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EDA rejects Boxvana lease
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority announced in a meeting Oct. 19 that it would not enter into an amended lease with Boxvana. Boxvana, which leases the EDA’s building at the industrial park on Honey Branch, evaded eviction in August by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy days after the EDA…
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ARC awards TEK Center $1.5 million grant
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Appalachian Regional Commission announced recipients of nearly $47 million in grant funding Monday. Among the recipients was TEK Center Inc., a skilled trades training center set to begin classes in Inez this February. Tek Center will open in February in the Martin County Business Center and train heavy…
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BOE raises property tax rate
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education voted 3-2 Monday night to raise the property tax rate to 84.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of real and personal property, the first increase since 2017. Treasurer Ernest Hale presented the relevant data to the BOE for consideration. Hale explained that…
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Shell campaigns for Ag Commissioner
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Jonathan Shell spoke with the Martin County Kiwanis Club at their Thursday meeting to campaign for Kentucky State Agriculture Commissioner. Shell was elected to Kentucky’s House of Representatives in 2012, becoming the youngest member of the General Assembly. Shell was tapped by Republican leadership to spearhead candidate recruitment for…
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Paul and Booker compete for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat [INTERVIEWS]
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Kentucky voters will be deciding between Republican incumbent Rand Paul and Democratic challenger Charles Booker. The winner will serve as one of the two United States Senators from Kentucky, alongside minority leader Mitch McConnell, for the next six years. Rand Paul, 59, is an ophthalmologist who was raised in Texas where…
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Environmental excavation underway in Greyeagle
Norfolk Southern removes contaminated soil BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN GREYEAGLE, W.Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation is currently removing contaminated soil from a site along the Tug Fork River in Greyeagle. The site, which connects to the Warfield railroad trestle, was previously leased from the company by Kermit Lumber & Pressure Treating Company owned by Harrison Jude. A…
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Loretta Lynn, Queen of Country Music, passes away at 90
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. — Loretta Lynn, beloved country singer-songwriter, passed away in her sleep Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., at 90 years old. Lynn, originally from Butcher Hollow in Van Lear, Ky., had a career that spanned six decades and inspired millions. Coming from humble beginnings of poverty…
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ARO and volunteers repair trails
Saturday is Heritage Day BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The God’s Promise and Kingfisher trails have been repaired and improved by volunteer efforts from community members and Appalachia Reach Out. The main improvements to the trails are landscaping near the one-room Trace Fork schoolhouse that sits at the intersection of the two trails and…
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Martin County voting guide 2022
Clerk provides important dates, information BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Nov. 8 is Election Day across the U.S. While several races were unofficially settled by the primaries in May, votes to decide U.S. Senate and House of Representatives races, local elections and state constitutional amendments are on the ballot next month in Martin…
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SOAR brings high-speed internet to 30 homes on Wolf Creek
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) is bringing high-speed internet to 30 households in the Meathouse Fork area of Wolf Creek. Residents within a 10-mile radius of Meathouse can receive a free Starlink satellite dish and service for a year provided by SOAR. After one year, a customer would…
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