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Biggest fireworks show in Martin County history July 4 in Inez
Freedom Fest to celebrate America’s 250th birthday BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County residents will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to celebrate Independence Day and America’s 250th birthday during Martin County Freedom Fest on Saturday, July 4. To commemorate the nation’s Semiquincentennial, Martin County officials are joining festival organizers to transform the community…
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Historic Courthouse project earns $255K tax credit
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A state historic rehabilitation tax credit worth more than $255,000 will allow Martin County to turn a completed Historic Martin County Courthouse restoration project into future investments in historic preservation throughout the county, officials announced. Martin County received the allocation through the Kentucky Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program…
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Beekeepers Association lands grant for teaching apiary
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Beekeepers Association will receive up to $3,000 to establish a honeybee apiary after the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved funding Friday for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the Commonwealth. The grant was among $3.69 million approved during the board’s monthly meeting and will…
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Martin County man gets 12 years for firing gun during domestic dispute
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man will serve 12 years in prison after being sentenced June 18 in Martin Circuit Court on multiple wanton endangerment convictions and a separate felony DUI case. Martin Circuit Judge John Kevin Holbrook sentenced Thornton Eddie Goble, 63, of Yellow Creek Road, to a total…
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Summer Jam strikes note in Inez
Jack & The Postmen opened Martin County Tourism’s Summer Jam series Friday evening on Court Street in Inez, treating the crowd to a mix of country and pop favorites. The free music series continues July 17 at 5 p.m. with a bluegrass jam featuring the Stidham Old Time Music Association, Pick and Bow students and…
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Police: Man pointed loaded gun at woman during Dempsey dispute
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A Martin County man is facing charges after a woman said he pointed a handgun at her during an argument at Dempsey Housing in Warfield. Martin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Aaron Michael Michael Jude, 30, of Debord, just after midnight June 17 on charges of first-degree wanton endangerment…
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Martin County eyes $7.3M earmark for downtown Inez revitalization
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County officials are moving forward with plans to redevelop a block of downtown Inez as they await a decision on a proposed $7.3 million federal earmark that could fund infrastructure upgrades, a park and a new building on property acquired by the Fiscal Court in 2024. Martin…
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Bee-killing yellow-legged hornet could threaten Eastern Kentucky, state apiarist says
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A predatory hornet that has wiped out honey bee colonies across Europe, slashed honey production and spread through parts of the southeastern United States could soon be headed toward Kentucky — and Eastern Kentucky may be among the first places to feel its impact. That was the warning…
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Solar developer seeks approval for electricity transmission line in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Developers of the Lynn Bark Energy Center have filed an application seeking state approval for a transmission line that would connect a 200-megawatt merchant solar farm in Martin County to the regional electric grid. Lynn Bark Energy Center LLC, a project developed by Savion, is seeking a certificate…
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Community support helps Kiwanis Club send three seniors to college
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A sold-out Hillbilly Breakfast and strong community support translated into more opportunities for Martin County graduates this year. Because of the event’s success in May, the Kiwanis Club awarded three $1,000 scholarships instead of its usual two, helping Martin County High School graduating seniors Maleah Jarrell, Hallee Robinson…
