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Hillbilly Breakfast returns May 9: All you can eat for $7
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The smell of biscuits and gravy, sizzling sausage and fried bologna will soon fill the air in Inez from one of Martin County’s most cherished spring traditions. The Kiwanis Club’s popular Hillbilly Breakfast returns May 9 from 7 to 11 a.m. at Inez Elementary School, serving a hearty…
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Woman jailed on storage unit burglary, theft charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A woman went to jail last week after investigators say she was caught on video cutting locks off storage units in Inez and stealing more than $1,000 worth of property. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Jameson Wall served a warrant on Rose Ellen Johnson, 54, of Inez, at her…
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House backs $25.8M in Martin County water, sewer projects
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Martin County’s water and wastewater systems moved a major step closer to relief Tuesday. State Rep. Bobby McCool announced the Kentucky House passed House Joint Resolution 81, a measure that would release $52,502,260 in previously appropriated WWATERS funds, including $25,818,550 for eight Martin County water and sewer projects.…
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A brush between breaths: Marcum paints through ALS
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — With a paintbrush held gently between her teeth, Brittany Marcum leans toward the canvas, guiding careful strokes of color across the surface. The scene might look unusual to a casual observer, but for the Inez artist it is both an act of creativity and resilience. Diagnosed with amyotrophic…
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Four hunters cited in Martin County for illegal deer harvests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers cited four hunters in separate Martin County cases after investigators said the men harvested deer without the required licenses or permits. Kaiden Pierce Prater of Salyersville, James Mason Gordon of Inez, Johnny M. Meade of Inez and Michael Dale Dingess…
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Louisa woman indicted for telecom infrastructure damage in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Louisa woman faces felony charges after a Martin County grand jury indicted her in connection with damage to telecommunications infrastructure in Pilgrim last fall. Kassandra Hamilton, 33, was indicted March 5 on charges of first-degree criminal mischief (tampering with key infrastructure assets) and trespass upon key infrastructure.…
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Martin County to host free waste tire collection March 26–28
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County residents can dispose of unwanted tires free of charge during a three-day waste tire collection event. The Martin County Waste Tire Collection Event will take place March 26–28 at the back lot of the old transfer station next to Frank Horn Field, 1014 West Main Street…
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Martin County grand jury indicts six: Firearm, drugs, cable vandalism, assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments March 5 against six individuals, including an Inez man accused of possessing a firearm despite prior felony convictions. Other charges involve drug possession, telecommunication infrastructure vandalism, assault of a police officer and bail jumping. Eric Crum, 42, of Inez, is facing…
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Tomahawk man sentenced to nearly nine years in federal fentanyl case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Tomahawk, Kentucky, man was sentenced March 2 to nearly nine years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. Kody D. Harless, 28, received a sentence of eight years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession with intent…
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Library leases Collier Center gym to Martin County Extension Office
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Public Library is moving forward on two fronts: finalizing a lease of the Collier Center gymnasium to the Martin County Extension District and seeking additional applicants to fill two vacant seats on its board of trustees. The announcements came Tuesday morning during a special meeting…
