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Lady Panthers win season opener over Chapmanville
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers had a great start to their 2025-26 season with a 62-32 victory over Class AAA Chapmanville at their home gym in Naugatuck Thursday, Dec. 4. Tug Valley entered the contest as No. 3 in the preseason Class A rankings in West Virginia.…
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Bryson Elia knee injury ends high school career
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It was not how he had hoped his senior year would go. But Tug Valley All-State athlete Bryson Elia suffered a severe knee injury during the Tolsia game, which was more serious than many knew. “When I first hurt my knee, I knew it was serious but…
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What kind of winter weather is ahead?
This time of year as we end November and have stuffed ourselves on Thanksgiving, we slide into December, and the conversation usually comes up about the upcoming winter weather. Everyone wonders what kind of winter we will have. Will it be cold? Will we get a lot of snow? Will it be a mild season?…
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Judge will question jurors before ruling in murder case
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A circuit judge will question potential jurors before ruling on a motion for change of venue in the case of Timothy Kennedy, accused of murdering West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Judge Joshua Butcher of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit said Nov. 25 that he will call…
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SNAP benefits are needed, but fraud is an issue
One of the major benefits that was affected by the recent government shutdown was the lack of SNAP benefits for thousands of Americans. These are what were commonly referred to as Food Stamps in past years. No one wants to see anyone go hungry, especially children. Most of us know that many citizens in this…
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Lady Panthers basketball working for successful season
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley came so close last year to winning a Class A state championship in basketball. They just came up a little short in the final game in Charleston against a really good and tall Gilmer County squad. Coach Seth Ooten was not surprised at his team’s…
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TV commercials are annoying
Is it just me, or are there more television commercials these days on certain programs and sports broadcasts? I, for one, find it very annoying and aggravating. Thank goodness for the remote control. I can either mute the commercial or, if I am watching two games at once, switch to the other one quickly. Unfortunately,…
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Tucker County edges Tug Valley in playoffs
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PARSONS, W.Va. — In a battle of the big cats, the Mountain Lions of Tucker County defeated the Panthers of Tug Valley 42-28 in a hard-fought game Saturday at R.H. Armstrong Memorial Field in Parsons. Tug Valley made the trip Friday to the state’s far eastern panhandle to give players time to…
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Local man served as pallbearer at JFK funeral
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963. A Pike County, Kentucky, native, the late Larry Bruce Smith, served as one of the pallbearers at the president’s funeral procession. He…
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Mamdani, 31/Atlas and streaming services
New Yorkers who voted for Zohran Mamdani will regret that decision and his victory this past week for the mayoral race in the largest city in the world. Mamdani is a socialist and despite his strong sugar coating of the issues and promises he has made, they will not work. His extreme socialist/communist policies and…
