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Martin County Lady Cards outgun Floyd Central to advance in 15th Regional Tournament
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County Lady Cardinals defeated Floyd County Central 75-69 Monday night in the opening round of the 15th Region Tournament at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. With the win, the Lady Cards advance to the semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Friday to face defending 15th Region champion Pikeville. Junior…
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Martin County gets back on track to survive and advance
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Cardinals worked through a win drought in time to send Johnson Central packing 62-59 in the opening round of the 57th District Tournament Feb. 22. Coach Jason James’ Cardinals, who had won 17 games in a row, including the 15th Region All “A” championship and an…
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Repeat copper thieves busted
One walked off from court-ordered rehab related to theft last month BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK, Ky. — Two men with a history of stealing copper wire were arrested Thursday when police caught them with stolen wire in the back of a truck on Rockhouse Road in Tomahawk. One of the men apparently had…
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Catch a ride for $1 on Sandy Valley Transportation
Rural transit for all residents BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In rural areas like Martin County, residents can be miles away from essentials like doctors and grocery stores instead of minutes. For those who don’t have a car, it’s hard to get around. However, Sandy Valley Transportation employee Joyce Hinkle says her service…
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Kermit wants to connect to Hatfield-McCoy Trails
Town has until November to submit plan and map BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Hatfield-McCoy Trails system is mapped to bypass Kermit, but the Kermit EDA coordinator Gary Hensley is taking steps to change that. Hensley told Kermit Council members in a meeting Feb. 20 that he and Charlie Horn recently…
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Kermit water project fully funded
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Kermit, W.Va. — A project designed to improve the Kermit water system is fully funded. Mayor Charles Sparks announced during the Feb. 20 council meeting that Kermit got approval for the $686,000 needed to match the $2.7 million already approved for the project. The $3.4 million project will rehabilitate the…
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Warfield to complete financial audit
City votes to relocate gazebo away from church BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD, Ky. — Cities in Kentucky that receive and spend less than $150,000 in a fiscal year are not required to have annual audits. Instead, these cities prepare annual financial statements and, after four consecutive years, prepare attestation engagements. That was always…
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Correctional officers plead guilty to civil rights violations for assaulting federal inmates
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD, Ky. — Two of three federal correctional officers accused of assaulting inmates and covering it up have pleaded guilty. Clinton L. Pauley, 40, of Ironton, Ohio, pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting three federal inmates at the U.S. Penitentiary…
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Martin County grand jury indicts three for drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Feb. 22 against three individuals for drug-related charges. Brandon P. Kirk, 33, of Warfield, was indicted for first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, second-degree possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication (excludes alcohol). The indictment states Kirk…
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Martin County punches ticket to 15th Region Tournament
Lady Cards swat Magoffin County 66-48 in 57th District Tournament BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — The Martin County Lady Cardinals punched their ticket to the 15th Regional Tournament by swatting the Magoffin County Hornets 66-48 Monday night in the 57th District Tournament at Paintsville High School. The Lady Cardinals will play for…
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