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Eight-hour standoff ends peacefully after former Lovely resident fires at state police in Peach Orchard
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PEACH ORCHARD — A former Lovely resident is in jail after firing multiple shots at the state police during an eight-hour standoff Sunday night and Monday morning in the Peach Orchard community of Lawrence County. According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Shane Goodall, public affairs officer at Post 14 in…
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Lawrence County gets more than $5.3 million for water and tourism
LOUISA — Gov. Andy Beshear’s senior advisor Rocky Adkins announced more than $5.3 million in funding to support cleaner water and increase tourism in Lawrence County. Adkins made the announcement Monday at the Garden Theater in Louisa. “The projects we’re funding are improving infrastructure and tourism that is bringing more people here to Eastern Kentucky,”…
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In debate, Cameron slams Beshear’s handling of pandemic; governor says ‘I’d rather save lives than win reelection’
BY MCKENNA HORSLEY KENTUCKY LANTERN During a debate Saturday night, the candidates for governor were asked if the state should have an ongoing plan for a future pandemic, like the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020, as well as what they thought were successes and failures in the response to the coronavirus. Republican Attorney General…
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One killed in head-on collision in East Kermit, four hospitalized
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN EAST KERMIT, W.Va. — One person died in a head-on collision Friday afternoon on U.S. 52 in East Kermit. Four others went to the hospital with injuries. Officials reported the crash occurred around 1 p.m. at Tunnel Curve when a Jeep Cherokee, traveling south, crossed the center line and struck…
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Missing Martin County woman found dead inside wrecked car
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Hours after an elderly Martin County woman did not return home from a visit to a food pantry, law enforcement located her vehicle in Rockcastle Creek on Old Route 3 in Inez. Martin County Coroner Chris Todd pronounced 72-year-old Patty Taylor of Riverfront Road deceased at 1 a.m.…
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Man dies after jumping on back of a wild horse
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A Pikeville man who formerly resided in Martin County died Thursday in a Huntington, West Virginia, hospital from injuries he sustained the prior evening after jumping on the back of a wild horse on the former Martiki strip mine property in Pilgrim. First responders were toned out at…
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Police capture Martin County man wanted for human trafficking
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NORTON, Va. — A Martin County man who was the subject of a search the past month on charges of human trafficking and engaging in organized crime was captured Sunday by federal marshals in Norton, Virginia. Dustin E. Newsome, 34, of Debord, was taken into custody at a Taco Bell…
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HUD audit, Riverside utility loans topics of housing authority meeting
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A HUD audit initiated recently of Riverside Apartments management Winterwood and the Martin County Housing Authority uncovered HUD capital funding of $96,000 left over from 2022, unbeknownst to management. Winterwood representatives and housing board members briefly discussed the audit in the Oct. 11 housing board meeting. They also discussed…
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Martin County Fiscal Court adopts controversial solid waste ordinance
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court held a hearing Thursday on its real property tax rate. While many residents attended, none voiced concerns about the tax rate of 11.5 cents per $100 of assessed value adopted by the court. Instead, their primary focus was opposing the proposed solid waste…
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