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Community celebration at Warfield Park
Residents are invited to join a community celebration this Saturday at Warfield Park Community Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will feature games, activities, inflatables, food, refreshments and music. It is hosted by Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty, the Martin County Fiscal Court, and the Martin County CARES program.
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House of horror: Couple arrested after children found living in filth and squalor
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Two individuals were arrested Friday in Tomahawk for what can be described as a nightmarish case of child endangerment. Police found the Rockhouse Road home of James Long, 46, and Patricia L. Long, 43, was a horror show of squalor and neglect, where three children — aged 17,…
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West Virginia man arrested in Kentucky escapes custody, caught after creek chase
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A routine extradition turned chaotic Thursday when Timothy Wayne Roberts, 44, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, managed to briefly escape custody while being transferred after his arrest in Warfield, Kentucky. Roberts, arrested on a warrant from West Virginia, now faces additional charges of escape and fleeing or evading…
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Martin County court docket
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Sept. 9 and Sept. 10 in Martin District Court: Amos Evans (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 15 mph over limit; 2. Failure to wear seat belts; 3. Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: 1-2. Dismissed; 3. Pleaded guilty, 10 days, probation one year, court cost $143, show…
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Martin County property transfers and marriages
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds and marriages recorded in her office: Deeds Linda Maynard, Tommy Maynard, James Thomas Maynard (first party) to Lance Tackett, Samantha Maynard (second party). Laraya Fields Dingess (first party) to James Ray Fields (second party). Sherry Delong (first party) to James Ray Fields (second party).…
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Martin County civil suits
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: Capital One NA vs. Ora Dials. Pauletta Phillips et al vs. Paul Chaffins. J.G. Wentworth Originations LLC vs. H.D. CHFS Sys Acct KY Foster Care vs. Crystal Johnson. Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Rita Neidlinger. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance…
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Foothills begins fiber-to-the-premises expansion in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative is launching a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) service in Martin County, starting with downtown Inez and gradually expanding to reach the entire county in the coming years. Foothills CEO Ruth Conley announced Thursday in Inez that the $3 million investment includes roughly 30 miles of fiber…
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Martin County court dockets
District Court INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases Sept. 3 in Martin District Court: Alexander Samuel Allen (arraignment) — Speeding 16 mph over limit; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce insurance card: Failure to appear. Bobby Lee Allen (arraignment) — Failure to wear seat belts; license to be…
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Martin County property transfers and marriages
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds and marriages recorded in her office Aug. 29-Sept. 3: Deeds Brittany Marcum (first party) to Jonathan Callaham and Brittany Marcum (second party). David Jewell and Elizabeth Jewell (first party) to Sarah Preece (second party). Brian Cumbo (first party) to William Henry Jarrell and Donna…
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