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Agencies mobilize to aid Medicaid recipients in wake of devastating flooding
FRANKFORT — In the aftermath of severe flooding that has inundated communities across Kentucky, state agencies are working to assess the impact on some of the region’s most vulnerable residents, including Medicaid recipients and home care providers. Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency as rescue operations continue, with officials urging affected residents
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Authorities investigating discovery of human remains in Mingo County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT DINGESS, W.Va. — Authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains in the Dingess area of Mingo County, officials said. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department received a report around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday and dispatched deputies to the scene. After confirming the remains were human, they requested assistance from the West Virginia
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Judge tosses case accusing Inez man of threatening water managers with hammer
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A judge last week tossed a case in Martin County where the local water district’s contract managers accused Clarence “Edd” Kazee of threatening to beat them with a hammer. Martin District Judge Brett Butcher signed the order dismissing the case Feb. 3. Kazee, the 58-year-old owner of Eddie’s
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Fugitive on the run: Wanted man flees as accomplices land in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — An anonymous tip led officers from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office to a home in Lovely, where a wanted fugitive’s attempted capture turned into a tense confrontation Feb. 5. While three individuals were arrested for aiding the suspect, the fugitive himself managed to escape, leading officers on a
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Inez principal appointed to state advisory council
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Amanda Branham Fields, principal of Inez Elementary School will serve a three-year term on the Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council (PrAC) for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). The PrAC provides the Commissioner of Education with direct input from school leaders across the state. Its mission is to ensure
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Randy Spence, 54, of Inez, was arrested Sunday on Tomahawk Road in Inez for first-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree criminal mischief. Sheriff Kirk responded to Spence’s residence following a report that he had discharged a firearm inside the home. An investigation revealed that
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Kentucky senator appointed to Southern Policy Committee
FRANKFORT — State Senator Phillip Wheeler, a Republican from Pikeville, has been appointed to the Economic Development, Transportation and Cultural Affairs Committee of The Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South), Senate President Robert Stivers announced. The appointment places Wheeler among a group of policymakers from 15 Southern states tasked with advancing regional legislative
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McCool appointed to regional energy and environment committee
FRANKFORT — State Representative Bobby McCool of Van Lear has been appointed to serve on the Energy and Environment Committee of The Council of State Governments South (CSG South), House Speaker David Osborne announced on Feb. 5. “It’s an honor to have the opportunity to serve on the Council for State Governments South Energy and
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Martin County court dockets
Circuit Court INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Feb. 6 in Martin Circuit Court: Andrea Caudill (change of plea) — 1. Complicity unlawful acquiring metals, injury to property greater than $3,000; 2. First-degree possession of controlled substance/cocaine, first offense; 3. Complicity criminal trespassing, third degree: 1. Pleaded guilty, two years one
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Martin County civil suits
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC vs. Anthony D. McCoy. Synchrony Bank vs. James Mineer. Sierra Dawn Spence vs. Logan Nathaniel Wilson. Denise Marcum et al vs. Alexea Vanhoose. Angeline White vs. Caleb Patrick. Angeline White vs. Emily Patrick. Republic Finance
