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Lafferty on mission to get $60 million to fix Martin County’s water system
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty has pledged to make Martin County’s water system his top priority over the next four years. He says he aims to fix it and is already working toward that goal. Following a catastrophic water system failure Dec. 26 that left the county’s population
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Three arrested for burning vehicle to defraud insurance
BY ROGER SMITH and RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — An Inez woman and two Debord men were arrested Jan. 4, accused of burning a vehicle to defraud an insurance company and creditor. Susan Cox, 61, of Inez, and 61-year-old Harold Moore and 28-year-old Jackie Haney, both of Debord, are facing felony charges. Police caught Moore and Haney
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McConnell, water topics at Kiwanis
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Disaster relief funding, insight into Senator Mitch McConnell’s values and the Martin County water crisis were among the topics two featured speakers brought to the Kiwanis Club luncheon Thursday at Shufflin Café in Inez. Donna McClure, senior field representative for 24 counties in the 5th Congressional District for U.S.
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Martin County indictments include manslaughter, kidnapping, copper theft
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday that included charges of manslaughter, kidnapping, strangulation and copper theft, among others. Timothy Ramey, 19, of Rockhouse Road, Tomahawk, was indicted for second-degree manslaughter. The indictment states Ramey behaved wantonly, causing the death of 15-year-old Brenda Maynard of Inez in
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BOE kicks off the new year
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education met Monday to prepare for the 2023 calendar year. The board saw presentations from Eden and Inez Elementary on 2022 Accountability Results and winter progress updates. Scores reveal that students, particularly those in lower grades, still aren’t performing at levels seen before the
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Bus driver arrested for DUI
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police arrested a school bus driver last week who crashed his bus into a utility pole in September, sending six students to the hospital. Police arrested Walter Joseph Collie, 43, of Genoa, W.Va., accusing him of being under the influence of drugs at the time of
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Paintsville/Johnson County Chamber of Commerce confirms new businesses
BY WAYLON WHITSON APPALACHIAN NEWSPAPERS PAINTSVILLE — The Paintsville/Johnson County Chamber of Commerce has confirmed that a graphic circulated recently which shows a trio of new businesses entering the Mayo Plaza is accurate. According to the graphic, which was shared by The Shopping Center Group in a listing for leases available throughout the plaza, Hobby
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Courthouse Report
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Credit Corp. Solutions Inc. vs. Katherine Jude. Resurgent Receivables LLC vs. Rodney Cote. Apex Fund Services C/F Ceres Tax Recovery, LLC vs. Martha Maynard. Independent Capital Holdings LLC vs. Elena Janet Williams. Mid South Capital Partners LP
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Leslie Maynard, 43, of Inez, was arrested Monday at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on an indictment warrant for first-degree criminal mischief. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd served the warrant. Cody Gullett, 21, of Pilgrim, was arrested Monday in Inez on an indictment
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KSP arrests Greenup man for rape and incest
ASHLAND — Kentucky State Police arrested a Greenup man on rape and incest charges Jan. 4 at a residence in Ashland. Police say during the arrest of Justin McDowell, an altercation ensued and McDowell brandished a knife at detectives. He was disarmed and transported to KDMC, where he was treated and released to the Boyd
