/rollback/wrecker service To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? •Been called to serve seven times on local jury. •Currently serving on grand jury •Currently active 911 responder…
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Porter killed in Route 40 crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A coal miner traveling home from work died Thursday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Route 40 near Inez. The second deadly crash in Martin County in a week claimed the life of Jamie Lee Porter, 39, of Inez. The accident happened at about 3 a.m. when Porter’s vehicle struck…
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Beshear and Senate president discuss marijuana, hero pay
Stivers says PBM bill stuck in Senate over cost concerns BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS FRANKFORT — State Senate President Robert Stivers said he favors funding more research on medical marijuana before making it legal in Kentucky, but Gov. Andy Beshear says medical cannabis has overwhelming support in the state and should pass when the…
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Mingo woman murdered
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN DELBARTON – A Mingo County, W.Va. woman died the morning of March 31 in a shooting near Delbarton, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department. Teresa Harmon died in the shooting at her home, which was reported around 7 a.m., the report said. Police investigators say Harmon was shot in…
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Jackson indicted for shooting up Riverside Apartments
Grand jury indicts six others BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Warfield man arrested last month for allegedly firing a gun multiple times in the Riverside Apartments complex was indicted Friday in Martin County. Jonathan Jackson, 34, was indicted on wanton endangerment in the first degree and disorderly conduct in the second degree. The…
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Meet Virgil Eugene Jude
Virgil Eugene JudeAge 49Pilgrim Education/work experience: •Sheldon Clark High School Graduate Class of 1990 •I have been a surface miner for over 20 years. To what extent have you been a part of the location government in Martin County? I have been registered to vote and have voted since I was 18 years old. What…
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Kermit gym not for rent
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN “I make a motion that our community gym is not for lease by anybody.” –Tammy Preece Hodge Kermit Town Council in their meeting Monday. (Citizen photo) KERMIT, W.Va. — Kermit Town Council members promptly agreed Monday not to lease their community gymnasium to a private business. Councilwoman Tammy Preece Hodge opened…
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