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A life of service: Endicott named Harvest Fest grand marshal
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — For nearly half a century, Rex Endicott has stood at the ready when Martin County needed him most. This Sept. 13, instead of directing traffic or answering a rescue call, he will take a different place of honor leading the 29th Annual Harvest Festival Parade as its grand
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Former Martin County man missing in Mansfield, Ohio
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MANSFIELD, Ohio — Former Martin County resident Christopher Williamson has been reported missing in Mansfield, Ohio. Family members say Williamson left his home for a walk at about 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, and did not return. His last confirmed sighting was that evening at 9 p.m. at the Kroger
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Louisa man pleads guilty in cover-up of coal mine fire
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT A Louisa man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to cover up an underground coal mine fire in Illinois and defrauding federal mine safety regulators. Timothy Brandon Parsons, 38, entered his plea Aug. 29 in federal court to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The charge stems from
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Sept. 4 in Martin Circuit Court while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases Sept. 9 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Harlan Jude (change of plea) — Bail jumping, first degree: Pleaded guilty, one year, sentencing 10/16/25 at 10 a.m., to run consecutively to Martin-25-CR-20. Harlan
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported three civil suits filed in her office through Sept. 4. Meanwhile, Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported five deeds and two marriages filed in her office through Sept. 4.’ Civil Suits Capital One NA vs. Anna M. Spence. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Kim Ratliff. Republic Finance
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New jobs report shows worst August job gains since 2010
by Tim Henderson, Kentucky LanternSeptember 5, 2025 The United States added only 22,000 jobs in August, and previously reported gains in June were revised down to a loss of 13,000 jobs in a Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued Friday morning. The August jobs increase was the lowest for that month since 2010 in the
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Police arrest man in March murder case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Police on Monday arrested a Pike County man on a murder charge in the death of Brent Wooten, whose body was found along a rural road in March. Brandon Blackburn, 44, was booked into the Pike County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted
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CJ Solar to bring Nashville firepower to Martin County Harvest Fest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s biggest weekend just scored a headliner with real Southern bite. Baton Rouge native and Nashville hitmaker CJ Solar is set to close out the 2025 Harvest Fest. He will bring his blend of swampy blues, Southern rock grit and chart-topping country polish to the stage Saturday,
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Deputy jailer, inmates injured in Route 645 crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County deputy jailer and two inmates were injured early Thursday morning when a transport vehicle crashed on Route 645 near Eden Elementary School. The van, en route from the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville to court in Inez, was traveling south when it hydroplaned,
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Martin County grand jury indicts eight: Drugs, endangerment, assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury Thursday handed up indictments against eight people. Charges include drug possession, wanton endangerment, bail jumping and assault. Danny Mollett, 47, of Inez, stands accused of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (methamphetamine), tampering with physical evidence, possession/use of drug paraphernalia
