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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
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Tug Valley’s Ward named top administrator
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Dr. C. Douglas (Doug) Ward, Tug Valley High School principal, has been named the 2025 Administrator of the Year for West Virginia. He will be recognized for his achievement at the North-South Football Game on Saturday, June 14. “To be selected as the Administrator of the Year by the West
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Opinion: Who was running our country?
There is no doubt that former President Joe Biden was suffering from cognitive decline and health issues when he was supposed to be running the United States. The videos do not lie when he was confused and did not know which way to walk off the stage or where to stand at an event. The
