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Martin County drops 31-14 decision to Perry County Central
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — Martin County (4-2) traveled to Perry County (4-2) despite Hurricane Helene making landfall and pouring rain all down the eastern coast Friday. The Cardinals were held to their lowest total in yards for the season at 170 and fell to the Commodores 31-14. Devan Maynard lifted Cardinal Nation’s…
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Burn ban lifted
INEZ — Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty has lifted a burn ban initially imposed on Sept. 9 following substantial rainfall and cooler temperatures. “Residents must still adhere to state regulations restricting open burning during fire hazard season,” Lafferty said Thursday in an executive order. The fall fire hazard season runs from Oct. 1 to Dec.…
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OnPoint Swish to host first round of playoffs
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The OnPoint Swish (6-2) will host the first round of the Women’s American Basketball Association playoffs for their region Sept. 15 in Hazard at 2 p.m. The winner advances to the Final Four in Greensboro, the Swish’s opponent. OnPoint defeated the Kaos in a close one 70-62 in…
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OnPoint Swish calms down the Kaos
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The OnPoint Swish played their last regular season home game Aug. 24 at Memorial Gymnasium. In arguably the best game of the season, the Swish held off the Greensboro Kaos in a 70-62 win. The victory has earned the Swish a home playoff game for the first round…
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Cardinals football season officially begins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The Martin County High football team opened the season Aug. 23 against the Hazard Bulldogs. The defending 2A District champ could not muster up enough points and fell 51-20 to start the season at 0-1. The Cards were down early 21-7 in the second quarter. Quarterback Devan Maynard…
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Luck strikes twice for Eastern Kentucky family: Father and daughter win lottery three months apart
An Eastern Kentucky family appears to have luck on their side when it comes to winning the lottery. William Fannin of Hazard, along with his wife Frieda, drove to Kentucky Lottery headquarters last week to claim a Powerball ticket worth $50,000. A Powerball ticket William purchased at Zip Zone on East Main Street in Hazard…
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Martin County Cardinals upset Hazard, drop decision to Breathitt in WYMT Classic
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic was an even wash for the Martin County Cardinals as they won once and lost once. The Cardinals downed Hazard in the fifth-place consolation game after dropping a close contest to Breathitt County in first-round tournament play. Both games were played at…
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Hale named to WYMT Classic All-Tournament Team
HAZARD — Martin County junior Luke Hale was named to the WYMT Classic All-Tournament Team. Hale scored 19 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead the Cardinals to a 63-57-win vs. Hazard in the fifth-place consolation game Saturday. He shot the lights out against a very good Hazard team connecting on four of eight …
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Martin County Cardinals open season 2-1
Martin County senior Matt Linville goes up to grab the opening tip against Logan in the Zip Zone Tip-Off Classic. (Citizen file photo/Roger Smith) BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Coach Jason James and the Martin County Cardinals opened their 2022-2023 campaign by winning two of three games on the road. The Cardinals tamed the Russell Red…
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