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Lady Cards fall short in first scrimmage
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals hit the hardwood Saturday for the first scrimmage of the season and came up short 58-48 against reigning 54th District champion Leslie County out of the 14th Region. Four Martin County players scored in double figures. Junior standout guard Laken Williams led the…
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MCHCF raising money for resident Christmas celebration
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Health Care Facility is selling chances on a king-sized quilt to raise money for the annual resident Christmas celebration. Heirloom Quilt Society donated the quilt “Disappearing Windmill.” Ticket price is $1 or six for $5. You may purchase tickets at the facility Monday through Friday. You can…
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Police arrest Louisa man on charges related to child sexual exploitation
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Kentucky State Police arrested a Lawrence County man accused of sharing child sexual abuse material online. Troopers say they arrested 45-year-old Saul E. Carcamo, of Louisa, after an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect uploading images…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Cardinals
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Coach Josh Muncy’s squad fought a war in a mud pit Saturday at Breathitt County in the second round of state playoffs to finish the season with a 7-5 record and 2A District 8 runner-up. The Cardinals…
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Boxvana donates Christmas cabin
INEZ — Boxvana employees put the finishing touches on a tiny Christmas cabin Thursday on Main Street in Inez. The cabin is part of the Christmas in the Mountains festival. Boxvana foreman Jesse Reed said his company donated Lite-Pan for the construction while he and crew members John Goble, Brad Ray and Dustin Williams did the work.…
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Kermit gets economic development director
Retired aerospace company founder and president will work for free BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — The Town of Kermit has appointed an “unofficial” economic development director. Retired founder and president of the highly successful Veracity Technology Solutions in Broken Arrow, Okla., Gary Hensley is living on Middle Burning Creek and wants to put…
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Rain quiets wildfire
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Rainfall over the weekend quieted multiple forest fires across the county that last week prompted Martin County Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty to sign an executive order Thursday prohibiting all open burning until further notice. Forest fires burned early in the week in Beauty, on Route 645 at Milo and Spence…
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‘Doc’ Lafferty wins write-in judge/executive election in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County voters chose “Doc” Lon Lafferty as Judge/Executive by a landslide in Tuesday’s historic, unprecedented write-in election. Lafferty, who declared his candidacy only three weeks ago, garnered 1,311 write-in votes to sweep challengers Marlena Slone (593) and Jimmy Don Kerr (162). “This has been an incredible three…
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Water leak closes schools, offices in Martin County
Boil water advisory remains in effect for 1,250 customers BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A 14-inch main water transmission line ruptured Friday morning near the Martin County water treatment plant in Inez, forcing schools countywide to send students home early. The outage also caused government offices, public libraries and local businesses to close for…
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