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Marion Duncan Obituary
Marion Duncan 1937—2025 There are a few people that you meet in life who have a tremendous influence on your life. Marion Duncan was one of those born with God’s love and was not afraid to show the light God had given him. Marion Duncan, 88, of Pilgrim, deceased at the Martin County Health Care
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Linda Faye (Muncy) Preece Obituary
Linda Faye (Muncy) Preece 1951—2025 Linda Faye (Muncy) Preece, age 74, of Debord, passed away peacefully at her residence Oct. 22, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born Jan. 19, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Emzie and Rose (Crum) Muncy. She is survived by her husband, Robert Preece; daughters, Marcie (Ernest) Hale and
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Sheriff warns residents of insurance scam
Individual reportedly visits homes, asks for policy details before leaving. CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk issued a public warning Friday about an insurance scam in the county. According to the sheriff, a man has been visiting homes under false pretenses and attempting to obtain personal information related to life insurance
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Lady Cards capture regional runner-up
Caldwell named 15th Region POY BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Martin County girls soccer team capped off a record-setting season with a 15-2 finish and a runner-up placement in the 15th Region Championship after falling 1-0 to Johnson Central in a defensive battle on Oct. 16. Despite coming up short in the
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Martin County volleyball defeats Tolsia on senior night
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County volleyball celebrated Senior Night in style with both varsity and junior varsity victories over Tolsia on Oct. 14, before falling to Johnson Central in the 57th District championship at Martin County High School on Monday night. The Lady Cards dominated the first set against Tolsia, jumping
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Eden captures A-team title in dramatic finish
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Eden Wildcats are county champions after mounting a comeback and edging Warfield 28-27 in a thrilling A-team title game Monday night. Warfield roared out to an 11-1 lead in the opening quarter, but Eden refused to fold. Aubrey Wilson sparked the comeback with eight first-quarter points to
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Warfield snaps championship drought with B-team win
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Warfield Lady Red Devils ended a nearly five-year title drought Monday night, defeating the Inez Lady Indians 22-6 to capture the Martin County Elementary B-Team Championship. Inez entered with a clear game plan. The Lady Indians assigned a chaser to shadow Brooklyn Nichols and held her to
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Lafferty receives first college offer
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County football standout Crayson “Bones” Lafferty received his first official college offer this weekend from Midway University. The Cardinal senior visited the scenic Midway campus earlier this season and impressed coaches with his performance on both sides of the ball. Lafferty, known for his defensive dominance, currently
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Copper theft leaves lasting damage and ‘no options available’ on Wolf Creek
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Another attempted copper theft on North Wolf Road has left residents without working telephone service and deepened what they describe as a permanent loss of infrastructure in their rural area. Around 8 a.m. Saturday, a caller traveling on State Route 1714/North Wolf Creek Road between Buck Branch and
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Tragedy of losing a communication lifeline in rural Martin County
Another 400 feet of copper cable may not sound like much. But on North Wolf Road in Lovely and on Rockhouse in Tomahawk it represents the steady unraveling of rural infrastructure that once connected Martin County people to each other and to the outside world. When copper thieves cut AT&T’s telephone line Saturday morning near
