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Caught on camera: Transaction outside courtroom leads to meth arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Lovely man went to jail Oct. 2 after allegedly making a drug transaction outside the courtroom in the Martin County Judicial Center, authorities said. It was just after 3:30 p.m. when court security officers noticed something unusual on the surveillance feed. Outside the courtroom, 49-year-old Amos Ray…
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Martin County court docket
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases Sept. 30 in Martin District Court: Joshua Baisden (arraignment) — Reckless driving; failure to illuminate head lamps; failure to or improper signal; inadequate silencer (muffler); intermediate licensing violations; no rear view mirror: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 10/28/25 at 10 a.m. Patrick Blackburn (arraignment) — Possession…
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported 20 civil suits filed in her office from Sept. 19 to Oct. 2. Meanwhile, Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported eight deeds and one marriage through Oct. 2. Civil Suits Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Jacob Daniels. Latonya Tonette Rutledge Caldwell vs. Ricky Wint Caldwell. Arivo Acceptance LLC…
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CAP recruits fuel vendors for LIHEAP
The Big Sandy Area Community Action Program is seeking vendors to supply fuel sources for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP. The agency announced a series of vendor meetings across its five-county service area, including a meeting Oct. 8 in Martin County. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at the…
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KSP investigates threats against Kentucky Parole Board
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is investigating a series of violent threats made to Kentucky Parole Board members after false information circulated online about the release of inmate Ronald Exantus. Officials clarified in a release Monday that the Kentucky Parole Board did not release Exantus. The Board voted unanimously for him to remain…
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Grand jury indicts six in Martin County: Theft, drugs, terroristic threatening
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury handed up indictments Oct. 2 charging six defendants in cases ranging from theft and receiving stolen property to drug trafficking and terroristic threatening. Shawn Moore, 46, of Inez, stands accused of theft of a motor vehicle registration plate (a Class D felony). The indictment…
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Volunteers pull 311 tires from Tug Fork River at Nolan
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT NOLAN, W.Va. — The Friends of Tug Fork River led a major waste tire recovery project Thursday in short shoal on the upper end of Nolan, removing 311 tires from the Tug Fork River with help from local volunteers. “This area had a high concentration of tires in a small section but…
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Body-camera footage to be allowed in Mingo murder trial
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The trial of Timothy Kennedy, accused of murdering West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard, is scheduled for December. On Friday, special Judge Joshua Butcher ruled that a jury would get to see the body-camera footage which allegedly shows Kennedy shooting and attacking Sgt. Maynard. Also, during…
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Martin County surpluses Turkey Park, accepts Sheriff’s $6.42M tax settlement
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Fiscal Court is selling the land at Turkey Park. Magistrates voted Thursday to advertise for bids while exploring plans for a new park with river access on Turkey Creek. This decision follows the county’s previous decision to permanently close the park due to frequent flooding that had left…
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Man allegedly takes clothes off, gets arrested for drugs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A bizarre call about a man stripping down to his underwear at a Warfield business ended with the suspect facing a slate of drug charges Friday. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk responded to the complaint around 4:45 p.m. He found 36-year-old Sherman J. Vance III of Dingess, West…
