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Missing scientists and general a real mystery
I am not always a believer in conspiracy theories, but where there is smoke there is usually fire. The first news most heard on this topic was about the February disappearance of retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland. This missing person case brought attention to earlier incidents involving specialists in aerospace, defense and
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers shut out Woodrow Wilson
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bailee Hall powered Tug Valley with three hits and her eighth home run of the season Friday while Katie Hall added a homer in a 9-0 win over Beckley Woodrow Wilson at the Capital Invitational Tourney. Bailee Hall singled in the first inning, tripled in the second
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Tug Valley Panthers pound out 50 runs in 3-1 week
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley went 3-1 in baseball action, pounding out 50 runs in four games April 14-17. The Panthers blanked Summers County 11-0 on April 14, thumped Tolsia 15-2 on April 15, dropped a 10-9 walk-off heartbreaker at Phelps on April 16 and answered with a 15-5 win over Westside on
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Kyle Runyon tapped as new Tug Valley football coach
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School has tapped assistant coach Kyle Runyon to lead its football program. He replaces departing head coach Hady Ford. Runyon joined the Panthers staff in the summer of 2024 and quickly took on key responsibilities. He served as defensive line coach, run game coordinator
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers sweep three at home, topple No. 2 Sherman
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley Lady Panthers protected their home field with three straight wins. The ladies beat Westside 10-2 on April 13, toppled No. 2-ranked Sherman 10-2 on April 14 and shut out Tolsia 15-0 on April 15 behind strong pitching, timely power and a breakout stretch from Paisley
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Memories of the Thomas Joyland Carnival
About this time in the spring, I start thinking of one of my best childhood memories. In April, the Thomas Joyland Carnival would make its way into Williamson for a week. These types of carnivals would travel around to small towns to set up for the entertainment of the locals. They were usually based in
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers roll through 3-0 week
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Class A No. 4 Tug Valley went 3-0 in a strong early-week stretch. The Lady Panthers routed Huntington St. Joe 23-1 on April 6 in Huntington, then beat county rival Mingo Central 3-1 on Bailee Hall’s walk-off two-run homer April 7 in Naugatuck and blanked regional rival Man 2-0 on April 8
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Tug Valley routs Tolsia before falling at St. Joe
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley split a two-game stretch last week, rolling past Tolsia 12-2 on the road April 8 before running into a tough Huntington St. Joe club in a 10-0 loss April 10 in Huntington. The Panthers showed their offensive firepower in the 12-2 road victory over Tolsia in Glen Hayes.
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Tug Valley seniors Deskins, Hall play in All-Star game
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SHADY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Two Tug Valley Lady Panthers senior basketball stars played in the Scott Brown All-Star Classic at Shady Spring High School on Saturday afternoon. Haven Deskins and Bailee Hall played together for the elite team. Deskins finished the all-star contest with eight points, five rebounds, one assist,
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Space launch brings back memories
NASA’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years is underway, bringing back memories of when I was a youngster growing up at Nolan. I can recall the early space programs in the 1960s. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight
