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Counties to pay more for inmate housing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Member counties will pay $5 more per day to house inmates at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center after the jail’s governing board voted Friday to raise the daily rate to $36.34. The increase came during a special meeting called less than three weeks after auditor Darrell Blair…
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Martin County casts spell on Paintsville
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County’s third-quarter hex provided a treat Halloween night for Cardinals fans. The Redbirds downed the Paintsville Tigers (5-5) 41–28 to close the regular season at 8–2, the best mark of head coach Josh Muncy’s career. The Cardinals led 7–0 after one, stretched it to 14–6 in the second,…
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Regional jail near financial collapse, will ask counties to pay higher inmate housing rate
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center is teetering on the edge of financial collapse. In what officials describe as a last-ditch effort to keep the facility operating, the regional jail board is preparing to ask its four member counties—Johnson, Martin, Magoffin and Lawrence—to approve an increase in the…
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Martin County advances to 15th Region championship
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Martin County High School girls soccer team came out of fall break firing on all cylinders. The Lady Cards rolled past Prestonsburg 8-0 Monday to advance to the 15th Region championship game Thursday at Johnson Central. Martin County was in command from the start. Just two minutes…
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Inmates pay higher fees, jail board tables work-release program
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Inmates at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center now pay a $60 booking fee plus a $10 daily charge. Jail board members voted unanimously Aug. 28 to impose the new costs as a way to shore up declining revenue and address long-standing problems with collecting administrative fees. “$60…
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Former Paintsville police officer indicted on five felony counts
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — A Johnson County grand jury has indicted a former Paintsville police officer on felony and misdemeanor charges after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the indictments Thursday. The former officer, James Bradley, 37, of Paintsville, faces two counts of third-degree assault, five…
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Martin County golfers shine in Paintsville
Evans repeats as All ‘A’ Regional champ BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County’s Kenadie Evans defended her crown at the All “A” Regional tournament Aug. 18. She shot an 81 at Paintsville Country Club to win her second straight title and earn a spot in the All “A” State Tournament. Evans will…
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Regional jail moves to daily inmate fee, approves new budget amid financial strain
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Big Sandy Regional Detention Center will replace its flat booking fee with a daily charge starting July 1. Officials say the move will boost revenue as the jail faces a mounting budget deficit and declining inmate population. The board voted Thursday to adopt the new model along with…
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Jail projects $500K deficit
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Big Sandy Regional Detention Center is on pace to finish the fiscal year with a deficit of a half million dollars. That information came to light in an April 24 board meeting. The board conducted the first reading of a proposed budget that slashes expenditures but still results…
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Documentary ‘Hearts of Hope’ to premiere at Historic SIPP Theatre
PAINTSVILLE — A new documentary chronicling six decades of service by the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) will debut at the historic SIPP Theatre on Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m. The film “Hearts of Hope” offers an intimate look at the resilience of Eastern Kentucky communities and CAP’s ongoing mission to support families in need.…
