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Martin County Court Docket (Oct. 17-Oct. 19)
District Court INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases Oct. 17 in Martin District Court: Jessica Adkins (set aside bench warrant) — Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Set aside bench warrant, pleaded guilty, $25 fine and court cost, $188, show cause 4/16/24 at 10 a.m. Jonathan Ray Hall (arraignment) — No/expired registration…
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Martin County civil suits, deeds and marriages
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Franklin MacKenzie Stacy vs. Sidney Nichole Webb. Willa Sue Robinson vs. Danny Jude et al. Linda Chapman vs. Brysson Alexzander Marcum et al. Capital One NA vs. Anthony C. Preece. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Paula Duncan.…
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Buffalo Horn man sentenced for double stabbing incident
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Todd Whitt, 35, of Buffalo Horn in Martin County, was handed two prison sentences Thursday for brutally stabbing his girlfriend and a neighbor in 2021. Martin Circuit Judge Kevin Holbrook sentenced Whitt to 10 and 14 years, with the sentences to be served concurrently. In August, Whitt entered…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Estella Justice-Mills, 47, homeless, was arrested Monday on Groundhog Hollow in Warfield for third-degree criminal trespassing, criminal littering and theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others under $500. Sheriff Kirk reported that Justice-Mills had set up a makeshift tent on private property…
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Drive-thru vaccine clinic for seniors Nov. 29
Flu, RSV, pneumonia, shingles, COVID-19 INEZ — A Drive-Up Health and Wellness Fair is scheduled for Nov. 29 between 10 a.m. and noon at the Martin County Senior Citizens Center. Local seniors may receive various vaccines without leaving the comfort of their vehicles. Vaccinations include flu, RSV, pneumonia, shingles and COVID-19. April Murphy, assistant/vaccine coordinator…
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Taylor ‘Employee of the Month’
Martin County Health Care Facility staff and residents congratulate Taylor Bowen, SRNA. She is the September 2023 Employee of the Month at MCHCF.
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HomePlace Clinic bringing mobile unit to Dempsey Housing
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Bringing mobile healthcare to those who do not have transportation back and forth to doctors’ offices is about to become an option for certain areas in Martin County, thanks to the HomePlace Clinic in Inez. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, HomePlace Clinic’s mobile health unit will spend the day…
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Carpentry students build oversized chair for Harvest Fest
INEZ — Students in the Martin County ATC carpentry program helped beautify Umbrella Alley in downtown Inez by constructing a super-sized chair that can seat multiple people. Students in the second and third periods, along with the students in the fifth and sixth periods, combined their skills in sizing, cutting, drilling and sanding to complete…
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Missing Martin County woman found dead inside wrecked car
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Hours after an elderly Martin County woman did not return home from a visit to a food pantry, law enforcement located her vehicle in Rockcastle Creek on Old Route 3 in Inez. Martin County Coroner Chris Todd pronounced 72-year-old Patty Taylor of Riverfront Road deceased at 1 a.m.…