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Federal judge orders Addiction Recovery Care to answer contempt charges
Filings cite alleged $27.7 million DOJ fraud settlement BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN A federal judge has ordered Addiction Recovery Care LLC (ARC), a Kentucky-based addiction treatment company owned by Louisa residents Tim and Lelia Robinson, to appear in federal court this week to answer civil contempt charges for allegedly violating an earlier court order
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Seven Martin County Youth wrestlers advance to state
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Youth Wrestling turned in a strong day on the mats at the KWFC Region 6 Tournament Saturday at Martin County High School. The Cardinals claimed four regional championships, a runner-up, two fourth-place finishes and a sixth-place finish. Seven of Coach Andrew Chaffin’s youth matmen will advance to
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Martin County Middle wrestling wins Region 6 runner-up; 10 qualify for state
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School turned in a big day on the mats at the KFWC Region 6 Tournament, finishing as team runner-up and piling up a deep list of placers Friday at Martin County High School ahead of the snow and ice. Ten of Coach Andrew Chaffin’s middle school
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week: Martin County Cardinals Wrestling Club
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Cardinals middle school and youth wrestlers are the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week. The club qualified 17 wrestlers combined for the state KFWC. Coach Andrew Chaffin’s matmen saw multiple champions and podium finishes across both divisions in the KFWC Region 6 tournament Friday and Saturday at Martin County
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Martin County issues boil water advisory
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Water District issued a boil water advisory Monday evening for customers along a section of Blacklog Road and surrounding areas after a break in an 8-inch main line. The advisory applies to customers from 1620 Blacklog Road at Jude’s Produce to 3256 Blacklog Road near the 40 East
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Inez Knife & Gun Expo set for March 13–14
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The second annual Inez Knife and Gun Expo will bring vendors and collectors from across Kentucky and neighboring states to downtown Inez, March 13 and 14. The show will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days at the Collier Center and is expected to draw vendors and collectors
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Keathley erupts for 41 as Cardinals top Magoffin
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County (11-5) put another loud stamp on 57th District play Friday night. The Cards rode a monster scoring outburst from Braxton Keathley to a 75-51 win over Magoffin County (2-15) in Inez. Keathley poured in 41 points on 17-of-25 shooting, bullying his way to the rim for 15
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Lady Cards grab two wins
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County put together a 2-1 week from Jan. 13–17, weathering a road loss to Floyd Central before taking wins over Magoffin County and Pineville behind two double-doubles from Maci Maynard. The stretch opened Jan. 13 with a 70-52 loss at Floyd Central, a game where the Lady Cards flat out shot
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week: Eden Elementary boys
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eden Elementary’s boys basketball team is the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week. Eden swept the county tournament in all four divisions: A, B, C1 and C2 last week. The Wildcats defeated Inez in the A-team championship 45-16. B-team took care of business with a
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Eden captures B-team title
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Eden Wildcats are the B-team Martin County elementary tournament champions after taking down Inez 42-11 on Jan. 15. Kingston Deskins had a big night and hit for a Mickey D’s 20-piece. He knocked down four 3-pointers in the win. Lyric Howell added 12 points with two treys.
