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Law requiring security officers in schools presents challenge
“We are in the teaching business and not the law enforcement business. That’s why we were hoping to hire through the sheriff’s department.” –Martin County Schools Superintendent Larry James “It’s impossible to attract officers, let alone those who are certified, when we pay an average of $12 an hour and other agencies offer not just…
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Sheriff donates vehicle to Warfield fire department
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office donated a vehicle Thursday to the Warfield Volunteer Fire & Rescue to help the department better serve the community. The Dodge Charger is a drug-seized vehicle forfeited to Sheriff John Kirk’s office through the court. “We haven’t been using it much, and they needed…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Blake Jessie Spaulding, 22, of Kermit, W.Va., was arrested Tuesday on Evans Hill in Lovely on resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of marijuana. Deputy John C. Kirk stopped Spaulding, who was walking in the roadway around Evans Hill…
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