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Circuit clerk’s office endures heat wave
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze and staff coped with no air conditioning since early May, forcing early closures when temperatures became unbearable. “It’s been miserable,” Gauze said. “But these girls have been troopers. They’ve worked through the heat with sweat running down their backs, down their legs. They’ve worked…
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One injured, one arrested for DUI
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk arrested 42-year-old David Mills of Tomahawk for DUI after he slammed his car head-on into another vehicle Thursday, seriously injuring the other driver. The collision happened on Route 40 in Tomahawk when Mills crossed over into the westbound lane and struck a vehicle driven…
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New vehicle for code enforcement
Martin County Fiscal Court leased a new 4-door passenger work truck for $900 per month for Code Enforcement Officer Paul McCoy.
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Noise ‘unbearable’ for Kermit residents
Kermit Council takes action BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — Kermit residents are being driven to barricade themselves inside their homes because of noise from a natural gas compressor station owned by Diversified Energy. Channing Preece, who lives next door to the station, brought the issue to the Kermit Town Council meeting Monday night.…
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Highway official says pedway project ‘stuck’
Inez project not listed in state’s latest plan BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cost of the 13-year-old Rockcastle Creek Pedway Project has risen from its original $400,000 to $700,000, and according to a state highway official, the project “is just stuck.” Mayor Ed Daniels announced in an Inez City Commission meeting Thursday…
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Senior Citizens Center to benefit from grants
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Senior Citizens Center will put two grants to use. The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington recently awarded the center $20,375, and the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels gave the center $2,490. “The Pallottine grant will be used to hire a meal driver and add 20 new home-delivered…
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BOE accepts bids, contracts for 2022-2023 school year
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Board of Education got down to business in a meeting Monday awarding bids and approving contracts for services for the 2022-2023 school year. The board accepted bids for services including insurance, diesel, bus parts and accessories, tires, custodial supplies, water treatment, pest control and cleaning services.…
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New cannabis committee wants to hear from you
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee wants to hear from you about why cannabis is an important issue to you. The committee will soon travel the state and listen to views on medical cannabis and provide that feedback to Gov. Andy Beshear. Following up on his announcement in…
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COVID-19 risk high in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The CDC’s coronavirus map shows a higher level of virus transmission and an increased risk of the COVID-19 disease in Martin County. Martin County and 18 other Kentucky counties are red on the latest national COVID-19 risk map, indicating a high level of coronavirus transmission. Twenty-eight Kentucky counties are…
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Baby formula shortage state of emergency
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Gov. Beshear issued an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency over the baby formula shortage that has impacted the nation and Kentucky. The order activates state price-gouging laws to protect families from predatory pricing. “By implementing our price gouging laws, we can make sure that families are…
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