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McConnell’s office announces internship opportunities
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Donna McClure, representing Senator Mitch McConnell’s office, addressed the Kiwanis luncheon on Thursday at Masterpiece Kitchen & Café in Inez, saying there are opportunities for students to intern in McConnell’s Washington office. Internships are offered throughout the year in three sessions – summer, spring and fall. The summer
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Martin County among 90 local governments to receive training, access to federal funding
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WASHINGTON — Martin County is among the 90 local government entities selected to receive no-cost training and access to funding through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) READY Local Governments initiative. The participants were announced in a press release April 24. READY Local Governments, one of four tailored tracks under ARC’s capacity-building initiative
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NASA leader calls Morehead State the ‘savior’ of recent lunar landing
DANIELLE SMOOT WASHINGTON — Morehead State University is being praised as the “savior” of NASA’s recent lunar landing. During a hearing April 17 on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson commended MSU for resolving critical communication challenges during the Odysseus robotic moon landing at the moon’s south pole.
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REAL ID enforcement date extended by two years
WASHINGTON — Americans have two more years to obtain a REAL ID, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. Driver’s licenses will no longer be accepted for U.S. commercial air travel or visiting military bases or federal buildings requiring an I.D. after May 7, 2025. The new date replaces the previous date of May 3,
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Boom nominee for U.S. Sentencing Commission
Former Martin County resident introduced at nomination hearing CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced three U.S. Sentencing Commission nominees, including Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky Claria Horn Boom, during the June 8 U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing. “It’s my privilege to introduce
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Rogers requests $3.1 million for Inez sewer plant upgrade
Nearly $54 million for 15 projects WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced Friday that he requested nearly $54 million for 15 community projects in southern and eastern Kentucky in fiscal year 2023, including $3.1 million to upgrade the Inez sewer plant and expand service to approximately 100 households and small businesses.
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Primary Election winners and losers
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The 2022 Primary Election is over and the winners have been proclaimed in Martin County. The results were mostly expected, but there were upsets and twists too. Colby Kirk topped Eric Jude to win the Martin County Judge/ Executive seat 1,756 to 788. Incumbent John Herman Kirk defeated four
