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Coal miners could pay if inspectors lose offices on DOGE list
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KY NEWS CONNECTION Dozens of mine safety field offices in Kentucky and across the country would close under a proposal by the federal Department of Government Efficiency. According to an analysis by the nonprofit Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, offices in Barbourville and Harlan are on a list of seven in Kentucky slated…
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Martin County court dockets
Circuit Court INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases April 17 in Martin Circuit Court: Jamie Boyd (motion to revoke probation) — Set for preliminary hearing 5/1/25 at 10 a.m. Ronald Chadwick Crum (motion to revoke probation) — Bench warrant to remain active. Carl Daniels Jr. (motion to revoke probation) — Bench…
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Martin County civil suits and deeds for April 9-17
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported 12 civil suits filed April 11-17 in her office. Meanwhile, Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported four deeds recorded April 9-17 in her office. Civil suits Emily Tackett vs. Carlos Enrique Cespedes. Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Shurlin McCoy. Stone Creek Financial Inc. vs. Amanda Mills et al.…
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Man sentenced for crimes against children and family dog
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT SALYERSVILLE — A Magoffin County man got a decade in prison following his conviction on multiple charges related to child sexual exploitation and animal abuse. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the sentencing Thursday. Kent Simpkins, 43, of Salyersville, received the 10-year sentence after pleading guilty Nov. 21, 2024, to seven felony…
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Oliver Anthony to bring Rural Revival to Inez, Kentucky on May 17
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In a corner of Eastern Kentucky where hills meet hardship, country music sensation Oliver Anthony is bringing his Rural Revival tour to Inez on May 17 to uplift a community hit hard by flooding and chronic economic struggle. Tickets are $30 and go on sale Friday at 5…
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Ground gives way beneath home, couple flee with nothing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GRASSY, Ky. — John and Lisa Mollett fled for their lives Saturday as the ground beneath their home gave way, splitting the foundation and crumbling the back wall and floor into the shifting soil below. They left with the clothes on their backs. Their house, perched along Old Route 3…
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Flood-damaged road worries residents
‘We’re up a holler’ BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN JOB — When part of the narrow, one-lane road leading to Sarah Bowen’s home collapsed in mid-February, it left her family — and roughly 50 other residents living on the holler — teetering on the edge, both literally and figuratively. The partial collapse of the steep…
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EDA acquires property for downtown revitalization in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) moved closer to owning nearly all of a stretch of dilapidated properties along Main Street in Inez. At its April 9 meeting, the EDA voted to buy one building and accept ownership of eight properties acquired by the fiscal court. The EDA…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Charles Ray Crum, 42, of Debord, was arrested Sunday on Setser Branch in Debord on a warrant. Special Deputy J.C. Kirk served the warrant. He remains in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center under a $10,000 bond. Jackie Blackburn, 60, of Inez, was…
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Trio of suspected copper thieves in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — For three men in Martin County, the promise of fast cash in the form of stripped copper wire may have seemed worth the risk. What they got instead was a jail cell. Authorities say Ricky J. Sartin, 60, Charles Ray Crum, 42, and Jackie Blackburn, 60, are the…
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