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Ground gives way beneath home, couple flee with nothing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GRASSY, Ky. — John and Lisa Mollett fled for their lives Saturday as the ground beneath their home gave way, splitting the foundation and crumbling the back wall and floor into the shifting soil below. They left with the clothes on their backs. Their house, perched along Old Route 3…
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Flood-damaged road worries residents
‘We’re up a holler’ BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN JOB — When part of the narrow, one-lane road leading to Sarah Bowen’s home collapsed in mid-February, it left her family — and roughly 50 other residents living on the holler — teetering on the edge, both literally and figuratively. The partial collapse of the steep…
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EDA acquires property for downtown revitalization in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) moved closer to owning nearly all of a stretch of dilapidated properties along Main Street in Inez. At its April 9 meeting, the EDA voted to buy one building and accept ownership of eight properties acquired by the fiscal court. The EDA…
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FBLA growth, success take center stage at Kiwanis luncheon
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Business education was the focus of Thursday’s Kiwanis Club luncheon in Inez. Martin County Area Technology Center instructor Thomas Ray and members of Future Business Leaders of America highlighted their achievements and growth. Ray, who serves as business instructor and FBLA advisor, detailed the chapter’s exponential growth and…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Charles Ray Crum, 42, of Debord, was arrested Sunday on Setser Branch in Debord on a warrant. Special Deputy J.C. Kirk served the warrant. He remains in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center under a $10,000 bond. Jackie Blackburn, 60, of Inez, was…
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Trio of suspected copper thieves in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — For three men in Martin County, the promise of fast cash in the form of stripped copper wire may have seemed worth the risk. What they got instead was a jail cell. Authorities say Ricky J. Sartin, 60, Charles Ray Crum, 42, and Jackie Blackburn, 60, are the…
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Martin County courthouse news: Civil suits, deeds and marriages
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported two civil suits filed in her office from April 4 to April 10. Meanwhile Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported two deeds and one marriage recorded April 7 in her office. Civil Suits Crown Asset Management LLC vs. Jodi R. Hall. Charles Davis vs. Odella Collins et…
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Death threat, bomb threat lead to student’s arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police arrested a Martin County High School student last week after he allegedly threatened to kill fellow students and bomb the school, authorities said. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the school April 7 after a female student reported receiving violent threats. According to a police report,…
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Grand jury returns indictments in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury returned a slate of indictments involving nearly a dozen individuals in its April 3 session. Charges range from drug trafficking and wanton endangerment to receiving stolen property and terroristic threatening. Josh Scott, AKA Joshua Scott, 38, of Debord, faces charges of receiving stolen…
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Flash floods batter Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. — Storms quickly caused a crisis across Martin County as they did across Kentucky, the Midwest and the Midsouth over the weekend. Louisville, Frankfort and Owensboro saw catastrophic flooding, while there were 93 tornadoes in the affected areas of the country. In Martin County, from the head…
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