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Tourism sees silver lining in courthouse fire
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Tourism Commission sees the silver lining in the cloud. The commission met Monday and got an update on work on the historic courthouse to repair damage caused by a fire that broke out April 12 in the east wing. Tourism chairperson Nita Collier said Servpro…
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Federal jury convicts Martin County man of producing, trafficking child pornography
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a Martin County man of six counts of producing and trafficking child pornography. The jury deliberated less than three hours April 12, following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, and convicted 59-year-old Donald York of Beauty. According to evidence presented in…
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Fire damages Historic Courthouse
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A fire damaged the Historic Martin County Courthouse Monday night. Officials confirmed the fire broke out around 7:45 p.m. on the second floor of the east wing of the structure. Fire department crews arrived to find fire venting from second-story windows on the east side of the old…
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Pilgrim man charged with first-degree sexual abuse
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday after a child made an outcry of sexual abuse against him. Chad Smith of Pilgrim was being held Tuesday in Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on a charge of first-degree sexual abuse of a child. Court records allege the victim disclosed Smith…
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Martin County women arrested after police find children living in unacceptable conditions
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two Inez women face charges of endangering the welfare of a minor after police found children living in a home with unacceptable living conditions. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Desirae Dalton and 36-year-old Alicia Dalton of Inez are accused of having four young children living…
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Grandfather files lawsuit for accident at school baseball field
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Magoffin County grandfather who said he tripped over an infield drag at the Martin County Middle School baseball field has filed a lawsuit against school personnel. Salyersville attorney John C. Collins filed the lawsuit March 21 in Martin Circuit Court for his client Larry Wheeler of Oil…
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Revival brings crowds to Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Crowds showed up for the Mountain Holiness Camp Meeting in the Historic Martin County Courthouse, where Rev. Jim Doug Muncy led a two-day revival Thursday and Friday. Muncy read Psalm 138 to the congregation, a song of David that celebrates the name, love, faithfulness and care of God…
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Students protest alleged bullying of neurodiverse student
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Students and parents stood outside Martin County High School for two days last week to protest what they say is bullying and humiliation of students with special needs within the school. On Saturday, the protesters marched in downtown Inez. The walkout and protest started Thursday morning when students…
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County announces sewer line extension for Davella
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sanitation will spend $1.1 million of $3.1 Congressional earmark funding to add 92 new customers to the sewer system in the Davella/Debord area. Big Sandy Area Development District director Eric Ratliff attended a special meeting Friday of the Martin County Fiscal Court to ask magistrates to…
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Sheriff to get additional deputies
County announces new program for opioid settlement funds BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk will get two to three additional deputies thanks to a new program the county is launching with opioid settlement funds. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty, Sheriff Kirk and Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps made a joint announcement…
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