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Residents celebrate with glow dance party
Residents of Martin County Health Care Facility rang in the New Year and celebrated with a colorful glow dance party.
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Lafferty earns All-State Honorable Mention
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Crayson “Bones” Lafferty added a postseason, earning all-state honorable mention in football. Lafferty finished the year as one of Class 2A’s most productive all-around players. Offensively, he ranked 22nd in the class in rushing at 79 yards per game and 21st in total yards with
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Conrad Ford Muncy Obituary
Conrad Ford Muncy 1952—2026 Conrad Ford Muncy, of Nelsonville, Ohio, passed away Jan. 11, 2026. Born July 16, 1952, in Martin County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Oscar and Lena Muncy. He enjoyed carpentry work and spending time with his family and friends. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in
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Region 6 middle school, youth wrestling tournaments Jan. 24–25 at Martin County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County High School will host two consecutive days of regional wrestling competition later this month as the Kentucky Freestyle Wrestling Club brings both its middle school and youth Region 6 tournaments to Inez, with state tournament berths on the line for top finishers. The events will take place at
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Who is running in Martin County: Candidate filing closes
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The candidate filing deadline closed at 4 p.m. Jan. 9, setting the field for county and city races in Martin County ahead of the May 2026 primary election. Under Kentucky law, when only one candidate files for a party’s nomination in a race, that candidate automatically advances to
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Editorial: ‘Get over yourself’
There are phrases that land like a slap and others that arrive like a long-overdue intervention. “Get over yourself” belongs to both categories, depending on who is saying it, why and when. It is rarely spoken gently. “Get over yourself” carries impatience and, at times, contempt, usually delivered when someone believes another person has made
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Butterfly weigh station, pollinator gardens, bee apiary proposed for Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A monarch butterfly weigh station, a pollinator garden and a community bee apiary could soon take root in Inez as the Martin County Beekeepers Association moves forward with a slate of hands-on conservation and education projects. Dan Howard, agent for agriculture, outlined the ideas Monday afternoon during the
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Beekeepers regroup, focus on education and sales
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — As the Martin County Beekeepers Association works to rebuild after several inactive years, members received practical tools and regulatory guidance Monday aimed at strengthening local beekeeping, improving marketing readiness and preparing for the county’s first farmers market. Association president Chris West opened the meeting Monday afternoon at the
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Cecil Ray Diamond, 44, of Williamson, West Virginia, was arrested Monday in Inez on a fugitive-from-another-state warrant. Sheriff Kirk served the warrant. Diamond was also arrested Dec. 30 at Horn’s Fuel Stop on Route 645, Tomahawk, on charges of first-degree possession of a
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Pick and Bow program strikes a chord at Martin County High School
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In a county where front-porch picking once drifted through hollows and churchyards every evening, a new effort is taking shape to ensure old-time Appalachian music does not quietly slip into memory. That effort is the Pick and Bow program, a grant-funded initiative bringing free traditional music instruction to
