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Search for missing Martin County man suspended at reservoir
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Authorities suspended search operations Friday evening at the Curtis Crum Reservoir after divers failed to locate any sign of an Inez man who has been missing for more than six months. Divers from the Ashland Fire Department scoured the reservoir for several hours, deploying sonar technology and conducting
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Search underway at reservoir for missing Inez man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A search for a missing Inez man is underway at the Curtis Crum Reservoir, where authorities on Friday deployed cadaver dogs and a dive team from Ashland to comb the waters. By midafternoon, at about 2:40 p.m., divers had dropped anchors from their boat and were preparing to
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Martin County storms Shelby Valley 40-20
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ROBINSON CREEK — Martin County used an explosive scoring attack and relentless Cardinals defense to defeat Shelby Valley 40-20 Friday on the Wildcats’ home field. Coach Josh Muncy’s Cardinals improved to 4-1 while Coach Tyler Johnson’s Wildcats dropped to 1-4. Senior quarterback Devan Maynard got Martin County on the board
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Police catch woman cutting copper phone lines on North Wolf Creek
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A late-evening copper theft in Pilgrim ended in handcuffs Tuesday after deputies came upon a mud-stuck truck, cut utility lines and piles of stripped wire in a field. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and his deputies responded to North Wolf Creek Road after a trespassing complaint. When they
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Inmates pay higher fees, jail board tables work-release program
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Inmates at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center now pay a $60 booking fee plus a $10 daily charge. Jail board members voted unanimously Aug. 28 to impose the new costs as a way to shore up declining revenue and address long-standing problems with collecting administrative fees. “$60
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Funding cuts end drive-up meals for Martin County seniors
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ— The Martin County Senior Citizens Center ended its popular drive-up meal service this week as federal funding reductions forced a rollback of pandemic-era expansions, the program’s director announced. Jennifer Jude Crum, the center’s program director, said the change is due to the expiration of supplemental federal support of Older
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Kiwanis review: Harvest Fest draws record crowds, boosts economy
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — On most weekends, Inez is quiet enough that locals wave to one another from across the streets. But on Sept. 12 & 13, it transformed as music boomed from the stage on Court Street, children darted between carnival rides, and the line at the lemonade stand stretched into
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Burglary call in Pilgrim lands woman in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — An Inez woman allegedly admitted to swallowing 30 Xanax pills she claimed to have found on a porch before being arrested on burglary-related charges Sept. 17 on Bandmill Road. April Nicole Howell, also known as April Hickman, 38, is facing charges of receiving stolen property, criminal trespassing and
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Inez woman arrested on multiple drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County woman is facing multiple drug charges following a traffic stop Friday on Rockcastle Creek Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk charged Danese Deon Chaffins, 34, of Inez, with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance first degree (hydrocodone), possession of
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Martin County School District launches police department, hires Chris Kidd
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Schools has launched its own police department, appointing Chris Kidd as chief of police. Kidd, 40, brings 18 years of law enforcement experience. For the last three years he served as chief deputy with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Before that, the Floyd County native worked
