The national holiday marking the birth date of Martin Luther King JR. recognizes the exceptional life King led and the progress he created during the Civil Rights Movement. For the past 19 years, the MLK Scholarship Fund has respected the day by hosting a breakfast to award a group of local students with scholarship money for college.
MLK Scholarship Fund Chair, Kathy Brantley explained, "the students are chosen based on 5 curriculum criteria, their grade point average, what they...
A deal that did not come at last years trade deadline has finally been completed for Zanesville's Kevin Martin. Late this evening it was confirmed by league sources that Martin along with Jeremy Lamb and future draft picks were shipped to Oklahoma City in exchange for James Harden, former Buckeye Daequan Cook, Lazar Hayward, and Cole Aldrich.
Martin is entering the last year of his current deal with the Rockets will now go from a fringe NBA playoff contender to an NBA ...
Make no mistake, Kevin Martin will never forget his roots. The Zanesville native is set to begin his eighth season in the NBA, plenty of time to cut and run from this city if he chose to do so. Instead, Kevin choosing the path of gratitude: thankful for what this city has provided for him when he could not provide for himself. Obviously, that has all changed now, with just one example of Kevin's commitment to Zanesville on display this week.
The fourth annual Kevin Martin youth camp...
A local superstar is holding a basketball tournament not only for the love of the game.
NBA player and Zanesville-native, Kevin Martin is bringing the inaugural Hoops Kick-Off Basketball Tournament to his home town April 1 to 3. It's something Martin has wanted to do for years, and it's about more than playing the game, it's a way he's giving back.
"Zanesville has done a lot for Kevin, and certainly, he wants everyone in Zanesville to know that. So he's been thinking about...
Kevin Martin is beloved in Zanesville. Of that, there is no doubt. However, it's the love Martin shows in return to the city where he grew up and played basketball that makes him such a special part of the community. Martin is now one of the most profilic scorers in the NBA averaging 17.4 points per game through six years. This week, the Zanesville native sat down with WHIZ Sports to discuss Blue Devils basketball and his future with the Houston Rockets. {Click the video link to watch}
It has now become official, the Sacramento Kings have dealt Zanesville native Kevin Martin in a three team deal that involves eight players. Martin will head to the Houston Rockets along with Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from the Knicks. The Knicks will get Tracy McGrady from Houston and Sergio Rodriguez from the Kings. Sacramento picks up Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey from Houston and Larry Hughes from New York.
Martin will make his Rockets debut on Saturday night when they host the...
Sam Amick the Kings beat reporter for the Scaramento Bee sat down with WHIZ's Jed DeMuesy and talked about Kevin Martin's future with the Kings.
Local NBA Star Kevin Martin is giving back to his home town.
With the help of Martin's grandmother and PR person Shannon Kennedy he is buying ten area kids a big Christmas and they don't even who it's from.
The ten lucky children from Mcintire/Munson Elementary School (2), Wilson Elementary (4), National Road Elementary (2) and Westview Elementary (2) will be getting Christmas presents from the professional NBA star.
"They called the school and talked to...
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