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Scholar organizes roadside cleanup
2021 Rogers Scholar and Martin County High School student Dennison Davis joined community volunteers in picking up roadside litter and debris for his community service project. Davis organized the Martin County Clean Up over a 3-mile stretch of roadway and together with volunteers picked up 55 bags of trash. “Personally, this project meant a lot
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Fundraiser bake sale and singing Saturday
Old Route 3 Community Baptist Church will host a fundraiser bake sale and singing at 1 p.m. Saturday beside Save-A-Lot in Inez. CJ the DJ, Bonnie Adkins and several other singers will be there. There will be homemade chili for hot dogs and homemade candy, cookies and too much to mention. All proceeds go to
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Bowen, Mills second in Angler of the Year
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School anglers Alex Bowen and Aaron Mills are like brothers. So it’s no wonder the duo finished in second place for Kentucky’s 2022 Angler of the Year and earned a spot in the national fishing tournament Aug. 11-13 in Greenville, S.C. Alex is the son of Anthony
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Marcum, Williams wrap up AAU ball
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two Lady Cards basketball players finished their AAU summer season this past weekend in Cincinnati. Katie Ann Marcum and Laken Williams played in The Finale with their AAU team, the Lady Dragons. The junior duo have been teammates since they were eighth graders, and this was their first summer
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Volleyball team hosts youth clinic
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School volleyball team hosted the first of two youth clinics Saturday. Eleven girls came out to learn serving and passing skills. Coach Katie White-Patrick was ecstatic with the girls’ performance. “We could see improvement in every single player that attended,” Patrick said. “They really put
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Peyton Davis to play for Kentuckiana
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s up-and-comer Peyton Davis will attend an elite basketball camp July 30 in Louisville. Kentuckiana Hoops brings an in-depth spotlight to men’s high school basketball in Kentucky and Indiana. College coaches and recruiting scouts will be there to watch some top talent from the East Coast. Davis received
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Water district runs into ‘storm’
Hundreds without running water as leaks deplete treatment plant BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Hundreds of residents on Turkey Creek and Route 292 have no running water due to leaks depleting the Martin County Water District Treatment Plant. Alliance Water Resources manager Craig Miller told the Mountain Citizen that crews are searching for a
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Inez skinny-dipper arrested
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man accused of wearing only his birthday suit to take a dip in a pool at a gated Inez residence is now wearing jail attire after his arrest Sunday. Austin Lee Maynard, 28, of Inez, was arrested about 8 p.m. after surveillance video captured him swimming naked, drinking
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Free food opportunities this week in Martin Co.
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Residents can get free food this week in Martin County during three separate events. Facing Hunger Mobile Food Bank will distribute food from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Pigeon Roost Community Center. Appalachia Reach Out Food Pantry will distribute food from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Coal severance still paying for government center
$682,037 a year until 2038 BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Fiscal Court will use $682,037 in single county coal severance funds toward the debt on the Martin County Government Center. The court passed a resolution Thursday authorizing Judge/Executive Colby Kirk to file the grant application with the Kentucky Department for Local Government.
