🌱 Why a 110 mph chase ended on Martin Hill this week

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a 110 mph chase ended on Martin Hill this week

Also on today's calendar: Romp and Stomp and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: A.M. snow, up to 1"; cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 40 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Floyd man charged with leading police on 110 mph chase after stealing cable (mountain-topmedia.com) — A high-speed police chase reached speeds over 110 mph as a Floyd County man allegedly fled deputies toward Martin on Route 80, eventually stopping on Martin Hill. The suspect is accused of stealing fiber-optic cable in Hueysville and now faces multiple felony charges and a $10,000 cash bond.
   

📸 Around Martin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Martin

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Toddler Tunes
  Floyd County Public Library - Eastern Branch, 10983 KY-80, Eastern
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Romp and Stomp
  Floyd County Public Library - Eastern Branch , 10983 KY-80 , Eastern
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Billie Jean Osborne's Kentucky Opry Christmas
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Diamond Rio
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Advanced DDP Yoga
  Floyd County Library , 161 N Arnold Ave , Prestonsburg
  4:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Sprouts (birth to toddler music program)
  Floyd County Public Library - Eastern Branch , 10983 KY-80 , Eastern
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Children's Story Hour
  Floyd County Library , 161 N Arnold Ave , Prestonsburg
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Martin. Apply here.
• Food City posted a job opening for Food Service Associate in Prestonsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pikeville

• Pikeville man sentenced to 17 years in federal child porn case (news-expressky.com)
• Cait Justice is from a small town but is making a big splash with debut album, Angel Teeth (lpm.org)
• Bush double-double leads Bears past SMC (news-expressky.com)

Paintsville

• WYMT Food City Mountain Classic Night Two Recap (wymt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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