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We need the good news of Christmas
We never get a break from bad news. In recent days we have heard of people being killed at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. There have been more school shootings from Brown University to Kentucky State University. Russia continues to bomb Ukraine and groceries continue to assault Americans’ pocketbooks. Yet, at Christmastime the overriding theme
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Mobile mammography unit returns Jan. 6 to Martin County Health Department
BY DOROTHY DILLON Ladies, it is that time. The UK King’s Daughters Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Martin County Health Department, Tuesday, Jan. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone who schedules and keeps their appointment will be entered to win a $50 gift card. Early detection saves lives. Do not wait.
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Three arrested in Dollar General propane theft
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A pre-dawn theft of propane tanks from the Dollar General in Debord ended with three people in jail early Dec. 10. Martin County Sheriff John responded to a call reporting two people in a maroon Chevrolet truck removing propane tanks and a propane tank cage from the store
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Dollar General propane theft leads to arrest on Davella Road
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — The theft of propane tanks from the Dollar General in Debord led to the arrest of a Martin County man early Dec. 10. Authorities say they located the stolen merchandise, an illegal burn pile and counterfeit currency on a private property along Davella Road. Martin County Sheriff John
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Cards race to 3-0 start, set record with 21 3-pointers
Keathley, Maynard post triple-doubles BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County is off and running. The Cardinals opened their season with wins over Floyd Central at home and Perry County Central and Oneida Baptist Institute in the D.J. Begley Classic at Pike Central. “We’ve got three really good wins,” Martin County head coach Jason
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Martin County opens with win over Shelby Valley
Maynard sets record, May hits career high BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s first week of girls basketball featured a dominant home opener over Shelby Valley with a 77-59 win Dec. 2. Maci Maynard set the record for a combined double-double and Chloe May scored a career-high while hitting her 500th career point.
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Cardinals open at AWC
Seven first-place finishes BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CANNONSBURG — Martin County High School wrestling opened the season in dominant fashion Dec. 6. Coach Josh Muncy’s Cardinals crew racked up seven individual championships and multiple podium finishes at the AWC Invitational hosted by Boyd County. At 106, Brody Jewell went 4-0 with three pins and a
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week: Maynard and Keathley
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Maci Maynard and Braxton Keathley are the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Players of the Week. Maynard averaged 21.5 points and 17.5 rebounds over two games. The 6-foot-4 brute opened the season with a school-record double-double of 21 points and 24 boards in a
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MCMS drops two
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School’s boys basketball team dropped a pair of hard-fought contests last week, including an overtime heartbreaker. The Cardinals hit the road Dec. 2 for a junior varsity and varsity doubleheader at Belfry, then hosted Ceredo-Kenova on Dec. 6. The varsity matchup at Belfry was a
