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Ancient water tank cause for concern for Inez family
Land slippage dangerously close to Turkey Hill home BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN “It looks like if you touched it, it would blow out.” –Okey Mills INEZ, Ky. — Looming above Okey Mills’ home on top of Turkey Hill is what appears as a relic of a bygone (not-completely-gone) era – a rusty water storage tank…
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Martin County Water District back-dates lease agreement
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — Martin County Water District voted to back-date a contract to lease five vehicles from the financially struggling sewer district for $1 a month. Jimmy Don Kerr, the chairperson of both district boards, said in a water board meeting last month that a question arose about the water…
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Get rid of your waste tires for free
Three-day tire collection event starts March 30 BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Bring your waste tires during Martin County’s limited three-day waste tire collection event to get rid of them for free. The event will run 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 30 and 31 and 9 a.m.-noon April 1 at the old Inez trash…
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High school student charged with assault of another student
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County High School student was charged with fourth-degree assault Friday morning after attacking and injuring another student in the bathroom, police say.Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff says he was at the high school on an unrelated call when the victim came in with a bleeding cut on…
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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…