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Tyler Childers, Laid Back Country Picker to play Septemberfest
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Lawrence County Septemberfest announced Friday that the two previously unannounced acts scheduled to play Septemberfest on Saturday, September 10 will be the Laid Back Country Picker and Tyler Childers. The two Lawrence County natives will close out the “U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Homecoming” concert at Septemberfest 2022, celebrating…
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No ambulance available in county
Man dies waiting for unit from Magoffin BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Mountain Citizen investigation into a 911 call Aug. 23 shows no ambulance was available in Martin County to respond to the call for help for an elderly stroke victim. Harold Ray Goble, who lived a mile from downtown Inez and 2…
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Group removes 640 tires from Tug River
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD-KERMIT — Friends of the Tug Fork River and volunteers pulled 640 tires from the Tug River within a 75-yard stretch that started at the Warfield boat dock Monday. Kermit and Warfield fire departments, city workers, Martin County Code Enforcement Officer Paul McCoy and his jail workers, and several citizens joined…
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Jude arrested for baby strangulation
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A Johnson County man was arrested in Debord last week on first-degree strangulation charges involving a 5-month-old baby. Alexander M. Jude, 21, formerly of Thelma, was booked Aug. 23 at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Jude’s arrest follows an indictment by a Johnson County grand jury for a Jan. 3…
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U.S. 23 Homecoming brings stacked lineup to Louisa
Surprise performers to close out Septemberfest BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Lawrence County Septemberfest is raising around $80,000 in preparation for the most over-the-top Septemberfest in recent memory, celebrating Louisa’s bicentennial. Along with the typical vendors, rides, parade and mullet sightings, this year’s Septemberfest, being held Sept. 9 and 10, will feature a stacked…
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BOE votes to invest SFCC funds in U.S. Treasury bonds
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — RSA Advisors LLC, a municipal financial consulting firm, presented a series of options to the Martin County Board of Education Monday night for investing School Facilities Construction Commission funds for Inez Elementary School. The Board has received $17.475 million in funding to renovate Inez Elementary School. While determining the…
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COVID-19 on the rise in Martin County
Number of new cases doubled in last two weeks BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A spike in new COVID-19 cases within Martin County has local health officials concerned as they fear the public’s relaxed attitude may be to blame. The mandates for tracking those who test positive for the virus have changed and are…
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Kirk helps rehouse family who lost their home to flooding
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Danielle Kirk of Lovely, owner of clothing company 35 Stitches, has taken to TikTok to help raise money for families in need during the recent flooding in eastern Kentucky. This isn’t the first time Kirk, who has over 154,000 followers on TikTok, has used her platform to help those…
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Louisa man hits cop car with ATV
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A Louisa man allegedly rammed his ATV into a cop car following a chase Friday on a dead-end road. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy David Adams spotted Christopher W. Ratliff, 42, driving an ATV on Spence Branch in Tomahawk and attempted to make a traffic stop. When the officer activated…
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Water district recovers from storm outages
Still much work to be done The water district produced over 48 million gallons of water in July and purchased an additional 1.6 million. However, only around 14 million gallons were actually used in July. Over 36 million gallons of water were lost due to line leaks. BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin…
