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Lenore Volunteer Fire Department welcomes newly certified firefighters
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LENORE, W.Va. — For nearly four decades, the Lenore Volunteer Fire Department has depended on ordinary people willing to do extraordinary work. That tradition continued this month as six volunteers completed Firefighter I certification, joining the ranks of those who have protected their community before them. Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey
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Deputy jailer, inmates injured in Route 645 crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County deputy jailer and two inmates were injured early Thursday morning when a transport vehicle crashed on Route 645 near Eden Elementary School. The van, en route from the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville to court in Inez, was traveling south when it hydroplaned,
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Belfry football coach Haywood in serious condition after crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FOREST HILLS — Philip Haywood, the longtime head football coach of Belfry High School, is in serious condition following a car crash Saturday morning near his Forest Hills home. According to Nee Jackson, Belfry’s fire chief and Pike County’s emergency management director, Haywood lost control of his vehicle after hitting a patch



