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School board rejects bids on solar project
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education rejected bids for the Martin County High School solar panel installation project and the Middle School vestibule. The board acted on the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Larry James, who noted the district received only one bid on the vestibule, which was…
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‘Grinch’ steals Christmas tree
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DINGESS, W.Va — A theft in the Dingess community Friday took a page from the popular Christmas movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Now the search is on for a Mingo County female identified as the one responsible for stealing the community Christmas tree that was located near the Dingess…
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Revival starts Thursday at Warfield Park
WARFIELD — The Well of Inez is hosting a revival at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Warfield Park. They will hand out boxes to the children at Dempsey at 1 p.m. Saturday and Riverside at 1 p.m. Friday. They will be ministering prayer to the communities as well during that time. The Well…
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ATV accident sends man to hospital
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A Lovely resident was airlifted to the Pikeville Medical Center Saturday evening after being involved in an ATV accident on Emily Creek. According to the Martin County 911 log, the call for assistance came through at 5:53 p.m. reporting an ATV rider had gone over a cliff. Martin…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests and citations: David Joshua Brown, 38, of Lovely, was arrested Monday on North Wolf Creek Road in Lovely for first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle), no tail lamps and false report of an indictment to law enforcement. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made…
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Big Sandy inmates will receive meds for opioid use disorder
LEXINGTON — United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier IV announced last week that the federal government has reached an agreement with the Big Sandy Regional Jail Authority, which operates the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, to ensure that people with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive medically appropriate treatment with any FDA-approved medication for OUD, as…
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Kentucky woman sentenced to two years for forgery of federal judge’s signature
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Kentucky woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for forging a federal judge’s signature. Sunshine Ann Miller, 44, of Whitley City, was sentenced by Judge Katheryn A. Crytzer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Miller agreed to plead guilty to forging…
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Martin County court dockets week of Dec. 4-8
Circuit Court INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Dec. 7 in Martin Circuit Court: Derrick N. Brewer (arraignment) — Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 1/4/24 at 11 a.m. Kody Harless (arraignment) — Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 1/4/24 at 11 a.m. Kody Harless (arraignment) — 1. Possession of controlled substance; 2. Possession of…
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Martin County civil suits and deeds
Civil suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: William Maynard et al vs. Marsha Hackney et al. Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Lacy Maynard. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. vs. Sheilah K. Selvage. Megan R. Chambers vs. Paul McClellan Horn. Todd Cline vs. Selena Cline.…
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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Kentucky for first time
FRANKFORT — Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that Kentucky has joined the list of states across the country with a confirmed detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic disease that affects deer, elk and other species in the deer family. Two independent types of tests were…
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