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Meet Rush Michael Chapman
Rush Michael Chapman Jr. (Mike)Age 49Inez Education/work experience: •Few college hours •Work for gas company •Boxing promoter To what extent have you been a part of local government in Martin County? A very small part, but I have always voted as I think that is important. Our county needs improvement. What do you believe to be…
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BOE creates RTI positions ‘to help catch students up’
“Test scores are not where they need to be.” –Larry James, Martin County Schools Superintendent BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County School District will hire three response to intervention teachers to work specifically with elementary students who fell behind during the COVID pandemic. “We just completed our third round of MAP scoring…
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Meet Ronald Workman
Ronald WorkmanAge 68Warfield Education/work experience: •12th grade •Coal miner •28 years City of Warfield government, serving as Mayor and Council Member To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? I have served as a council member and the mayor in the City of Warfield for 28 years. I…
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Meet the candidates running for Martin County Magistrate
INEZ — This week’s “Meet the Candidates” features races for Martin County Magistrate and Martin County Constable. Candidates responded to a survey provided by the Mountain Citizen to let voters know who they are and what they stand for. Their responses below appear in the order that candidates will be listed on the ballots. District…
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Meet Mark Blackburn
Mark BlackburnAge 52Beauty Education/work experience: Doctorate of Educational Leadership, Retired School Employee. Last position held with the Martin County Board of Education: Director of Facilities & Maintenance- Relevant to Magistrate Position. To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? Worked closely with fiscal court when serving in the…
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Flu cases on the rise
Three flu deaths, one a dual infection of flu and COVID BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS COVID-19 cases are on the wane across Kentucky, but influenza cases are on the rise and one person has been reported as dying from a coinfection of both. The state Department for Public Health reports that in the week…
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Meet Kermit Howell
Kermit HowellAge 38Inez (Coldwater) Education/work experience: •High school diploma, Sheldon Clark High School 2001 •Industrial Electricity diploma, Mayo Technical College 2003 •Underground coal mine electrician for 17 years •Currently working as a Facility Improvement Supervisor for Addiction Recovery Care What do you believe to be the top three issues affecting Martin County? •Water We need…
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Meet Joe Edward Maynard
Joe Edward MaynardAge 653363 Blacklog Road Education/work experience: I am a Sheldon Clark High School graduate, where I had two years of vocational school in auto mechanics. My early work experience included working as a surface and/or underground coal miner for 24 years, working as an auto mechanic and a wrecker operator for my dad…
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Inez teen killed in crash
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A 15-year-old Inez girl died early Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 near the entrance of Sycamore Estates in Inez. Brenda Maynard was a passenger in the back seat of a 1998 Ford Mustang driven by 19-year-old Timothy Ramey II of Inez when the vehicle exited…
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Man nearly dies from stabbing giving a woman safe harbor
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man trying to give a woman safe harbor nearly lost his life Friday morning in a brutal stabbing by her ex-boyfriend on Riverfront Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said when officers arrived at the residence near the Martin and Pike County line, neighbors had already…
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