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Tug Valley football schedule changes
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s 2025 football schedule has changed due to Huntington St. Joe not being able to field a team. St. Joe has tried the last couple of years to restart a football program after it was dormant for several years. But before the season or practice even
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One-hit wonders that you may remember
Sometimes in the music world a song that was not expected to be a chart topper becomes known as a “one-hit wonder.” It makes its mark on the radio and various shows by becoming really popular and a song that is requested by music fans across the U.S.. Growing up, I was a big fan
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U.S. 23: The Country Music Highway that changed American music
Running through seven eastern Kentucky counties, the Country Music Highway is a unique stretch along U.S. 23 that has produced more top-selling singers and songwriters per capita than any other region in the United States. The adventure begins in Greenup County and concludes in Letcher County, passing through Boyd, Lawrence, Johnson, Floyd and Pike counties,
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When going outside to play was fun
What is it about today’s younger generation? You pretty much have to force them to go outside and play. When “baby boomers” were young in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, our parents had to make us come back inside – especially in the summer months. I know kids and teenagers today have computers and expensive
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What is it about our memory?
If you are like me, you get up and go into the kitchen, but something distracts you, and that quickly makes you forget what you went in there to get. Memory seems to be a peculiar thing for many of us, especially as we get older. I can recall things that happened in grade school
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Tug Valley vs. Belfry summer hoops
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers hosted the Belfry Pirates for some summertime basketball this past week. High School teams throughout the region have been attending summer camps and hosting scrimmage games as coaches take their players through summer workouts. Teams are allowed a certain amount of days to
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Mother and son die in rollover accident in Mingo County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RAWL, W.Va. — A mother and her young son died in a single-vehicle crash that occurred overnight Tuesday along State Route 49 in the community of Rawl in Mingo County, authorities said. The victims were identified as 24-year-old Keyonna Norman of Williamson and her 9-year-old son Kingston. According to the
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Four Tug baseball players make Honorable Mention All-State
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four Tug Valley baseball players received All-State honors for Class A. The four made it on the honorable mention list. They include junior Chandler Copley, senior Austin Smith, junior Gage Whitt and junior Gavin Fitzpatrick. The four were all an integral part of first-year head coach LeeAnn
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Summertime memories
It appears that summer is finally here. At least the temperatures tell us so. However, the calendar lets us know that the season does not officially start until June 20. Those lazy, hazy days of summertime bring back a lot of memories for me. Growing up in the small rural town of Nolan, we were
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Three from Tug Valley make Class A All-State softball team
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s softball team had a great season and is well represented on the Class A All-State team released Monday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Junior Bailee Hall, freshmen Emma Lackey and Katie Hall were all voted for the honors. Bailee Hall and Lackey are
