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Eight-hour standoff ends peacefully after former Lovely resident fires at state police in Peach Orchard
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PEACH ORCHARD — A former Lovely resident is in jail after firing multiple shots at the state police during an eight-hour standoff Sunday night and Monday morning in the Peach Orchard community of Lawrence County. According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Shane Goodall, public affairs officer at Post 14 in…
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Police say man used a wooden board embedded with a nail to assault his neighbor
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A man was arrested Saturday in Lovely for allegedly attacking a neighbor on his own property. Dennis Maynard, 38, of Lovely, was taken into custody on Little Peter Cave Road for second-degree assault. The Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office responded to a 911 call by the alleged…
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Martin County School Bus Routes 2023-2024
WARFIELD AREA BUS 1801. AMY EDMUNDS. FIRST PICKUP. 6:20 a.m. BUS 1802. ROBIN HOWARD FIRST PICKUP. 6:20 a.m. BUS 1601. DWAYNE PACK. FIRST PICKUP. 6:35 a.m. BUS 902. JOE DAMRON. FIRST PICKUP. 6:35 a.m. BUS 1303. COLLEEN THOMPSON. FIRST PICKUP. 6:25 a.m. BUS 1401. RHONDA MARCUM. FIRST PICKUP. 6:35 a.m. BUS 0704. KAREN FINLEY. FIRST…
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Martin County Records
Civil Suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Herman Darrell Endicott vs. Tabitha Jame Horn. Tammy Speakman vs. Rosanna Bowen. Jayne Allen vs. Robert M. Allen. Jacob Vaughn vs. Callie Sleasman Vaughn. Republic Finance LLC vs. Vondene Hunt. American Express National Bank vs. James Mineer.…
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Library board reads budget
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — The Martin County Public Library board conducted the first reading of an $806,278 budget for the fiscal year 2024 during a meeting Monday at the Rufus Reed Library in Lovely. Board member John Triplett noted expenditures had increased. “Looks like about 60% of all your expenditures are more…
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Realty One USA armed with top performers
BY DIANE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Since its inception 27 years ago, Realty One USA has transformed from an idea to a prominent, respected and personal agency in the real estate industry. Realty One USA was founded in 1996 in Lovely. Owner Jim Booth then enlisted his sister, Peggy Blankenship, who became instrumental in growing the…
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Lois June (Kirk) Mills Obituary
Lois June (Kirk) Mills 1943—2023 Lois June (Kirk) (Carter) Mills, 79, went to be reunited with her daughters, Tonetta Nichols and Mary Elizabeth Kolb, and her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 22, 2023. She was born June 1, 1943, to the late Everett and Mary (Maynard) Kirk of Lovely. In addition to her parents…
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Patsy K. (Chaffins) Finley Obituary
Patsy K. (Chaffins) Finley 1947—2023 Patsy Kay Finley, age 76, of Lovely, Kentucky, passed away peacefully April 17, 2023, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was born March 23, 1947, in Oppy to the late Thomas Jefferson Chaffins and Columbia Collins Chaffins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother,…
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Appalachian Blooms flower farm coming to Lovely
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Lovely residents JC and Danielle Kirk have big plans for the farm they are building, aiming to make it a welcoming place for locals and tourists. Appalachian Blooms Flower Farm will be a roughly one-acre community gathering place and agricultural center. “I want to create a space where…
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Caney Shaft project begins this month
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Appalachian Renewal Project announced its plan to break ground this month on the county-owned Caney Shaft property, the site of a future community campground and recreational destination. Clifford Smith of ARP says a crew is in place to begin phase 1 of the project, starting with site cleanup, debris…
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