Martha P. Comer is a retired editor of the Maysville Ledger-Independent and Daily Independent, in which she served for 42 years. She continues to write a regular column at age 87. She started work at a newspaper in 1924. She was a steadfast proponent of community and industrial development, especially in advocacy of public housing, floodwall, county health department and community college. Comer is the co-founder of Maysville-Mason County Development Association and original member of the Maysville Community College Association and original member of the Maysville Community College Advisory Board. She is an outspoken supporter of civil rights, job creation, education and social equity. She was chosen as the First Lady of the Year in 1953 by Beta Sigma Phi, Maysville’s Most Distinguished Citizen by the Chamber of Commerce in 1976 and Distinguished Alumni of Maysville High School in 1979. She has been long associated with historical restoration in the community. She held leadership positions in numerous civic and community efforts, as well as St. Patrick’s Church.