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Four hunters cited in Martin County for illegal deer harvests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers cited four hunters in separate Martin County cases after investigators said the men harvested deer without the required licenses or permits. Kaiden Pierce Prater of Salyersville, James Mason Gordon of Inez, Johnny M. Meade of Inez and Michael Dale Dingess…
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Louisa woman indicted for telecom infrastructure damage in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Louisa woman faces felony charges after a Martin County grand jury indicted her in connection with damage to telecommunications infrastructure in Pilgrim last fall. Kassandra Hamilton, 33, was indicted March 5 on charges of first-degree criminal mischief (tampering with key infrastructure assets) and trespass upon key infrastructure.…
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Martin County to host free waste tire collection March 26–28
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County residents can dispose of unwanted tires free of charge during a three-day waste tire collection event. The Martin County Waste Tire Collection Event will take place March 26–28 at the back lot of the old transfer station next to Frank Horn Field, 1014 West Main Street…
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases March 5 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases March 3 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court James Crabtree (status hearing) — Reset 5/7/26 at 10 a.m. David Joshua Brown (change of plea) — 1. Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot), amended…
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Local students earn academic honors at EKU
RICHMOND — Several local students earned academic honors at Eastern Kentucky University for the Fall 2025 semester. Five students achieved the dean’s list by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.75. Three of those students also received the president’s award, the university’s highest undergraduate academic honor, by attaining a 4.0 grade-point average. Dean’s list…
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Ann (Endicott) Pack Obituary
Ann (Endicott) Pack 1960—2026 Ann (Endicott) Pack, 65, of Louisa, passed away March 8, 2026, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born April 29, 1960, in Louisa, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Lillian Marie (Marcum) Endicott. Ann is survived by her husband, Jerry Pack of Louisa; one son, Jeremy Paul…
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Virginia Dare (Rowe) Matthews Obituary
Virginia Dare (Rowe) Matthews 1955—2026 Virginia Dare (Rowe) Matthews, 70, of Debord, passed away March 7, 2026, at her residence. Born April 27, 1955, in Grundy, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Estelle (McGinnis) Rowe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Salton Matthews,…
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Stability returns to a vital lifeline
When an ambulance is necessary, nothing matters more than knowing help is on the way. For several weeks, communities in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia faced an unsettling question after Patriot EMS abruptly closed locations and laid off workers: Who will respond when someone calls 911? In rural areas like Martin County, where distances…
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Spooked feral horse injures woman in Debord; motorcyle startles animal
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A close encounter with one of the free-roaming horses along Airport Road in Debord left a woman injured Friday afternoon after the animal was startled by a passing motorcycle. Rex Endicott, director of the Martin County Rescue Squad, said his department responded to the area near Honey Branch…
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Ambulance service continues: REM takes over Patriot EMS
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Communities across Eastern Kentucky that feared losing reliable ambulance service after Patriot EMS abruptly ceased operations at multiple locations received reassurance Monday. Rapid Emergency Management LLC (REM) announced its takeover of the company’s operations in several counties. The transition came after weeks of uncertainty following Patriot EMS’s closure…
