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Cards race to 3-0 start, set record with 21 3-pointers
Keathley, Maynard post triple-doubles BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County is off and running. The Cardinals opened their season with wins over Floyd Central at home and Perry County Central and Oneida Baptist Institute in the D.J. Begley Classic at Pike Central. “We’ve got three really good wins,” Martin County head coach Jason…
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Martin County opens with win over Shelby Valley
Maynard sets record, May hits career high BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s first week of girls basketball featured a dominant home opener over Shelby Valley with a 77-59 win Dec. 2. Maci Maynard set the record for a combined double-double and Chloe May scored a career-high while hitting her 500th career point.…
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week: Maynard and Keathley
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Maci Maynard and Braxton Keathley are the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week. Maynard averaged 21.5 points and 17.5 rebounds over two games. The 6-foot-4 brute opened the season with a school-record double-double of 21 points and 24 boards in a…
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MCMS drops two
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School’s boys basketball team dropped a pair of hard-fought contests last week, including an overtime heartbreaker. The Cardinals hit the road Dec. 2 for a junior varsity and varsity doubleheader at Belfry, then hosted Ceredo-Kenova on Dec. 6. The varsity matchup at Belfry was a…
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MCHS JV notches win
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County High School’s junior varsity boys opened December with a decisive home win, rolling past Floyd Central 54-34 on Dec. 3. Aiden Copeland poured in a game-high 17 points to pace Martin County’s attack. Luke Preece fired in 16 points to give the Cardinals a strong one-two…
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Christmas in the Mountains royalty: Horn and Mills
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The coronation Sunday of Mr. & Ms. Christmas in the Mountains, Everett Horn Jr. of Tomahawk and Carol Sue Mills of Lovely, officially ushered in the annual Christmas festival in downtown Inez. The two received the honor during A Merry Little Christmas Party at the Coller Center. This year’s jam-packed…
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Groundbreaking Thursday for Inez Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court announced Tuesday it will host a community groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of long-awaited improvements to the Inez Wastewater Treatment Plant. Martin County received $685,000 in Kentucky Cleaner Water Program funds recently, allowing the county to begin upgrades to the wastewater system. Judge/Executive Lon…
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Women passed out at McDonald’s drive-thru land in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The McDonald’s drive-thru in Inez briefly doubled as the scene of a police investigation Sunday night when the sheriff found two women passed out inside a vehicle with the engine running. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said he pulled in around 10:39 p.m. and spotted Patricia Lynn Hill,…
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Eden scratches Pburg
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eden went 4-for-4 when the Wildcats hosted Prestonsburg, Nov. 25. The A-team clobbered the Blackcats 50-9. Parker Stafford lit up the nets for a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats. He also had an assist. Brock Fields hit double digits with 12 points along with…
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Indians win over Red Devils
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Inez notched wins at Warfield. The A-team defeated the Red Devils 42-13 while the B-team won 16-8. Rocco Maynard led all scorers with 20 points. Jayce McCoy and Kash Howell pitched in six points each. Kayden McCoy hit for four points, and Bentlee Copley, Trey Schmidt and Kree Endicott…
