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Meet Cody Slone
Cody SloneAge 30Inez Education/work experience: I received my Bachelor of Education degree from Morehead State University and my Master of Special Education degree from the University of the Cumberlands. To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? I was employed as a summer laborer for the Martin County…
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Mingo woman murdered
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN DELBARTON – A Mingo County, W.Va. woman died the morning of March 31 in a shooting near Delbarton, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department. Teresa Harmon died in the shooting at her home, which was reported around 7 a.m., the report said. Police investigators say Harmon was shot in…
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Meet Albert Butcher
Albert ButcherAge 48Inez Education/work experience: •High school diploma •Some college •22-year coal miner •30 years certified mechanic •Seven years self-employed garage/rollback/wrecker service To what extent have you been a part of the local government in Martin County? •Been called to serve seven times on local jury. •Currently serving on grand jury •Currently active 911 responder…
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Jackson indicted for shooting up Riverside Apartments
Grand jury indicts six others BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Warfield man arrested last month for allegedly firing a gun multiple times in the Riverside Apartments complex was indicted Friday in Martin County. Jonathan Jackson, 34, was indicted on wanton endangerment in the first degree and disorderly conduct in the second degree. The…
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Kermit gym not for rent
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN “I make a motion that our community gym is not for lease by anybody.” –Tammy Preece Hodge Kermit Town Council in their meeting Monday. (Citizen photo) KERMIT, W.Va. — Kermit Town Council members promptly agreed Monday not to lease their community gymnasium to a private business. Councilwoman Tammy Preece Hodge opened…
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BOE creates RTI positions ‘to help catch students up’
“Test scores are not where they need to be.” –Larry James, Martin County Schools Superintendent BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County School District will hire three response to intervention teachers to work specifically with elementary students who fell behind during the COVID pandemic. “We just completed our third round of MAP scoring…
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Meet the candidates running for Martin County Magistrate
INEZ — This week’s “Meet the Candidates” features races for Martin County Magistrate and Martin County Constable. Candidates responded to a survey provided by the Mountain Citizen to let voters know who they are and what they stand for. Their responses below appear in the order that candidates will be listed on the ballots. District…
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Flu cases on the rise
Three flu deaths, one a dual infection of flu and COVID BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS COVID-19 cases are on the wane across Kentucky, but influenza cases are on the rise and one person has been reported as dying from a coinfection of both. The state Department for Public Health reports that in the week…
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Meet Virgil Eugene Jude
Virgil Eugene JudeAge 49Pilgrim Education/work experience: •Sheldon Clark High School Graduate Class of 1990 •I have been a surface miner for over 20 years. To what extent have you been a part of the location government in Martin County? I have been registered to vote and have voted since I was 18 years old. What…
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Inez teen killed in crash
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A 15-year-old Inez girl died early Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 near the entrance of Sycamore Estates in Inez. Brenda Maynard was a passenger in the back seat of a 1998 Ford Mustang driven by 19-year-old Timothy Ramey II of Inez when the vehicle exited…
