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Tug Valley wins season opener at Westside
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK — The Tug Valley Panthers won their season opener over Westside 63-52 Friday night at Clear Fork in Wyoming County, W.Va. The Panthers of Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson trailed 13-12 after the first quarter but led 26-21 at halftime. They pulled ahead in the final quarter outscoring the Renegades…
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Tug Valley wins Class A state cheer championship
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School cheerleading team won the Class A State Cheer Competition championship Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington. It was back-to-back titles for Coach Tara Mitchell Wolford and her cheer squads. The West Virginia cheer championships, held by the WVSSAC, were on the…
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Five Panthers receive Class A All-State honors
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley High School football team landed five players on the Class A All-State team last week. The honors were voted on by the W. Va. Sports Writers Association and released last week. Buddy Marcum, a junior, was named First-Team All-State Defense. Freshman defensive back Bryson Elia grabbed…
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‘O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree’
BY KYLE LOVERN Nothing says it’s Christmas like the tree we annually put up and decorate in our homes every holiday season. Many put up the tree even before Thanksgiving these days to jump-start that good feeling for the upcoming Christmas holiday. You will likely find some sort of Christmas tree in every home and…
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Lady Panthers hope to continue success
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers were ranked No. 7 in Class A in the preseason poll last week. In the 2021 season Coach Clyde Farley led Tug Valley to its first-ever girls state championship when they won the Class A title at the Charleston Civic Center. So TVHS has had success and…
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Count your blessings: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
BY KYLE LOVERN My wife and I have a tradition around Christmas that we watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” – a movie that we both loved even before we got together. The film was made back in 1946 and is an American Christmas classic. The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who…
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Three arrested in Mingo County for allegedly stealing telephone wire
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN EDGARTON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department arrested three individuals on felony charges Saturday. Chief Field Deputy Allen Mounts said that deputies arrested Barry D. McClanahan, Nichols Pruitt and Christy Wolford in Edgarton. The three allegedly were attempting to steal telephone wire in the Thacker area of Mingo County to…
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Trey James nursing foot injury, hopes to return to court in January
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PITTSBURGH — Martin County native Trey James will have to wait a little longer to make his debut for his new college team Robert Morris University, located just outside Pittsburgh. James is rehabbing from a stress fracture in his right foot. The 6-foot-9 sophomore transferred to play for the Colonials after spending…
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Jude wins West Virginia Golfer of the Year award
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — Local insurance agent David “Davey” Jude of Kermit, W.Va, an outstanding golfer since high school, recently won a prestigious award for the sport he loves. Jude, who played college golf at Marshall University, won Player of the Year for the state of West Virginia. “Winning Player of the Year…
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Thompson expects good season at Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley has a young roster for the 2022-23 basketball season but experience is still there for the Panthers. Tug Valley Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson expects improvement for his squad as he prepares for the tough grind of the upcoming campaign. Several sophomores return who played a lot of minutes…
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