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Building from kindergarten up: Wrestling will be ‘off the wall’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Youth Wrestling Coach Andrew Chaffin is building from kindergarten up. His Cardinal team has won three out of the last five state championships and Saturday finished the 2021-2022 season as state runner-up. “It’s been a good year,” Chaffin said of his team, a member of the…
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Masks not required in schools
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Mask-wearing in schools and on buses is now optional in Martin County. The mask mandate was lifted at Monday’s Board of Education meeting and went into effect Tuesday. The decision passed 4-1.
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MCMS Science Fair announces winners
Top projects advance to regional fair BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School 2021-2022 Science Fair went off with a bang last week. The top 3 winners in each seventh and eighth grades advance to regionals at the East Kentucky Science Center, initially set for March 12 but rescheduled due to…
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Measure would take food from needy
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Governor Andy Beshear warned Monday that a measure by the General Assembly to end the COVID-19 state of emergency early would take food off the tables of more than half a million Kentuckians, most of them struggling seniors and struggling children.
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Rogers announces $1.5 million for Martin County water lines
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WASHINGTON — Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced last week that the federal “Omnibus” appropriations package for the remainder of 2022 contains $10 million for projects in Eastern Kentucky, including $1.5 million to help the Martin County Water District. The $1.5 million for Martin County will be awarded to the U.S. Army Corps of…
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Inez planning wet/dry option for November
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Plans are underway to have a wet/dry option on the November ballot for voters to decide the sale of alcoholic beverages in the City of Inez. The Inez Commission invited Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles to Thursday’s meeting to advise them on getting the option on the ballot. Skyles…
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No water supply for four weeks
No response from water districtBY ROGER SMITHTHE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TRACE RIDGE — For the second time in a year, residents of Trace Ridge are without water service. The primitive kiosk-and-token system they rely on for water was vandalized a month ago and left inoperable.
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Building from kindergarten up
Wrestling will be ‘off the wall’ BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Youth Wrestling Coach Andrew Chaffin is building from kindergarten up. His Cardinal team has won three out of the last five state championships and Saturday finished the 2021-2022 season as state runner-up. “It’s been a good year,” Chaffin said of his…
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Fannin fifth in state
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CORBIN — Martin County Middle School wrestler Brayden Fannin finished fifth in the 121-pound weight class at the KFWC Middle School State Championship held Saturday at the Corbin Arena. The Region 4 champion, Fannin went 3-2 on the day, pinning Landon Windeler of Highlands in 32 seconds to claim fifth place.…
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Facing Hunger in Lovely
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY – Over 200 households benefited from a mobile food distribution Thursday in Lovely. Volunteers from the Facing Hunger Foodbank of Huntington and God’s Pantry of Kentucky brought two refrigerated trucks worth of ground beef, produce, canned food, and other items to distribute from the Trinity Freewill Baptist Church parking lot.
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