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Oliver Anthony to bring Rural Revival to Inez, Kentucky on May 17
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In a corner of Eastern Kentucky where hills meet hardship, country music sensation Oliver Anthony is bringing his Rural Revival tour to Inez on May 17 to uplift a community hit hard by flooding and chronic economic struggle. Tickets are $30 and go on sale Friday at 5…
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Ground gives way beneath home, couple flee with nothing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GRASSY, Ky. — John and Lisa Mollett fled for their lives Saturday as the ground beneath their home gave way, splitting the foundation and crumbling the back wall and floor into the shifting soil below. They left with the clothes on their backs. Their house, perched along Old Route 3…
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Flood-damaged road worries residents
‘We’re up a holler’ BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN JOB — When part of the narrow, one-lane road leading to Sarah Bowen’s home collapsed in mid-February, it left her family — and roughly 50 other residents living on the holler — teetering on the edge, both literally and figuratively. The partial collapse of the steep…
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EDA acquires property for downtown revitalization in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) moved closer to owning nearly all of a stretch of dilapidated properties along Main Street in Inez. At its April 9 meeting, the EDA voted to buy one building and accept ownership of eight properties acquired by the fiscal court. The EDA…
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FBLA growth, success take center stage at Kiwanis luncheon
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Business education was the focus of Thursday’s Kiwanis Club luncheon in Inez. Martin County Area Technology Center instructor Thomas Ray and members of Future Business Leaders of America highlighted their achievements and growth. Ray, who serves as business instructor and FBLA advisor, detailed the chapter’s exponential growth and…
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Trio of suspected copper thieves in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — For three men in Martin County, the promise of fast cash in the form of stripped copper wire may have seemed worth the risk. What they got instead was a jail cell. Authorities say Ricky J. Sartin, 60, Charles Ray Crum, 42, and Jackie Blackburn, 60, are the…
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Sheriff solves copper theft case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BEAUTY — Copper theft that left thousands without phone and internet service during recent flash flooding led to the arrest of a Beauty man by Martin County Sheriff John Kirk. Ricky J. Sartin, 60, was arrested April 9 at his residence on Gordon Hollow Road and charged with receiving stolen…
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Death threat, bomb threat lead to student’s arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police arrested a Martin County High School student last week after he allegedly threatened to kill fellow students and bomb the school, authorities said. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the school April 7 after a female student reported receiving violent threats. According to a police report,…
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Man in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at juvenile
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A 46-year-old Pilgrim man remains in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at a juvenile and threatening to shoot another, according to law enforcement officials. Dennis Scott faces charges of wanton endangerment involving the discharge of a firearm, along with two counts of terroristic threatening. Authorities say Scott fired…
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Grand jury returns indictments in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury returned a slate of indictments involving nearly a dozen individuals in its April 3 session. Charges range from drug trafficking and wanton endangerment to receiving stolen property and terroristic threatening. Josh Scott, AKA Joshua Scott, 38, of Debord, faces charges of receiving stolen…
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