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The lost art of letter writing
The art of writing a letter to a family member or friend is a thing of the past. Writing a letter and mailing it to someone has become very rare indeed. Handwritten correspondence between individuals has become a thing of the past. With email, social media and other internet platforms – communicating by letter just
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Lady Panthers softball roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers lost their first game of the season to the St. Marys Lady Blue Devils 7-0 on March 25 but bounced back to beat Westside 5-0 on March 26. Both games were on the road. Below is a recap of the action. SM 7, TV 0
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Lady Panthers place three on All-State teams
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON — Tug Valley High School placed three players on the 50th Class A All-State girls’ team. Senior Kenzie Browning and junior Bailee Hall made it onto the First Team and junior Haven Deskins made the Second Team. Members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association vote on the All-State
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Lady Panthers get two wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGTACK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley won their softball season opener 14-6 over the Van Lady Bulldogs on March 19 in Naugatuck. On Saturday, they edged Shelby Valley 3-2 in eight innings at home. In the opener, Coach Rocky Hall’s squad got home runs from Emma Lackey
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A potpourri of thoughts
It is simply disgusting seeing how much litter lines our roadways and ditches. It is sickening to see this month after month. There are people in this area that have no pride. My wife and I recently went out of town on vacation and the thing I noticed a lot was the lack of litter
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Tug Valley tops Tucker County to win Class A state championship
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley made it back-to-back Class A state championships Saturday night with a convincing 65-45 victory over No. 2 seed Tucker County. The Panthers proved they are the best Single A team in West Virginia. Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson’s Panthers team entered the state tournament at the
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Mud baths, sea lions, Old Faithful, Golden Gate Bridge
Three days in San Francisco BY VICKI LOVERN The farthest I’ve ever traveled was to San Francisco in 2007. My daughter, Tina, “had” to attend a physician assistant conference in Napa Valley and asked me to go with her. “You always said you wanted to see California,” she told me when at first I seemed
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers finish second in state
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers had one goal this season—get back to the state tournament and bring home another Class A championship. But their title hopes came to a crushing halt Saturday night at the Charleston Coliseum. In a showdown between the top two seeds, No. 1
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State takes over Mingo County Schools
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Citing a failure to act on a statutory obligation that resulted in a state of emergency, the West Virginia Board of Education, during its March 12 meeting in Charleston, took over control of the Mingo County School District for the third time in 27 years. “I would
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Tug Valley headed back to state tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School boys basketball team is headed back to the West Virginia State Tournament to defend its Class A state championship. The Panthers easily defeated Sherman 73-34 on March 12 at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. This was the Region 4 co-championship. The Class
