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Kentucky Guard evacuates 296 people stranded by floods in Martin County
BY DALE GREER 123RD AIRLIFT WING WARFIELD — Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters Monday in Martin County. The troops, including Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron here, airlifted the residents to Big Sandy Regional Airport in Debord aboard…
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Cardinals win Eastern Kentucky conference championship
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Fourth-seeded Martin County Middle School held off Johnson Central 29-27 to capture the Eastern Kentucky Middle School Conference title Saturday in Warfield. On Friday, Coach Michael Coleman’s Cardinals upset top-seeded Magoffin County 42-37 in a thrilling semifinal matchup. “I said earlier in the year that I thought we…
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MCMS wins game cheer competition
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School’s cheerleading squad, coached by Tiffany Farra, won the Eastern Kentucky Conference game cheer competition. The tournament took place last week in Warfield.
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: MCMS Cardinals
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School boys basketball team has been named the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week after their thrilling run to capture the Eastern Kentucky Middle School Conference championship. The fourth-seeded Cardinals shocked the conference with back-to-back victories, toppling top-seeded Magoffin County 42-37 in the…
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Martin County 7th grade falls to Magoffin
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School 7th grade squad took on Magoffin in the first round of the Eastern Kentucky conference tournament Friday in Warfield. The Cards put up big numbers but fell to the Hornets 64-48. Luke Preece had himself a night firing in a scorching 28 points for…
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Player Spotlight: Luke Preece
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School’s Luke Preece is the son of Jessica and Wesley Preece. He is the grandson of Drema and Billy Meade and Wanda and Donnie Preece. Preece started playing basketball at the age of 5 in the Kermit Buddy league. He has played travel basketball since…
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A chase, a brick wall, a trip to jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A routine morning in Warfield took a chaotic turn Tuesday when a Lovely man, known for his habit of running from law enforcement, was arrested after a bizarre incident at the Dempsey Apartment Complex. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk found Joseph Christopher Jude, 43, passed out in a…
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Feud over alleged stolen pills turns physical
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Groundhog Hollow in Warfield was the scene of a family feud turned physical Friday—and it all allegedly started over “stolen” medication. Elwood Robertson, 44, landed in jail after an altercation that Martin County Sheriff John Kirk says escalated into violence. Robertson now faces charges of public intoxication of…
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Tug River search for missing man ends without new leads; Sheriff details attempted traffic stop
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The search of the Tug River from Warfield to the Ohio River for a missing Johnson County man was halted Thursday afternoon without any new leads. Crews searched more than 64 miles of the Tug River starting Dec. 30 for David Blevins Jr., a Staffordsville resident described as…
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Police continue comb of Tug River for missing man
No sign of Blevins by day’s end Monday BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The search for a missing man in the Tug River in Warfield continues as authorities—including swift water rescue divers—are following a trail that dates back to a mid-December police chase. David Blevins Jr., a Staffordsville resident described as 5-foot-11, 155…
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