Tag: emergency response

Ambulance service continues: REM takes over Patriot EMS

BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Communities across Eastern Kentucky that feared losing reliable ambulance service after Patriot EMS abruptly ceased operations at multiple locations received reassurance Monday. Rapid Emergency Management LLC (REM) announced its takeover of the company’s operations in several counties. The transition came after weeks of uncertainty following Patriot EMS’s closure
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March 10, 2026
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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January 22, 2025