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Students with disabilities awarded scholarships
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two Martin County students are among 87 Kentucky students who received Powered By Inclusion scholarships. The Kentucky Department of Education Office of Special Education and Early Learning used federal American Rescue Plan funding to award these 87 high school students with disabilities. Dena James, Martin County School District director…
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Christmas in the Mountains festival plans underway
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Tourism Board met Monday and primarily discussed plans for the Christmas in the Mountains festival and other holiday festivities. Christmas in the Mountains will be held on the week of Nov. 28 this year, with different events occurring each day and night of the celebration. Normally…
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Cards host passing game
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals are wasting no time preparing for the upcoming football season. The Cards hosted Paintsville and Prestonsburg for a passing game Thursday evening at The Rock in Inez. Both sides of the field were used simultaneously. Teams rotated on and off the field for passing iterations.…
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Williams receives college offers
Laken Williams BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Laken Williams landed two collegiate offers in two days last week. West Virginia Tech and Shawnee State contacted the Martin County point guard and extended offers for her to play basketball at their respective schools. Williams will enter her junior year for the Martin County Cardinals this…
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Soccer practice kicks off
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Cardinals girls soccer began practice last week with Coach Steven Gauze conditioning his team to get them back in shape. The girls started their workout by running 2 miles. The rest of the practice included kicking, agility and speed drills. Coach Gauze planned to have conditioning all…
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Law requiring security officers in schools presents challenge
“We are in the teaching business and not the law enforcement business. That’s why we were hoping to hire through the sheriff’s department.” –Martin County Schools Superintendent Larry James “It’s impossible to attract officers, let alone those who are certified, when we pay an average of $12 an hour and other agencies offer not just…
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Celebrating Independence
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A crowd gathered to partake in the makeup Independence Day celebration Saturday in Inez. Kicking off the event, festival-goers munched on items from food trucks and drank famous Kiwanis Club lemonade, browsed vendor stations in the community center parking lot, and enjoyed the camaraderie as they watched the Kiwanis parade on Main…
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Get a $25 gas card with COVID vaccine, booster
Clinic July 29 at health department BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Every person who gets a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination or booster July 29 at the Martin County Health Department will receive a $25 gas card. The clinic starts at 8:30 a.m., runs until 4 p.m., and is open to all persons aged 6…
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Tomahawk man revived with multiple doses of Narcan
Former garbage hauler facing drug charges BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Tomahawk resident was found unresponsive inside a vehicle Friday evening at Slone’s Cycle Shop along Route 40 in Inez and was revived with multiple doses of Narcan. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Lafferty was dispatched to the cycle shop parking area at…
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Sheriff donates vehicle to Warfield fire department
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office donated a vehicle Thursday to the Warfield Volunteer Fire & Rescue to help the department better serve the community. The Dodge Charger is a drug-seized vehicle forfeited to Sheriff John Kirk’s office through the court. “We haven’t been using it much, and they needed…
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