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Praise dance class Saturday in Warfield
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Usually, the Warfield Park Community Center is a place for hosting parties and events, but it will be a place to dance and praise this weekend. Thanks to former Martin County resident Christal Shumway, who is bringing One Step Closer to the WPCC at 3 p.m. Saturday. One…
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Martin County girls win back-to-back 57th District championships
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Martin County Lady Cardinals battled it out Thursday with the Paintsville Lady Tigers for the 57th District tournament crown. When the buzzer sounded, Martin County had won the war 54-48 for back-to-back district championships. Excited Martin County fans who packed into the crowded Paintsville High School gymnasium…
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Martin County brings home back-to-back 57th District championships
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County fought a clean, hard fight to beat Paintsville 66-62 and bring home a back-to-back 57th District championship Friday. The Cardinals take on Shelby Valley at 8 p.m. Wednesday (March 1) in the 15th Region Tournament at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. The winner will advance to…
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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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