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Martin County rallies in storms: Heroes emerge
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — As severe winter weather gripped Martin County in recent weeks, local officials, departments, and volunteers mobilized to ensure that residents were safe and that vital services continued to function. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty praised the effort Thursday at the conclusion of the Martin County Fiscal Court meeting. The judge
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Martin County court dockets for Jan. 13-16
District Court INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Jan. 13 and 14 in Martin District Court: Clayton Jude (arraignment) — Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Defendant not present, bench warrant, $250 cash. Aaron J. Marcum (arraignment) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of substance, first: Pleaded guilty, $200 fine and
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Martin County civil suits for Jan. 10-17
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office Jan. 10-17: Synchrony Bank vs. Clayton Bradley Davis. Winterwood Inc. vs. Crystal Dials. Winterwood Inc. vs. Bertha Jude. Denali Capital LLC vs. Jane Blevins. Steven Ray Bowen vs. Andrea Newkirk Bowen. J.B. Wentworth Originations LLC vs. H.J. Cora J.
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Job opportunity: FFAT seeks community trail development coordinator
MARTIN COUNTY — First Frontier Appalachian Trails announced Jan. 14 a job opening for a community trail development coordinator to spearhead efforts to map, design and expand its 19-county trail network in eastern Kentucky. The position, based in Knott County, offers a salary range of $45,000 to $55,000 and involves extensive fieldwork across the 19
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Belfry football coach Haywood in serious condition after crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FOREST HILLS — Philip Haywood, the longtime head football coach of Belfry High School, is in serious condition following a car crash Saturday morning near his Forest Hills home. According to Nee Jackson, Belfry’s fire chief and Pike County’s emergency management director, Haywood lost control of his vehicle after hitting a patch
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Tree falls on truck killing driver
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT OLIVE HILL — A man was killed Thursday afternoon when a tree fell onto his truck as he drove along U.S. 60, according to Kentucky State Police. The victim, identified as Daniel Stone, 38, was traveling east near Fleming Fork when a tree struck his 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, authorities said. The impact
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Ex-hospital CEO, former Williamson mayor sentenced for theft
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ex-CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital and former Williamson mayor Charles Hatfield was sentenced Thursday to five years of federal probation after he admitted he stole hospital funds. Hatfield, 62, was also ordered to pay restitution of $34,872 along with a $20,000 fine. He pleaded guilty in May 2024 in
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Martin County Solar flips the switch on 111-megawatt plant
Electricity-generating plant begins operations on former coal mine site BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — On a plot of land once home to Kentucky coal’s gritty past in Pilgrim, Martin County Solar Project (MCSP) has officially flipped the switch on a 111-megawatt electricity-generating plant. Owner Savion LLC announced Tuesday that the solar plant on
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Two arrested on murder charges in Pike County shooting
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Two men are in jail on murder charges following a Saturday morning shooting in Pike County that left one man dead, authorities said. Michael Brown, 41, of Feds Creek, is currently in the Southwest Virginia Regional Detention Center in Buchanan County, Virginia, awaiting extradition to Kentucky. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s
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‘Hazard’ held over in theaters across Kentucky and West Virginia
Unflinching addiction drama delivers raw power CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Audiences who missed the opening weekend of the Appalachian-shot feature film “Hazard” due to recent snowstorms have more opportunities to catch it in theaters. The award-winning picture is held over for a second week at theaters across Kentucky and West Virginia, including Movies on Main in
