-
From bar to gospel venue
Teardrop Inn finds new life as The Gospel Hangout BY DANNA BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. – The building in Kermit formerly known as Teardrop Inn was once set to be torn down but is now home to The Gospel Hangout. The gospel music concert hall and learning center now hosts dinner shows most Saturday…
-
Dr. Endicott joins Marshall Health
KERMIT — James W. Endicott, M.D., a longtime primary care physician in Mingo County, and his practice in Kermit, West Virginia, have joined Marshall Health. He will also serve as an assistant professor in the department of family and community health at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Endicott’s practice has been…
-
Two men arrested on Marrowbone Creek for selling meth
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — Mingo County Sheriff Joe Smith made a pair of drug arrests Tuesday near the Kermit area. Jarrett R. Lowe of Louisa, Kentucky, was arrested by for two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony. Jamie R. Crigger of…
-
Police looking for suspects in Kermit school break-in
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department is asking for assistance locating the two individuals that broke into the Kermit Pre K-8 school at approximately 2:30 a.m. Feb. 28. Cameras were able to pick up pictures of the suspects. These two individuals were inside the school for approximately 30…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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,…
-
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…
-
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…
