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Martin County Records
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Brittany McCoy et al vs. Sabrina Maynard. Cavalry SPV LLC vs. Michael C. Dye. United Bank vs. John W. Hale. Sheila Workman vs. Dollar General Corporation. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. vs. Shawn M. Baisden. SYS…
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Martin County Court Docket
District Court INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases April 18 in Martin District Court: Joe Blackburn (arraignment) — Criminal littering: Bench warrant $500 cash. Justin Cline (arraignment) — Criminal mischief, first degree: Preliminary hearing 5/2/23 at 11 a.m. Bryan Daniels (motion hour) — 1. No/expired registration plates; 2. No operator’s/moped license; 3.…
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Rape, arson, theft, child abuse highlight Martin County grand jury indictments
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Rape, arson, auto theft and child abuse highlighted grand jury indictments Thursday in Martin County. The grand jury indicted 13 individuals. Austin T. Jackson, 26, of Warfield, faces two counts of second-degree rape and two counts of second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor. The grand jury accuses Jackson…
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Martin County has tough week on the diamond
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County had a tough week on the diamond. The Cardinals dropped a decision to Tug Valley to set the tone April 10, then followed with two losses in a row April 11 and 12 in a district doubleheader against Johnson Central. Below is a recap of the action. Tug…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Faith Caldwell and Caleb Horn
INEZ — The Mountain Citizen Players of the Week are Faith Caldwell of Martin County Middle School and Caleb Horn of Martin County High School. Caldwell (#6) plays as center mid for the Lady Cardinals soccer team and helped lead them to wins over Ashland 5-2 and Lawrence County 7-0. Caldwell scored five goals and…
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Martin County announces 2023 District Spelling Bee winners
INEZ — The 2023 Martin County School District Spelling Bee was Thursday in the Martin County High School auditorium. Drake Bowen, an eighth-grader at Martin County Middle School, won first place. Inez Elementary sixth-grader Morgan Allen finished in the runner-up spot. Landon Hager, a seventh-grade Martin County Middle School student, won third place. Gabriel Bevins,…
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‘Every day is a fashion show’ at Main Emporium
Inez boutique offers sports and fashion apparel BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Main Emporium opened its doors in Inez in January 2019 with the motto, “Every day is a fashion show and the world is your runway.” Owned by the son-and-mother team Daniel Cline and Rita Horn Stacy, Main Emporium evolved from Bluegrass Creative Designs…
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Tourism sees silver lining in courthouse fire
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Tourism Commission sees the silver lining in the cloud. The commission met Monday and got an update on work on the historic courthouse to repair damage caused by a fire that broke out April 12 in the east wing. Tourism chairperson Nita Collier said Servpro…
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HOF cements sports legacy in first induction ceremony
Twenty-four players, three teams BY MIKE MUNCY FOR THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County has a long, illustrious history when it comes to sports. Dwayne Sweeney and the Martin County All-Sports Hall of Fame board of directors are cementing that legacy with the first induction ceremony hosted at the Roy F. Collier Community Center…