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Football team recognized for PRIDE cleanup
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Magistrate Cody Slone brought members of the Martin County High School football team to the October fiscal court meeting for recognition of their participation in a PRIDE community cleanup. “We had 32 kids join in with us,” Slone said. “We picked up garbage alongside the road for 22
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Ayers appointed to regional industrial board, succeeds longtime chairman Mike Duncan
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court has approved Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty’s appointment of James Ayers to the board of the Big Sandy Regional Industrial Development Authority, following the resignation of founding board member and chairman Robert “Mike” Duncan due to health reasons. The Big Sandy Regional Industrial Development Authority,
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Jude joins Mountain Citizen as intern
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School senior Spencer Jude has joined the Mountain Citizen staff as an intern, bringing his passion for videography and photography to the newsroom. The 18-year-old is completing his internship through Prosper Appalachia. This program provides students with hands-on work experience in their communities. Jude will
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Detectives return to scene in human remains case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky State Police detectives returned Thursday to the wooded hills off Coldwater Road near Inez, where a hunter discovered human skeletal remains Oct. 20. Martin County Coroner Chris Todd and Penny Steffey of the Kentucky Search Dog Association joined detectives in combing the area for any remains that
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Public library cuts employee medical insurance
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — With an auditor warning that the Martin County Public Library’s cash has fallen from nearly $1 million to just $48,000 in six years, board members voted Monday to eliminate health insurance for seven employees — a painful step in their struggle to keep the library solvent. During a
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UK to present water study findings in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — University of Kentucky researchers will return to Martin County next week to present findings from a five-year study on drinking water safety and disinfection byproducts (DBPs), continuing a research effort that began with a pilot study in 2018. The Mountain Drinking Water Study report-back meetings will take place
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Community helps Maynard chase All-American Bowl dream
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — When Martin County High School quarterback Devan Maynard steps onto the field at AT&T Stadium in Dallas this December for the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl, he will carry the pride of an entire community. On Thursday, supporters gathered at the Kiwanis Club luncheon to honor him and to support
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Halloween on Wolf Creek: Carters yard of haunting
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — By any October measure, Pilgrim’s most theatrical Halloween spectacle glows from a yard along North Wolf Creek Road. At 2763, the Carter home has become a full-blown haunted attraction—equal parts craft, tradition, and love letter to the community. For three years running, Debbie Carter and her family have
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Sentencing delayed for former prison officer amid sealed court filings
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — Nine months after admitting he helped lead a violent conspiracy inside one of the nation’s most notorious federal prisons, a former prison lieutenant faces a second delay in his sentencing date. Federal judges have kept key court filings in his civil rights case under seal, signaling possible new
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Copper theft leaves lasting damage and ‘no options available’ on Wolf Creek
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Another attempted copper theft on North Wolf Road has left residents without working telephone service and deepened what they describe as a permanent loss of infrastructure in their rural area. Around 8 a.m. Saturday, a caller traveling on State Route 1714/North Wolf Creek Road between Buck Branch and
