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Attorney General holds sixth Operation Fight Fentanyl event in Martin County
INEZ — Attorney General Daniel Cameron Thursday continued his commitment to fighting the opioid epidemic by holding an “Operation Fight Fentanyl” forum in Martin County. He was joined in Inez by a panel of law enforcement, prosecutor and community partners. This is the sixth Operation Fight Fentanyl event hosted by Attorney General Cameron. “Far too…
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Sheriff to get additional deputies
County announces new program for opioid settlement funds BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk will get two to three additional deputies thanks to a new program the county is launching with opioid settlement funds. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty, Sheriff Kirk and Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps made a joint announcement…
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New voting center added; May 16 primary election schedule
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County is adding a voting center for this year’s May 16 primary election. Instead of four voting centers, there will be five. The newest center will be inside the Martin County Government Center near the PVA office. Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles, who chairs the county board…
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Beshear announces funding package for eastern Kentucky
Martin County to receive funds for infrastructure and law enforcement BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Martin County Sanitation and the Martin County Sheriff were recipients of funding announced Monday by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. Beshear announced $8.5 million in awards for eastern Kentucky infrastructure, cleaner water,…
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Bill to ban transgender health or mental-health care of minors in Kentucky has a head of steam in the state House
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS A far-reaching anti-transgender bill filed Tuesday, Feb. 21, was assigned to a legislative committee the same day it was filed, has received the first of three required readings and already has 20 co-sponsors. House Bill 470, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Decker, R-Waddy (Shelby County), says: “The provision of gender…
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Bill to let advance-practice registered nurses prescribe controlled substances on their own passes Senate
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS After years of debate and months of negotiations, a bill to create a path for Kentucky’s advanced-practice registered nurses to prescribe controlled substances independently has passed the state Senate and gone to the House on a 30-2-1 vote. Senate Bill 94 was the result of a compromise brokered by…
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Martin County gets new deputy judge
Mills sworn in as deputy judge BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County is getting a new deputy judge/executive. Local businesswoman and community leader Carolea Mills was sworn in Monday by Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty. Mills will serve in the dual role of deputy judge and economic development director. “Carolea will be a great…
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Warfield officials sworn in
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The City of Warfield’s elected officials were sworn in Thursday before the city’s monthly meeting. Mayor Mike Hinkle and Commissioners Davey Bell, David Bell, Crystal Bell and John Sammons took the oath of office. Hinkle, a former city commissioner, was unopposed in the mayoral race in November. He replaces…
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Special meeting Jan. 4
INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court has called a special meeting for 2 p.m. Jan. 4 in the courtroom on the second floor of the Martin County Government Center. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Martin County KY Fiscal Court Facebook page. The agenda includes the following: Discuss and take action on…
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Governor issues order to allow medical cannabis in Kentucky
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday that will allow residents suffering from certain medical conditions to possess and use small amounts of legally purchased medical cannabis to treat their medical conditions beginning in January 2023. The governor outlined conditions that Kentuckians with at least one of 21 medical conditions, which include…
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