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Open enrollments for Medicaid, Medicare and federally subsidized health insurance plans will be available very soon
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Open enrollment to make changes to Medicaid, Medicare or federal-state subsidized Marketplace health insurance plans is just around the corner. Experts encourage participants in each of these programs to review their healthcare and prescription drug coverage yearly to make sure their plans still meet their healthcare needs. Medicaid: Medicaid
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Mobile Illinois abortion clinic says it will come close to Kentucky
Planned Parenthood plans to start a mobile abortion clinic in Illinois that will travel close to the borders of Kentucky and other adjoining states that have banned abortions, The Associated Press reports. “The mobile clinic will help reduce travel distances, wait times and other logistical barriers impacting patients in neighboring states where abortion is banned,”
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Environmental excavation underway in Greyeagle
Norfolk Southern removes contaminated soil BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN GREYEAGLE, W.Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation is currently removing contaminated soil from a site along the Tug Fork River in Greyeagle. The site, which connects to the Warfield railroad trestle, was previously leased from the company by Kermit Lumber & Pressure Treating Company owned by Harrison Jude. A
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Loretta Lynn, Queen of Country Music, passes away at 90
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. — Loretta Lynn, beloved country singer-songwriter, passed away in her sleep Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., at 90 years old. Lynn, originally from Butcher Hollow in Van Lear, Ky., had a career that spanned six decades and inspired millions. Coming from humble beginnings of poverty
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ARO and volunteers repair trails
Saturday is Heritage Day BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The God’s Promise and Kingfisher trails have been repaired and improved by volunteer efforts from community members and Appalachia Reach Out. The main improvements to the trails are landscaping near the one-room Trace Fork schoolhouse that sits at the intersection of the two trails and
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Water district pays repair bill for truck it does not own
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District spent over $6,200 on repairs for a truck the district does not own. The expenditure came to light in a water board meeting Sept. 27 when Alliance Water Resources manager Craig Miller explained the district’s cash basis shortage of $26,078 for August. His explanation
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Moore indicted for fleeing constable
Three others indicted BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted a man Tuesday for running from a constable. James A. Moore, 52, of Lovely, was charged with first-degree fleeing/evading. The indictment states that on Sept. 10, Moore disregarded signals and commands to stop given by Martin County Constable Brad Preece.
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Martin County voting guide 2022
Clerk provides important dates, information BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Nov. 8 is Election Day across the U.S. While several races were unofficially settled by the primaries in May, votes to decide U.S. Senate and House of Representatives races, local elections and state constitutional amendments are on the ballot next month in Martin
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First Frontier Appalachian Trails authority discusses progress
Next meeting Oct. 27 in Martin County BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KNOTT COUNTY — First Frontier Appalachian Trails board of directors met Thursday via Zoom to conduct administrative business and update members on the latest happenings. FFATS is an organization that had been in the works for several years before making it official in
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Williamson Memorial Hospital receives $2 million to reopen
Dr. Beckett announces plans to reopen by Christmas BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Mingo County’s only hospital, Williamson Memorial, closed its doors in 2020 after several years of financial struggles, forcing patients to either use a nearby medical center in South Williamson or travel to Logan or Pikeville. Thanks to $2 million
