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Hidden treasures of the hills
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Each spring, the woods of Martin County reveal treasures easy to miss unless one looks closely. From the uncommon yellow lady slipper to prized American ginseng and goldenseal, these native plants rise quietly beneath the hardwoods, reminders that some of Appalachia’s richest beauty blooms in the shade. Long
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West Virginia man pleads guilty to illegal ginseng trafficking
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A West Virginia man Thursday pleaded guilty to multiple charges of illegally trafficking in ginseng. According to court documents, Tony Lee Coffman, 59, of Birch River, West Virginia, purchased American ginseng roots that had been illegally transported in interstate commerce from Ohio to West Virginia and falsified records relating to the purchase
