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Inez reduces speed limit on Whickerfield Road
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Inez City Commissioners approved several measures this month, including reducing the speed limit to 5 mph on Whickerfield Road, funding for holiday decorations and a permit application for bridge cleaning. Commissioners authorized the purchase of five new 5 mph speed limit signs and two “Children at Play” signs
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Two men face drug-related charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin Circuit Court issued formal drug-related charges Oct. 16 against two individuals under Kentucky’s Rocket Docket program. Robert R. Whitt, 45, of Adams, faces three charges: operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license (Class B misdemeanor), possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (Class
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Nurse Lakean Meade leads push to restore women’s health care
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Registered nurse Lakean Meade served as guest speaker for the Kiwanis Club luncheon Thursday at Giovanni’s in Inez. Meade, who grew up in Inez and has worked at the Martin County Health Department for a year and a half, detailed new partnerships and programs that bring vital women’s
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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.
