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1983 Lady Cardinals: A Dream Season 31-6
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Certain moments in high school sports become legendary. This rings true for the storied girls basketball program at Sheldon Clark, which made its fifth Sweet 16 appearance 50 years ago in 1983. Former Lady Cardinal star Robin Harmon-Newsome led the 1983 team as a first-year coach. As a…
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Historic first Hall of Fame induction ceremony April 15 in Inez
Ceremony will honor 24 individuals and two teams CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ, Ky. — The first 24 individuals and two teams will be inducted into the Martin County All-Sports Hall of Fame for their extraordinary contributions to athletics. A historic first induction ceremony is set for noon April 15 at the HOF and Museum’s new…
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Remembering phone booths: They have disappeared from our landscape
BY KYLE LOVERN Phone booths used to be everywhere, but you don’t see them these days. I guess the younger generation wouldn’t even know what one was if they saw it. Heck, they would not even know how to use a rotary-style telephone inside an older booth. The first public coin-operated pay phone appeared in…
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1951 Kermit mine disaster: Eleven coal miners died in explosion at Burning Springs Collieries
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN (Editor’s Note: This is a rewrite of a story Lovern penned in 2006 about the Kermit mine disaster at Burning Springs on Jan. 18, 1951. Information for the original story came from newspaper archives at the Mingo County Library in Williamson and from an interview with the late Clyde Sparks, who…
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Himlerville History
BY KARSON HAMMOND, MARLEE GRAYSON and KALEB RUSH Have you ever wondered how coal mining came to be or evolved where you live? Considering the fact that coal mining is such an important part of our community, I’d say that most of you have given it a thought. Well, I decided to do a little…
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Kermit’s 1975 state champs brought pride to community
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN The 1975 Kermit Blue Devils state championship squad is pictured above along with the cheerleaders. The team was coached by the late John Preece. The Kermit Blue Devils brought home their second Class A state championship trophy back in 1975, and that squad is still talked about fondly among locals…
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Kermit’s high-scoring offense led to first-ever state title in 1964
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN KERMIT — Kermit High School won its first-ever West Virginia Class A state basketball championship in 1964 — and it did so with five starters averaging double figures and a high-scoring offense. The Blue Devils, coached by the late Boyce Preece, scored over 100 points in games seven times, and…
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