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Gallery: Kermit Fall Festival 2024
Kermit Fall Festival 2024 brought two days of festive fun to the town Friday and Saturday as families and friends gathered to celebrate the season. Check out our photo gallery to relive the highlights and catch a glimpse of the unforgettable moments from this cherished annual tradition. Citizen photos by Susie Skyles
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Kermit Fall Festival takes over this weekend
Music, classic cars, attractions free of charge BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — Get your weekend plans in gear because the 2024 Kermit Fall Festival is here, and it is packed with live music, a parade, carnival fun and a lineup of attractions—all for free. This year’s fest takes things up a notch…
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All vendors welcome at Kermit Fall Festival
All vendors are welcome at the Kermit Fall Festival set for Oct. 4 at Kermit City Park. Call 304-393-2655 for more information and to register for the Peggy Moore Memorial Walk/Run. The official schedule of events will be released in the coming days.
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Byron Walter ‘Windy’ Thornton Jr. Obituary
Byron Walter ‘Windy’ Thornton Jr. 1933—2024 Byron Walter ‘Windy’ Thornton Jr., 91, of Kermit, West Virginia, passed away Aug. 17, 2024. Byron was a lifelong resident of Kermit. He was born in Kermit on Jan. 20, 1933 to the late Byron W. Thornton Sr. and Roxie Carlton Thornton. He is survived by two daughters, Elaine…
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Kermit introduced to emergency overdose kit, sets Fall Festival
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Kermit Council welcomed the ONEbox, an emergency opioid overdose reversal kit, to their meeting Monday. They also officially announced the date for this year’s Kermit Fall Festival as Oct. 5. Kirstyn Ooten, a representative from the West Virginia Drug Institute working in Mingo and Logan counties,…
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Kermit officials sworn in
Newly elected Kermit officials took their oaths of office Monday night at Town Hall. Mingo County Commission President Nathan Brown performed the oaths for Councilman Scott Smith, Councilman Doug Collins, Councilman Tammy Hodge Preece, Mayor Charles Sparks, Councilman Wilburn Hawky Preece and Councilman J.W. Endicott. The officials will serve four-year terms.
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Kermit VFD board meeting July 8
KERMIT, W.Va. — There will be an annual meeting of the Kermit Volunteer Fire Department board of directors on July 8 at 6 p.m. at the fire station in Kermit. The purpose of the meeting is to form the board of directors and elect officers for the coming year, according to KVFD Secretary Harold Marcum.…
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Kermit VFD receives rescue vehicle
KERMIT, W.Va. — Kermit Volunteer Fire Department’s newest rescue vehicle is a 2012 Ford Expedition donated by the Mingo County Commission. The vehicle was previously used by the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department, according to Billy Davis of KVFD. “It is Kermit’s third rescue that is in service,” Davis said. “This was very much needed as…
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Kermit faces major sewer crisis with collapsed main lines; bids farewell to oldest councilwoman
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Town of Kermit is grappling with a significant sewer system issue due to collapsed main lines. Mayor Charles Sparks stated in a June 19 meeting that the town is contracting a company to pump the maintenance holes twice a week to manage the situation. The collapse…
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