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Foothills donates Starlink Mini to bolster emergency services
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In an effort to strengthen emergency response capabilities in Martin County, Foothills Communications has donated a Starlink Mini to the county’s emergency services. The compact satellite system provides a mobile internet connection for first responders operating in remote and underserved areas of the county. The donation comes as
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Our cell phone dilemma
Do you miss the old telephone days? They weren’t that long ago. Back in the old days, all we had were landlines. You may still only have a landline, but it’s becoming rare as more people depend solely on cell phones. When you traveled in the past you had to find a pay phone to
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Voters to decide on key amendments; election tech unveiled
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Voters face critical choices on the upcoming ballot with high stakes involved. During Thursday’s Kiwanis Club luncheon, Martin County Board of Elections Chairman James Ayers and Kentuckiana Election Services CEO Craig Lindon offered insights into two constitutional amendments and the county’s advanced election technology. The pair discussed proposed
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Martin County Schools earn $100,000 in new technology
INEZ — A Martin County School District technology team recently earned $100,00 in new student computers as part of the statewide K-12 Dataseam partnership. Technology coordinator Roscoe Mullins and technicians Joshua Horn and Alyssa Preece participated in the industry-standard technology support training. Dataseam, an education and workforce development initiative supporting rural Kentucky districts, began in
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Kyle’s Korner: We’ve come a long way from party-line phones
BY KYLE LOVERN When growing up at Nolan, not many people had telephones in their homes. It was indeed a luxury to have a phone in your house. I can remember having ours at a young age while in grade school and being able to call a couple of friends who also had the privilege
