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Shooting on Riverfront Road sends one to hospital, another to jail
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — An incident Tuesday evening at a residence on Riverfront Road landed one man in jail and another in the hospital with a gunshot wound. Lovely resident Kenneth Mollette, 30, allegedly fired multiple shots at his wife’s ex-husband, 37-year-old Jason Fields of Lovely, striking him once in the leg…
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Funeral held for child believed to have been killed by father
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN VAN LEAR — School personnel and students attending Porter Elementary in Johnson County have begun the 2022-2023 school year with a heavy heart as they cope with the loss of one of their own. The body of 12-year-old Stacia Leigh Collins was located Thursday on strip mine property near Butcher Hollow…
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Tomahawk couple arrested for domestic violence involving injury to a child
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A domestic violence incident that involved minor injury to a child ended with both parties arrested late Monday in Tomahawk. Martin County Deputy David Adams was dispatched to a residence on Mary Perry Road to investigate a domestic abuse complaint. Upon arrival, Adams was told a verbal argument escalated…
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Flood assessment underway
30 homes, 60 sites damaged BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — As FEMA representatives continue to tour portions of Martin County and assess damage to both private property and public infrastructure, the cost of repairs for those affected by the flash flooding that began July 26 is steadily climbing and the deadline to apply…
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Harvest Festival plans underway
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Plans are in the making for the 2022 Martin County Harvest Festival. The main event Sept. 16 and 17 in downtown Inez returns favorites such as hayrides, a duck race, free inflatables, a rock wall, inflatable ax throwing, a train and world-famous Kiwanis lemonade. There will be musical entertainment, children’s…
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Change in state law affects newly elected constables
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Kentucky Constable Association has filed a lawsuit with the Attorney General’s office against the Kentucky Legislature after state lawmakers passed a bill that became effective this month, which they fear will diminish the powers of those individuals elected to the office of constable in their counties. The association…
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Prepare for flash flooding, says Red Cross member
Red Cross volunteer Jamie Taylor of Warfield is pictured serving breakfast to one of many individuals displaced from their homes late last week due to catastrophic flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Taylor is currently assisting in the Hazard. (Courtesy photo) BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — In light of recent and ongoing flooding across Eastern Kentucky,…
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Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky
More than a dozen MC homes affected BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In the dark of the night while many eastern Kentucky families were asleep July 26, storms dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some locations, killing more than three dozen people and destroying homes, property and entire towns. By Tuesday, there…
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James puts bus rumors to rest
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Schools Superintendent Larry James said he made the call to send two buses to Lawrence County to shuttle folks from parking areas to the fairgrounds last week. “I agreed to the request,” James said Tuesday regarding questions raised after Lawrence County BOE chairman Heath Preston took to…
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‘Hillbillies we are’
BY RACHEL DOVE We can learn a lot from a child. If we stop and look at the world without clouding our vision with our own opinions and beliefs, we might see goodness as a child who has never hardened their heart or corrupted their mind. My grandson just turned 12, and he amazes me…
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