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Sheriff warns residents about phone scam
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk is warning residents about a phone scam. Kirk says the caller claims to be the electric company and asks for payment over the phone, telling residents their service will be disconnected if they do not pay. The sheriff says residents should not give payment information to these callers.…
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Judge declares state of emergency as winter weather cripples Martin County Water District
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County has declared a state of emergency due to ongoing widespread water outages in the county. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty declared the emergency Friday evening following days of frigid weather that ruptured a 14-inch main line near the water treatment plant on Turkey Creek, emptying the plant’s clear…
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Cardinals scorch Vikings 73-52
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County scorched the nets to defeat Rowan County 73-52 in a home game Dec. 21 in Inez. The Cardinals shot 8-for-16 from the 3-point line for 50% and finished the game 28-for-51 shooting 55% on their way to their seventh win of the season. Martin County improved to 7-2.…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Katie Marcum and Jacob Sturgell
INEZ — Martin County juniors Katie Marcum and Jacob Sturgell are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Marcum (32) is a third-year starter for the Lady Cardinals holding down the C/F spot. She chalked up her third double-double of the season to help the Lady Cards to a 60-56 victory over Floyd County Central…
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Varney named IVFD Volunteer of the Year
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Inez Volunteer Fire Department named Jerimiah Varney the 2022 Volunteer of the Year for his dedication and service. According to IVFD member Alex Adams, over the past couple of years, Varney obtained his 150-hour Kentucky certification along with the mandatory recertification for every year. He also attended every in-house…
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Three men arrested for copper phone wire theft
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Copper wire thieves continue to destroy infrastructure in Martin County, knocking out phone service for weeks or months at a time in some areas and costing AT&T thousands of dollars. But the Martin County Sheriff’s Office made gains in arresting three men for stealing copper phone wire from…
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Warning: Movie money being passed around as real money
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is warning businesses and individuals to be on the lookout for phony movie prop bills being passed off as real money. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd said the sheriff’s office received a report Thursday of a woman receiving motion picture prop money when she sold…
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Sheriff’s office gets new ballistic vests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In law enforcement, no matter how well-trained, officers can sometimes find themselves in dangerous situations. With that in mind, Martin County Emergency Management Director Kayla May secured a grant to pay for 10 level III ballistic vests that the Martin County Sheriff’s Office received last week. The grant…
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Officer says road surface is ‘dangerous’ on Buck Creek Hill
“Every time it rains or there’s fog or anything, there’s going to be a wreck there and we’re just waiting to get the call.” –Chief Deputy Chris Kidd BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd wants to make residents aware of a dangerous situation on Buck Creek Hill that…
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