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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Brock Messer and Savannah Young
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Brock Messer and Savannah Young are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Messer rushed for 203 yards on eight carries and hit paydirt three times Friday to help the Cardinals shut out West Carter 48-0. Messer received the handoff for a 40-yard carry and
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BOE raises property tax rate
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education voted 3-2 Monday night to raise the property tax rate to 84.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of real and personal property, the first increase since 2017. Treasurer Ernest Hale presented the relevant data to the BOE for consideration. Hale explained that
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Copper theft causes widespread phone outages
Five men arrested for stealing AT&T lines BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police arrested five men in connection with a string of copper thefts that has caused widespread telephone outages in Martin County. The five men are Julian Preece, aka Alex Adkins, 23, of Inez; Zachary Dials, 30, of Warfield; Cody Gullett, 21, of
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Martin County Heritage Day celebrates the history and culture of mountain people
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Friends gathered Saturday for Heritage Day on God’s Promise and Kingfisher trails for an experience in history and culture. From the front porch of a log cabin built in 1937 and relocated from Davis Branch in Inez, Donna and Eddie Fitch were “Ma and Pa” in a skit that
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Shell campaigns for Ag Commissioner
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Jonathan Shell spoke with the Martin County Kiwanis Club at their Thursday meeting to campaign for Kentucky State Agriculture Commissioner. Shell was elected to Kentucky’s House of Representatives in 2012, becoming the youngest member of the General Assembly. Shell was tapped by Republican leadership to spearhead candidate recruitment for
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Martin County Arrest Report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Willie McCoy, 40, of Pilgrim, was arrested Tuesday in Beauty for receiving stolen property under $500, no registration plates and failure of owner to maintain required insurance. Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest after encountering McCoy in a traffic stop.
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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
