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Norfolk Southern train derails near Crum
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CRUM, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern train jumped the tracks Friday night in southern Wayne County. Eighteen cars derailed from the tracks. The Kermit Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched around midnight to the scene on Webb Road. Firefighters arrived to find no injuries, property damage or hazardous leaks, according to Kermit firefighter…
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Charles Donald Newman Obituary
Charles Donald Newman 1938—2024 Charles Donald Newman, 86, of Crum, West Virginia, departed this life on June 21, 2024, surrounded by his family at his home. Born March 13, 1938, in Hardy, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Bertha Mae (Trout) Newman. In addition to his parents, he is preceded…
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In Loving Memory of Ethel ‘Sissy’ Damron Smith (1945—2024)
Beloved Aunt and Great-Great-Grandmother Aunt “Sissy” was the rock of her family in Crum, West Virginia, where her generosity and love for her friends and family will surely be missed. Her sister, nieces and nephew in California will remember her as an easygoing and loyal woman who was always quick with a joke or a…
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Crum Bypass is location of huge flea market
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CRUM, W.Va. — Entrepreneurs in Wayne County found a way to use an unfinished section of a 4-lane highway that led to nowhere. They started a swap meet/flea market where vendors set up at no cost, soon filling their community with more visitors than they imagined. Over the past few…
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Child killed in ATV accident near Crum
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CRUM, W.Va. — An 11-year-old child was killed after an ATV he was allegedly riding on with two others crashed near Crum. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday on Stonecoal Road. Volunteer firefighters said three passengers were on the ATV when it crashed in what emergency crews called “a…
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Two killed near Crum on U.S. 52
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CRUM, W.Va. — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of two people pronounced dead at the scene of an accident Monday evening along U.S. 52. Wayne County 911 dispatchers say the crash was reported at 2:24 p.m. Monday in the Dry Creek area. According to Wayne County Sheriff Rick…
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Shirley McCoy Obituary
Shirley McCoy 1933—2022 Shirley McCoy, 89, of Crum, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at her home. Born Feb. 26, 1933, in Elkhorn City, she was the daughter of the late David and Pauley Wright Ratliff. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence McCoy. Shirley is survived…
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Aurora Anne Vest Obituary
Aurora Anne Vest 2022—2022 Aurora Anne Vest, the 5-1/2-month-old baby of Regina Marcum and David Vest of Crum, W.Va., went back to her heavenly Father Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at the WVU Medicine Summersville Regional Medical Center in Summersville, W.Va. She was born March 19, 2022, at CAMC Women and Children’s Medical Center in Charleston, W.Va.…
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Musa Stroud Obituary
Musa Stroud1942—2022 Musa (Sis) Stroud, 80, of Crum, W.Va., went to be with the Lord Aug. 17, 2022. She was born April 3, 1942, to the late Willie and Rhoda Bragg Spaulding. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Jesse Stroud; two brothers, Bill Spaulding…
