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1951 Kermit mine disaster: Eleven coal miners died in explosion at Burning Springs Collieries
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN (Editor’s Note: This is a rewrite of a story Lovern penned in 2006 about the Kermit mine disaster at Burning Springs on Jan. 18, 1951. Information for the original story came from newspaper archives at the Mingo County Library in Williamson and from an interview with the late Clyde Sparks, who…
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Mingo County Sheriff’s Department to test for deputies
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) has scheduled testing for a potential list for hiring future deputies. Chief Field Deputy Allen Mounts said the application period opened on Jan. 2 and will continue through Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. Applicants can pick up an application at the MCSD office…
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Panthers fall to Wildcats
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley Panthers blew an early lead and lost for the second time this season to the Logan Wildcats, 65-58, Saturday night at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. Tug Valley, now 4-3 on the season, lost to Logan 84-75 back in December. A capacity crowd squeezed into the…
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Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?
BY KYLE LOVERN I’m a little late to the party, but if it was a New Year’s party, I was asleep by 11 p.m. Forget about being up for the countdown at midnight. Those days are over. So I’m also late for writing a column about New Year’s resolutions. I’m not one to make those…
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Who is the judge or decisionmaker on political correctness?
BY KYLE LOVERN Over the past few years, the term political correctness has become the norm in our society. I can definitely understand that some words or terms can be hurtful toward a certain race or disabled person. We know the “N” word should never be used, and terms like “retard” are very hateful and…
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Panthers split pair before Christmas holiday
Spring Valley 86, Tug Valley 75 KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON — Tug Valley fell to 2-2 on the young season as they lost to Class AAA Spring Valley 86-75 Thursday in a road game. Joey Gollihue and Ashton Davis each scored 17 points to lead Tug Valley. Gollihue swished in four 3-pointers, while Davis connected…
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It is always good to be prepared
BY KYLE LOVERN It’s hard to believe that we are entering the year 2023. It seems just like a couple of years ago that we were leaving 1999 and going into the year 2000. How many of you remember the Y2K scare? Y2K referred to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of…
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Logan downs Tug Valley for first loss of season
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN — The Panthers lost their first game of the season to Class AAA Logan Dec. 13 at Willie Akers Arena in Logan 84-75. Tug Valley played close in the first half only trailing 22-21 after one quarter and the game was tied at the half 39-all. The Wildcats outscored Tug…
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Remembering small-town Christmas of our youth
BY KYLE LOVERN Every year, as we get closer to Christmas, I start getting sentimental. I always reminisce about the holidays of the past. I recall how much fun it was to go to “town” at Christmastime. For us, going to Williamson was going to town. It was a big deal, much like a trip…
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Delbarton man wounded in shooting in downtown Williamson
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — There were police vehicles and blue lights flashing all around in downtown Williamson after a shooting Thursday afternoon near the Mingo County Courthouse. The incident sent a man to the hospital and ended with another man being arrested, according to the Williamson Police Department Chief John Dotson. The…
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