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Homeless woman arrested on drug charges in Lovely
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A woman who identified herself to police as “homeless” was arrested on drug charges Friday in Lovely. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Department encountered 48-year-old Edith Messer at around 12:30 p.m. Messer was parked by the roadside at the mouth of Long Branch along…
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Preece fires up support for granddaughter’s mission
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — LT Preece cooked soup beans over an open fire Friday in front of the old Martin County Courthouse to raise funds for his granddaughter’s trip to Guatemala. “They’re going to build houses and stuff,” Preece said. “It’s going to cost her $1,000 to get down there.” The Inez…
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Lady Cards fall to Pikeville in ‘Super Region’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Martin County Lady Cardinals fell to Pikeville 55-34 in the 15th Region semifinals March 2 at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. The Lady Cards struggled to establish offensive rhythm and trailed 12-4 at the end of the first quarter and 27-10 at halftime. Pikeville capitalized on their three-point…
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Travis Pastrana and Subaru Motorsports USA gear up on Martin County test course
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Subaru Motorsports USA and global icon Travis Pastrana were in Martin County testing Team Subaru’s WRX ARA24 rally car series before heading to Missouri this weekend for the second round of the 2024 ARA National Championship. They came because Erik Hubbard, executive director for Backroads of Appalachia, a…
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Capturing Appalachia’s soul: Andrew Gess’s photographic journey
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Freelance photographer Andrew Gess has a distinct impulse to document Appalachia. On Thursday, he shared the story of his journey in photography at the Kiwanis luncheon in Inez. From the time he was 9-10 years old, Gess had the desire to shoot pictures. His first professional experience was…
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New vehicle registration system frustrates clerks and customers
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky’s new vehicle registration system known as “KAVIS” (Kentucky Automated Vehicle Information System) continues to frustrate county clerks across the state two and half months after it first rolled out to replace the state’s old AVIS system. Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles is one of those clerks. “The…
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Martin County boys invited to Team Kentucky
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School wrestlers Parker Maynard and the Jewell brothers, Cole and Brody, have done everything together—from squirrel hunting and riding 4-wheelers to baseball, football and wrestling. This year, the trio will be part of the 20-member Team Kentucky traveling March 27 to the Heartland USA Duals…
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Cooling system repairs will cost library about $160,500
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Public Library board held a special meeting Thursday at the Collier Center to address the financing needed for repairs to the library’s cooling system. Board Chairman Maurice Mills presented a cost estimate from Fire & Ice Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration, a company based in Nippa,…
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Martin County Band rocks the 57th District
Martin County High School Pep Band kept the fans rocking at the 57th District Tournament last week in Inez.(Citizen photos by Roger Smith)
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Fleeing suspect tries to escape by jumping into river
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY-KERMIT — The Lovely and Kermit communities witnessed an intense police and water rescue operation Saturday when a man fled police and attempted a daring escape into the cold Tug River. The incident unfolded around 7:50 p.m. and culminated in the rescue of 59-year-old Brett Waller of Lovely, who fled…
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