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Healthy Happenings: Take control of your reproductive health
BY DOROTHY DILLON Martin County Health Department, in partnership with Dayspring Women’s Health, offers confidential and comprehensive Family Planning services to help you take control of your reproductive health. 💊 From pills and patches to IUDs and injections, we’ll help you find the contraception method that works best for you. 🔬 STI screening, treatment, and…
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Preserving history
Work is underway to replace the roof of the historic Martin County Courthouse, a step in preserving the building’s legacy and ensuring its future use. The restoration follows an April 2023 fire that caused significant damage. Constructed between 1938 and 1941 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration, the courthouse stands as…
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Inez honors Students of the Month
INEZ — Principal Amanda Fields, teachers and staff announced the February Students of the Month recently at Inez Elementary School. Those students include: Kindergarten Mrs. Becky Cain: Madison Daniel Mrs. Sara Moore: Sage O’Connor 1st Grade Ms. Robynn Haney: Kingston Preece Mrs. Krista Runyon: John Zeek 2nd Grade Mrs. Rita Mills: Jenna Marcum Mrs. Della…
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Students brighten day for nursing home residents
Martin County High School FCCLA students brought joy to the residents of Martin County Health Care Facility by assisting them with arts and crafts. The residents cherished the time spent with these enthusiastic students, making it a memorable and heartwarming experience for all.
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Big Sandy ADD’s FIRE program boosts businesses
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Blake Moss and Jeremy Goodson from the Big Sandy Area Development District (BSADD) were guest speakers at the Kiwanis Club luncheon Thursday in Inez. Moss and Goodson discussed BSADD’s business program FIRE – Fueling Innovation, Revitalization, and Entrepreneurship – a comprehensive initiative designed to support small business development.…
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Martin County ATC Future Business Leaders clean up at regionals
The business whizzes of Martin County High School’s Area Technology Center came, saw and conquered at their Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Region 5 competition Thursday, March 6, at Morehead State University. The squad racked up 18 trophies, including four individual regional championships, nine second-place finishes and four third-place wins. Oh, and a team…
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Martin County court docket
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases March 4 in Martin District Court: Derek Brent Alley (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 10 mph over limit; 2. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt: 1. Six-month diversion; 2. Dismissed, proof shown. Joanne C. Cogar (arraignment) — Speeding 23 mph over limit: Previously taken care of (calendar order 3/3/25).…
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Man found unresponsive in car outside senior center faces drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man faces charges after police found him unresponsive in a car outside the Martin County Senior Citizens Center with a substantial quantity of drugs in the car. Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call shortly before noon Thursday. The…
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Flood debris dumpsters cost county $20K so far
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cost of clearing flood debris dominated discussion at a Martin County Fiscal Court special meeting Feb. 26. Magistrates approved payments totaling nearly $20,000 for roll-off dumpsters used in flood cleanup efforts in Lovely. The invoices submitted by Howell’s Recycling & Sanitation of Debord covered services Feb. 18,…
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Magistrates mock, ridicule mandatory settlement
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In what might be a history-making first for Martin County, the Fiscal Court did something unexpected in a Feb. 26 special meeting: it turned down state-mandated excess fees from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Kentucky law requires Sheriff John Kirk to submit a “budget, quarterly report and annual…
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