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Celebrate Recovery celebrates five years in Martin County
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Over the last five years, Martin County Celebrate Recovery has marked its calendar on a date closest to Oct. 17 to celebrate yet another year. Celebrate Recovery opened the doors to the public at Inez Freewill Baptist Church in 2017. Since then, the doors have opened almost every Tuesday at 6 p.m., minus…
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Basketball practice opens Saturday with conditioning and tryouts at Martin County High School
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Basketball practice officially begins Saturday with Martin County High School coaches holding conditioning and tryouts. Coach Robin Newsome is again at the helm for the Lady Cards this season. “I’m excited to get going,” Newsome said. “I’m looking forward to getting in the gym and seeing what this team…
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Smith receives state championship ring
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Branson Smith captured the KHSAA 285-lb. state wrestling title March 27, 2021, as a senior at Martin County High School. A year and a half later, he received his championship ring. Smith’s fiancé Skyla Messer and the Martin County football coaching staff presented Smith with his ring last week…
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week: Ja Quan ‘Jay’ Rufus
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County junior Ja Quan “Jay” Rufus’s performance in the Cardinal game at Shelby Valley earned him Mountain Citizen Play of the Week honors. Rufus received the pigskin at the 50-yard line and broke two tackles as he ran up the middle. A Wildcat defender tried to bring the…
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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week: Madden Miller
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County junior Madden Miller is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. Miller rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries and found the end zone four times in a brilliant performance Oct. 6 at Shelby Valley. Miller’s first touchdown was an 18-yard run down the right sideline in…
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Martin County JV falls to Tug Valley
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Tug Valley scored with less than two minutes to go, and Martin County JV couldn’t convert in a 42-35 loss Oct. 3 at Cardinal Stadium. Devan Maynard and Rafe Price both scored touchdowns in the first half. Maddox Johnson connected on a point-after attempt to bring the Cards to…
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Water district pays repair bill for truck it does not own
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District spent over $6,200 on repairs for a truck the district does not own. The expenditure came to light in a water board meeting Sept. 27 when Alliance Water Resources manager Craig Miller explained the district’s cash basis shortage of $26,078 for August. His explanation…
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Moore indicted for fleeing constable
Three others indicted BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted a man Tuesday for running from a constable. James A. Moore, 52, of Lovely, was charged with first-degree fleeing/evading. The indictment states that on Sept. 10, Moore disregarded signals and commands to stop given by Martin County Constable Brad Preece.…