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Kermit wants to connect to Hatfield-McCoy Trails
Town has until November to submit plan and map BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Hatfield-McCoy Trails system is mapped to bypass Kermit, but the Kermit EDA coordinator Gary Hensley is taking steps to change that. Hensley told Kermit Council members in a meeting Feb. 20 that he and Charlie Horn recently…
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Kermit water project fully funded
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Kermit, W.Va. — A project designed to improve the Kermit water system is fully funded. Mayor Charles Sparks announced during the Feb. 20 council meeting that Kermit got approval for the $686,000 needed to match the $2.7 million already approved for the project. The $3.4 million project will rehabilitate the…
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Kermit man arrested on four warrants
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — Jeffrey Hodge of Kermit was arrested by Mingo County Sheriff’s Deputies Cpl. E. Williams and Deputy M. Tiller for two counts of grand larceny and two counts of destruction to railroad property. Hodge had two outstanding warrants from Mingo County and two from Wayne County, according to…
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Ruth Carol Fields Obituary
Ruth Carol Fields 1975—2023 Ruth Carol Fields, 47, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at Tug Valley ARH Reginal Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1975 to Andy Booth and the late Patty Perry Booth. Ruth is survived by her husband, Michael Fields; a sister that was more like a daughter,…
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Randy Hodge Obituary
Randy Hodge 1965—2023 Randy Hodge, 57, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at the Tug Valley ARH Hospital in South Williamson. Born April 16, 1965 in South Williamson, he was the son of Avanell Fields Hodge and the late William Arthur Hodge. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death…
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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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Blue Acre offers locally grown greens and fish
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — A new farm utilizing state-of-the-art aquaponic farming techniques is open for business in Kermit. Blue Acre Appalachian Aquaponics uses high-tech farming equipment and techniques to produce tilapia and greens such as lettuce, kale, and microgreens. While much of Blue Acre’s business sells and delivers fresh fish and produce to…
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PSC gives Kermit water project the green light
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — The West Virginia Public Service Commission gave Kermit’s water improvement project the green light. Mayor Charles Sparks announced in a Kermit Council meeting Monday that the PSC issued an order Nov. 29 granting a certificate of convenience and necessity and approving the proposed funding for the $3.4 million project.…
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Jude wins West Virginia Golfer of the Year award
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — Local insurance agent David “Davey” Jude of Kermit, W.Va, an outstanding golfer since high school, recently won a prestigious award for the sport he loves. Jude, who played college golf at Marshall University, won Player of the Year for the state of West Virginia. “Winning Player of the Year…
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Kermit gets economic development director
Retired aerospace company founder and president will work for free BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — The Town of Kermit has appointed an “unofficial” economic development director. Retired founder and president of the highly successful Veracity Technology Solutions in Broken Arrow, Okla., Gary Hensley is living on Middle Burning Creek and wants to put…
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