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Kentucky Waterways Alliance brings cleanup event to Warfield on Oct. 5
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) is hosting a series of cleanups across the state, targeting all seven major river basins as part of its 2024 Commonwealth Sweep program. Supported by a grant from Hydro Flask’s Parks for All initiative, the program makes its next stop at the Tug
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Inez seeks volunteers for creek cleanup event this Saturday
INEZ — City officials in Inez are calling on community members aged 16 and older to lend a hand in the “CityWalk Creek Cleanup” this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The initiative, which invites volunteers to help clear litter and debris along the creek bank near the Storybook Walk and throughout the city, is
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Free tire drop-off event until July 6
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Residents hoping to dispose of old tires free of charge are in luck until July 6. The Martin County Fiscal Court’s free tire drop-off event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the county road garage at 45 Tomahawk Road, Inez. There is no
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County collects over 14,000 waste tires
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County collected 14,238 tires during a three-day waste-tire collection event March 30-April 1. “That’s 14,238 tires that we don’t have to worry about being burned, buried or in a creek somewhere,” Martin County solid waste coordinator Eric Phelps said. “Any number is a good number, and that’s
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PRIDE cleanup set for May 13 in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — It is PRIDE Spring Cleanup season and Martin County District 1 Magistrate Cody Slone invites everyone to come out Saturday, May 13 to help make roadsides look their best. The event, sponsored by the Martin County Fiscal Court, will start at 10 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.
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Yatesville Lake Winter Cleanup Jan. 21
Volunteers needed BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a cleanup of Yatesville lake while the water levels are low for winter next weekend. The cleanup will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Yatesville Lake
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McCoy, inmates had a busy 2022
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Code Enforcement Officer Paul McCoy and inmates enrolled in the litter cleanup program made a significant dent in roadside litter and illegal dumps in the county in 2022. Still, McCoy is hoping for a better way in the New Year. “I’m hoping people will start caring more
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Environmental excavation underway in Greyeagle
Norfolk Southern removes contaminated soil BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN GREYEAGLE, W.Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation is currently removing contaminated soil from a site along the Tug Fork River in Greyeagle. The site, which connects to the Warfield railroad trestle, was previously leased from the company by Kermit Lumber & Pressure Treating Company owned by Harrison Jude. A
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Friends of the Tug Fork River, DEP and REAP deserve praise for tire cleanup
The Friends of the Tug Fork River organization is the driving force behind the recent tire cleanup of the Tug River between Warfield and Kermit. The group received help from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and REAP (Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan) to remove hundreds of tires from the waterway in the last couple
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Scholar organizes roadside cleanup
2021 Rogers Scholar and Martin County High School student Dennison Davis joined community volunteers in picking up roadside litter and debris for his community service project. Davis organized the Martin County Clean Up over a 3-mile stretch of roadway and together with volunteers picked up 55 bags of trash. “Personally, this project meant a lot
