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KDE seeking public comment on proposed alternate assessment participation waiver
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking public comment on a request to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to extend the waiver related to the number of students participating in the alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). The AA-AAAS is aligned with alternate academic achievement standards on the…
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Martin County court docket for July 18
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases July 18 in Martin Circuit Court: Kody Harless (change of plea) — Pleaded guilty: 1. Complicity possession of controlled substance, first degree, fentanyl, amended to facilitation to possession of controlled substance first; 2. Complicity possession of controlled substance, first, heroin, amended to facilitation to possession…
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Martin County civil suits July 12-18
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office July 12-18: Denali Capital LLC vs. Malcolm Moore. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Susan Cox. Mariner Finance LLC vs. Kenneth M. Aldrich. Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Tammy L. Endicott. Katelynn Marie Jackson vs. Christopher Brady Jackson. Herbert Brown et…
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Martin County records: Deeds
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds recorded in her office July 11-17: Diane Caroll, Clifford Caroll (first party) to Ryan Kelly, Candace Kelly. Gregory Doyle, Connie Doyle, Anetta Sue Fannin, Juanita Jude Fannin, Donald Fannin (first party) to Claude Spence, Pauline Spence (second party). Kathy Creech, Raymond Creech, Kristina Freeman, Jordan Freeman…
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Kirk family purchases Mingo County drag strip
Dubbed 304 Motorsports Park, racing family has big plans for facility BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LENORE, W.Va. — The transfer of the ownership of the Twin Branch Drag Strip property from the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRA) to a longtime drag racer and businessman Doug Kirk and a couple of close family members is…
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Father and son arrested for attacking man in Pilgrim
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A father and son were arrested July 17 in Martin County following an altercation on KY-2032 that resulted in minor injuries, authorities said. Warren Jude, 62, and his son, Tyler Jude, 35, both of Pilgrim, were taken into custody after Chief Deputy Chris Kidd of the Martin County…
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Two more arrested for desecrating prayer altar on God’s Promise Trail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police nabbed two additional suspects involved in the desecration of the prayer altar on God’s Promise Trail in Inez, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd apprehended Brian Keith Robinette, 20, and Alexandria Riddle, 20, both from Wellington, Menifee County, around 1:30 p.m. Friday…
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Inez man arrested for desecrating altar on God’s Promise Trail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police arrested an Inez man who is one of three suspected of setting a fire on the prayer altar on God’s Promise Trail in Inez. The incident occurred around dusk June 7 on the scenic trail and was captured on video. On Monday evening Chief Deputy Chris Kidd…
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EDA finalizes land transfer agreement for new Inez Elementary School construction
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Board voted to finalize an agreement to transfer a 148.5-acre tract of land adjacent to Martin County High School to the Board of Education. The land was recently appraised at $4.2 million fair market value, EDA chairman James Ayers stated in a July…
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Two Inez men contribute to pill count in massive drug roundup
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two Martin County men allegedly contributed to the overall pill count in the Kentucky State Police’s Operation Summer Heat—a drug roundup from Paducah to Pikeville last week that involved all 16 KSP posts. Authorities reported 490 criminal charges among 206 initial arrests in the sting, which resulted in…
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