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Several running for Mingo County BOE seats
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The filing period for the 2026 Primary Election concluded Jan. 31, with several persons vying for seats on the Mingo County Board of Education. There will be four available non-partisan seats up for grabs. No more than two members shall be elected from the same magisterial district. Current member Deanna
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Tug Valley dominates Tolsia 101-37
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School Panthers passed the century mark as they dominated the Tolsia Rebels 101-37 on Valentine’s Day at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. The Panthers jumped out to a 19-3 lead after one quarter. They outscored the Rebels 37-10 in the second period for
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Top-ranked Tug Valley cruises past Mingo Central, Magnolia in back-to-back blowouts
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley’s top-ranked Panthers continued their dominant run last week, overwhelming county rival Mingo Central with relentless pressure on Miner Mountain. The Panthers followed with another lopsided win over Magnolia in the Country Roads Shootout, improving to 11-4 as the postseason draws closer. Panthers claw Miners For the second time
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers roll through three-game stretch, Hall reaches 1,000 points
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley’s Lady Panthers powered through a grueling three-games-in-three-days stretch last week, opening with a dominant Senior Night rout of county rival Mingo Central, celebrating Bailee Hall’s 1,000th career point in a win over River View, and then battling Class AAAA Hurricane before closing the week at 15-4 with the
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Hady Ford resigns as football coach at Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School head football coach Hady Ford is resigning. The news broke on social media Thursday afternoon. The resignation announcement caught many by surprise. Ford’s resignation as coach and driver’s education teacher was on the upcoming agenda released by the Mingo County Board of Education.
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Old community schools were the best
I know I have written about this before, but I really miss the old community schools. Consolidation has gobbled up all of the old grade schools, junior highs and high schools. But those smaller grade schools were special and the heart of every community. Kids were able to attend classes with their friends and neighbors.
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Bulldogs bite Panthers in Hatfield-McCoy Shootout
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Lawrence County (KY) defeated Tug Valley 72-60 in the nightcap of the annual Hatfield-McCoy Shootout at the historic Williamson Fieldhouse, Saturday, Feb. 7. Tug Valley was scheduled to play in the event Friday, but those games were canceled due to the cold winter weather that blanketed the
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers down Tolsia, Pike Central
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley Lady Panthers kept rolling with a pair of strong performances on the road last week. They used a balanced scoring attack and relentless defense to notch back-to-back victories over regional foe Tolsia 63-41 and Pike County Central 73-60. The Class A No. 2 Lady Panthers improved to 13-3
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Tug Valley Panthers claw Man behind Ferris’ 34 points
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MAN, W.Va. — Because of the recent winter weather, Tug Valley had not played a game in over a week. But they finally were able to hit the hardwood Feb. 4 at Man and downed the Hillbillies 79-49. Perhaps it was the ride to Logan County or the cold outside
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Memories of winters from the past
This winter weather season has been one of the worst this region has seen in a while. But there have been much more severe winters in the past. I will get to that in a moment. But my sister Karen and I were talking about growing up and not having real snow boots like most
