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Harvest Festival announces stellar lineup of bands
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The much-anticipated Martin County Harvest Festival is set to take place Sept. 15 and 16 in Inez, promising a weekend of incredible music and entertainment. The festival, organized by the Kiwanis Club, recently unveiled its headlining acts, which include three top bands: The Lonesome Goats, Laid Back Country…
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Drug court is not a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card
From the program’s humble beginnings in Martin County with just three participants in a pilot program back in 2003, drug court has evolved, dispelling the misconception that it is a “get-out-of-jail” card. Instead, it has become a transformative force that offers individuals an opportunity to reclaim their lives. Drug court graduation day in Inez symbolizes…
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Martin County Court Docket
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases May 30 in Martin District Court: Jennifer Miller (pretrial) — Endangering the welfare of a minor: Waiver. Release from custody today. Jonathan Mollett (preliminary hearing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); convicted felon in possession of a firearm; drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; possession of…
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Martin County Records
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Citibank vs. Janna Newsome. Cash Express LLC vs. Tyler Mills. Billy D. Greer vs. April Hickman. Charles Mollette vs. Cassandra L. Mollette. Trenton Eric Yank vs. Hannah Grace McClain. INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following…
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Police find trove of illegal drugs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez resident found himself in police custody Thursday after a traffic stop escalated into multiple drug trafficking charges. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk stopped Haskell Mills, 42, for failing to use a turn signal on Route 645 in Inez. During the traffic stop, sheriff’s deputies deployed a…
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Man charged with imprisoning girlfriend
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Authorities with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for imprisoning a woman against her will. On May 31, Sheriff John Kirk sent Chief Deputy Chris Kidd to the residence of 36-year-old Justin Marcum on Fitch Branch Road in Inez to do a welfare check. The deputy discovered…
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Toyota to purchase electricity from massive Martin County solar project
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. — Toyota announced May 24 that it has agreed to offtake 100 megawatts of the electricity generated as part of renewable energy company Savion’s Martin County Solar Project through a virtual power purchase agreement. A collaboration between Edelen Renewables and Savion, the project is converting the former…
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Victoria (Jude) Carter Obituary
Victoria (Jude) Carter 1954—2022 Victoria Jude Carter, age 68, of Ulysses, passed away Oct. 2, 2022, in Wurtland. Born Feb. 15, 1954, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Truly Scott Jude. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one daughter, Melissa Jude; two brothers, Jeff…
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Tracey Marjorie Kuhn Obituary
Tracey Marjorie Kuhn 1984—2022 Tracey Marjorie Kuhn, 38, of Bellevue, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at her home. Born Jan. 23, 1984, in Louisa, she was the daughter of the late Larry Ray Kuhn and Kathy June Meggitt of Bellevue, Ohio. In addition to her mother, Tracey is survived by her sons Tyler…
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James ‘Jamie’ Edwin Moore Obituary
James ‘Jamie’ Edwin Moore 1971—2022 James “Jamie” Edwin Moore, age 50, of Harlan, passed away Sept. 17, 2022. He was born Dec. 1, 1971, in Westerville, Ohio, to Henrietta Moore. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one son, James Tyler Moore of Franklin, W.Va., and two grandchildren. There will be a memorial…
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