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Martin County wraps up No. 1 seed and conference championship
Lady Cards pluck Johnson Central Eagles 47-39 BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals (19-4) plucked the Johnson Central Eagles 47-39 in a home game Feb. 8 to wrap up the No. 1 seed and 57th District Conference Championship for the third time in four years. The Martin County High School…
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Cold shooting costs Martin County two contests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals came off a 15th Regional All “A” championship and impressive state tournament showing to have their week interrupted by inclement weather and game cancellations. After a week off, the Cardinals dropped two contests to Magoffin County and Poca (WV). The Cardinals moved to 19-5 on the…
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Martin County Cardinals JV smacks Magoffin County 69-46
SALYERSVILLE — The Martin County Cardinals JV team smacked the Magoffin County Hornets 69-46 in a game Friday on the road. The Hornets jumped out on the Cards in the first quarter 17-4. The Cardinals got a bucket from Bryson Dials and Devan Maynard for a 4-point first quarter. Sammons from Magoffin scored 11 first-quarter…
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Copper theft suspects arrested
Thirteen since mid-October BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Police arrested two more suspects amid a rash of thefts targeting telephone lines in the Tomahawk area. The Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office arrested 42-year-old Jason Mollett and 26-year-old Jeremy Tyler Jude for theft. Kirk said the two were involved in cutting and taking…
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Man in custody after theft of funeral home truck and grave vault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man is in custody in West Virginia after police say he stole a truck containing a grave vault from the Callaham Funeral Home in Inez. The theft happened around 2:45 p.m. Saturday. According to Martin County Sheriff John Kirk, Deputy J.C. Kirk was paroling on KY-292 south…
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Martin County Grand Jury indicts five
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday against five individuals. Charges include burglary, receiving stolen phone cable and drug possession. Lara Giacomoni aka Lara Davis, 39, of Lovely, was indicted for second-degree burglary/complicity and second-degree persistent felony offender. The indictment alleges that Giacomoni acted alone or in…
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‘All-clear’ following bomb threat at Louisa Middle School
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Police are investigating an anonymous bomb threat to administrators at Louisa Middle School early Thursday morning. Lawrence County Schools Superintendent Robbie Fletcher said in a press release that the school was quickly evacuated following the threat. “After a thorough assessment of the building, we were given the ‘all-clear’…
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Martin County survives and advances to Elite 8 in All ‘A’ State tournament
Cardinals slay Harlan, fall to Evangel Christian BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RICHMOND — Dreams do come true. The Martin County Cardinals survived and advanced to Elite 8 play in the All “A” State tournament, slaying the Harlan Green Dragons in the first round Thursday before falling to eventual tournament champion Evangel Christian Friday. This…
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Martin County Lady Cards clip Eagles, crush Barbourville
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Lady Cards went 2-0 last week, clipping the Johnson Central Lady Eagles on the road for their third straight district win by a 20-point margin before crushing visiting Barbourville. The Lady Cards improved to 17-4 on the season and are 3-1 in district play. Below is a…
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Former industrial waste pit used as sewer disposal site
Environmental questions raised BY ROGER SMITH and RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MILO — Spence Branch residents live in the shadow of a domestic septage disposal site that formerly was an industrial waste pit. Residents say sewage waste is being trucked up the hillside and is finding its way back down in runoff following hard rains and…
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