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Former correctional officers sentenced
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — Two ex-corrections officers received prison sentences Nov. 8 for assaulting inmates at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord. Samuel J. Patrick, 41, of West Van Lear, and Clinton L. Pauley, 42, of Ironton, Ohio, received prison sentences of 36 and 40 months, respectively. This sentencing follows their guilty pleas and…
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Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Richard Holiday, 39, of Debord, was arrested Monday at the U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord on a fugitive from another state warrant. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Jonathan Jackson, 35, of Lovely, was arrested Monday in Inez on a bench…
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Martin County District Court docket (Nov. 6 and 7)
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 in Martin District Court: Jonathan Ray Ball (motion to set aside) — No or expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce insurance card; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; failure to comply with helmet…
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following lawsuits filed in her office:Lendmark Financial Services LLC vs. Holly Kinser et al.David Collins vs. Mary Jo Collins.Capital One NA vs. Sherry Vanhoose.R&J Development Company vs. Katelyn Jude.Absolute Resolutions Investments vs. Stafford AKA Mildred OS. Deeds INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles…
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Five indicted in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury returned formal indictments Nov. 2 charging five individuals with crimes that range from child endangerment to firearms, drug possession and bail jumping. Ariel Carver, 26, of Warfield, stands accused of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (methamphetamine), possession of a…
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Inez ends prohibition
City voters say ‘yes’ to alcoholic beverage sales BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Inez voters said “yes” to the sale of alcoholic beverages Tuesday by a slim 71-64 vote. Previously Inez was dry. The last time the alcoholic beverage option was put to the voters was Dec. 16, 2016, when voters rejected it 71-45.…
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Solar for students in Martin County
Developers donate $100,000 to support solar installation at high school BY ARIEL FUGATE INEZ — Solar on abandoned coal mines: the juxtaposition of these two energy forms has been a popular topic of conversation in recent years. The Martin County Solar Project, to be built on approximately 1,400 acres once occupied by the Martiki mine…
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Bodies of trapped workers recovered from Pontiki coal tipple collapse
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Martin County Judge Executive, Lon Lafferty, announced late Friday afternoon that the body of Alvin Nees, 57, had been successfully recovered from beneath tons of steel and concrete that resulted from a coal tipple collapse at the former Pontiki preparation plant on Wolf Creek in Pilgrim Oct. 31.…
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Help is on the way for Saltwell sewer lift station
Lafferty announces concrete plan for repair BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — After enduring more than a year of sewer odor and environmental concerns, residents can look forward to a resolution to the beleaguered Saltwell sewer lift station. Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty has announced a concrete plan to repair the station responsible for leakage…
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Forest fires shut down Hatfield-McCoy Trail System
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — As the West Virginia Forestry Division and volunteer firefighters from across Mingo County fight to extinguish the flames and curtail spreading, active fires on Buffalo Mountain near the community of Chattaroy have forced a temporary closure of portions of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System. “Safety is and will…
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