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Martin County Lady Cards outslug Fairview
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School softball picked up a 17-16 win over Fairview before dropping contests to Belfry and Johnson Central. MC 17, FHS 16 The Lady Cardinals earned one of their most thrilling wins of the season, outlasting Fairview in a 17-16 slugfest. Martin County totaled 17 hits in the
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NCAA Bracket Challenge winners announced
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Charlotte McCoy and Jesse Wellman emerged as champions in this year’s Mountain Citizen NCAA Tournament bracket challenge. Charlotte McCoy claimed the men’s bracket title with 140 points, narrowly edging Debbie McCoy, who finished with 138. Tawny Smith followed with 134, while Allen Daniels (127), Dana McCoy (126), and Bryson Dials
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Martin County Middle School soccer drops two close matches
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN It was a challenging week for the Martin County Middle School girls soccer team as the Lady Cardinals dropped a pair of matches against Belfry and Lawrence County. Martin County opened the week on the road April 7 at Belfry Middle School, marking the program’s first trip to face the
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Cardinals tennis teams split matches
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County High School tennis teams turned in a mix of results across a busy week of competition, highlighted by a boys’ victory over Johnson Central and a girls’ win over Paintsville in tri-match play. In a tri-match at Lawrence County on April 7, the Lady Cardinals defeated Paintsville
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PSC was right to say not yet
The Kentucky Public Service Commission made the right call. On April 8, the PSC denied the Martin County Water District’s request to end state monitoring and close the long-running case that has tracked this county’s water system through years of failure, crisis and costly repair. That decision may frustrate local officials but it is the
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PSC rejects Martin County Water District request to end monitoring
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has denied the Martin County Water District’s request to end state monitoring and close the long-running oversight case, ruling that the district has not yet shown it can operate without continued scrutiny or without the support of its outside management company, Alliance Water
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Martin County BOE honors Spelling Bee winners, Yale-bound senior
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education honored the school district’s top five Spelling Bee students and a Martin County High School senior bound for Yale University ahead of its regular meeting Monday. “It’s always one of our favorites to recognize students who have achieved in some particular form or fashion,”
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Residents enjoy friendly competition at Martin County Health Care Facility
INEZ — There was no shortage of laughter or friendly rivalry at Martin County Health Care Facility as residents gathered for an afternoon of table games and fellowship. From Connect Four to beanbag toss and tic-tac-toe, the games offered a fun way for residents to stay engaged and enjoy one another’s company.
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Gary Lee Gamble Sr., 65, was arrested April 12 on Route 40 in Tomahawk on charges of first-degree and first- offense trafficking in controlled substance (methamphetamine), first-degree and second offense possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) and first-degree and first offense
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Kentucky Power targets Martin County in reliability upgrades
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Kentucky Power says Martin County is among the eastern Kentucky areas receiving targeted reliability upgrades as the utility focuses on circuits with the highest outage history and the greatest potential impact for customers. The company said crews across its eastern Kentucky service territory are carrying out vegetation management, equipment upgrades and new
