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Former Marshall standout Joey Stepp motivates Martin County football
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School football team got a boost of motivation from Joey Stepp, magician and former Marshall University and Sheldon Clark High School standout. The 1999 SCHS alumnus was a guest speaker to the team on Thursday. Stepp suited up for the Cardinals from 1995 to…
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JR NBA league signups extended
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — East KY Youth Athletics will host the JR NBA/WNBA league at the Collier Community Center in Inez throughout the month of August. Signups have been extended until the evening of Aug. 1. The cost of registration has been reduced to $65 and will cover all camps, competitions and…
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Appalachian Artist Festival to open with dance
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Appalachian Artist Festival kicks off Saturday with a celebration of the art of dance. Performances by students from The Inez Dance Academy are set to begin at 10:30 a.m. onstage. The Inez Dance Academy, founded in 2022 by Abbie Crowe Fitch, has become a mainstay of the local arts scene.…
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Grant boosts meal delivery for Martin County seniors
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Senior Citizens Center will enhance its meal delivery service to seniors at home, thanks to a $10,600 grant from the Kentucky Colonels Good Works Program. Center Director Jennifer Crum announced that the grant will be used to purchase a vehicle dedicated to meal deliveries. “We…
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Library should be a library
The library needs to move out of the community center building and back into the library building. Why? Simple. The library cannot afford the upkeep of the community center building. The library moved into the Roy F. Collier Community Center in 2020. In 2019, the library finished the year with $914,000 in cash in the…
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New law cracks down on truancy: Parents and students face tough penalties
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A hard-hitting new Kentucky law, in effect as of July 15, requires school districts to crack down on truancy by reporting unexcused absences directly to the county attorney. Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps discussed the impact of the new truancy law on students, parents, the school district, and…
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Audit reveals library’s cash in bank ‘dwindling’
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The latest audit of the Martin County Public Library Taxing District (MCPL) revealed that cash in the bank “is dwindling,” a downward trend that began in 2020 after relocating from the former library facility to the Collier Center in Inez. The MCPL board of trustees received the audit…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Sarah Fraley, 38, of Ashland, was arrested Friday on Main Street in Inez on two warrants out of Lawrence County and one from Boyd County. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Eric Sartin, 27, of Kermit, West Virginia, was arrested July 25…
