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Officials confirm human remains found in hills, missing Inez man’s ID and foodstamp card inside clothing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Officials have confirmed that a hunter discovered human remains Monday evening in the hills off Coldwater Road in Inez. They also confirmed that an ID and foodstamp card in an article of clothing belong to an Inez man who has been missing since March 4. Investigators recovered skeletal
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Breaking News: Police presence in Inez after hunter reports human remains
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police are investigating after a hunter reported finding skeletal remains Monday evening in Martin County. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the Kentucky State Police and the coroner are now in the hills off Route 908 in Inez. Police got a call around 8:30 p.m. from a man who
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Kermit appoints Kominar as new council member, purchases new police truck
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — The Kermit Town Council has appointed Steven Kominar to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of longtime councilman and fire chief Wilburn “Hawkey” Preece, whose decades of public service shaped the small town’s civic life. Preece, a 20-year council member reelected in June 2024 to another
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Juniors to take SAT instead of ACT
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County juniors will take the SAT instead of the ACT this school year after the contract under which the state paid for the ACT expired, Chief Academic Officer Patricia Williams told the Board of Education in a special meeting Oct. 13 at the central office. The BOE
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Homecoming of Kentucky’s top educator: Dr. Fletcher visits Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School students welcomed home one of their own Friday — Dr. Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Commissioner of Education — who returned to the same community where his lifelong journey in education began. Fletcher, who grew up in Martin County, spoke with students in the school auditorium,
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West Virginia man charged with drug offenses in Kentucky
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin Circuit Court has formally charged a Dingess, West Virginia, man with multiple drug offenses stemming from his arrest last month in Warfield. Sherman J. Vance III, 36, faces three felony and three misdemeanor charges: public intoxication controlled substances (excluding alcohol), possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia,
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Debord man charged after assault, threats
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Debord man was taken into custody Tuesday evening after allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening law enforcement on East Main Street. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, 44-year-old Millard Newsome was arrested Oct. 8 and charged with first-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree assault and third-degree terroristic threatening.
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Kermit Fall Festival brings fun
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Town of Kermit celebrated the season Saturday with its annual Kermit Fall Festival at Kermit Park, a day filled with family-friendly fun, food, music and community spirit. The event kicked off early with the Second Annual Peggy Moore Memorial Run/Walk. Later in the morning, the festival
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Tug River development proposal stalls amid EPA grant program freeze
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A $19.8 million plan to develop the Tug River corridor remains in limbo as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Grant program stalls under the Trump administration. Blake Moss with the Big Sandy Area Development District provided the Warfield City Commission with an update on the proposal in
