Martin County News

A four star general returned home to Martin County on Veteran's Day. Robert H. Reed left Warfield for the Air Force more than 60 years ago.

Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday that he has approved an increase in the number of mine inspectors and the number of mining permit reviewers in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

U.S. Congressman Harold a oeHala Rogers announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Morehead State University with a $235,620 Rural Health Care Grant to continue to bring community wellness and health care services to Martin County.

One day after dropping off her child at school and disappearing, a Martin County native was found dead inside an old refrigerator in West Virginia.

Sherry Bolner and Jean-Marie Young say they'd love to get their hands on the person who stole Bolner's enclosed utility trailer over Labor Day weekend.

It was a search for missing guns that turned into a drug bust. Nine people are in jail in Martin County after officers believe they were going to Florida to buy prescription pills and bring them back to eastern Kentucky.

Fingers are pointing at a prison inmate who federal investigators believe sent threatening letters to federal offices in Kentucky.

Morehead State Universitya s East Kentucky Small Business Development Center in Paintsville will host a oeStarting Your Own Business 101a on Tuesday, June 23, at 5:30 p.m. The workshop, which is for persons that have a desire to start their own business, will be held at the Martin County Cooperative Extension Service Office, 1338 Main Street, Inez.

Nearly every road in Floyd and Pike counties was closed either Friday evening or by early Saturday, as heavy rain pelted the region for hours.