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Gilmer County defeats Lady Panthers
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers hosted defending Class A state champion Gilmer County on Tuesday, Dec. 23. It was Gilmer County that defeated Tug Valley in the state title game last March. On this particular evening, the Lady Panthers lost again 51-38. The Lady Titans have one
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Remembering small-town Christmas in Williamson
Every year, as we get closer to Christmas, I start getting nostalgic. I always reminisce about the holidays of the past – especially the days of early December. It has been great to see so many of the small towns in our region, like Inez, Warfield, Kermit, Williamson, Delbarton and others, putting together Christmas events
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Tug Valley opens with loss, rebounds against Shelby Valley in Coalfields Legends Classic
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School Panthers lost a close season-opening battle to Wyoming East on Dec. 17 at home. On Dec. 20 they rebounded to take down Shelby Valley in the Coalfields Legends Classic. Tug Valley-Wyoming East It was not the season opener Tug Valley wanted or
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers were busy playing three games in three days this past week. They won two of three games over the long weekend. Winfield 36, Tug 32 Winfield outscored Tug Valley 15-5 in the final quarter to pull out a 36-32 victory in a game played at
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Sentimental at Christmastime
Forgive me for getting sentimental at Christmastime. It is something I have always done, especially as I have grown older. I have many fond memories of growing up and celebrating Christmas with my family. There were some lean holidays due to finances, but we always had a Christmas tree, decorations and a big dinner on
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Man arrested for attempted murder after threatening to ‘shoot up’ medical clinic
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Delbarton man was arrested on two counts of attempted murder Wednesday, Dec. 10. Roger D. Wallace, 78, was arrested by Sgt P. Muncy, Cpl. M. Lendearo, Cpl. E. Williams and Deputy J.D. Tincher of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD), with assistance from the Williamson Police
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Stoops, Kiffin and other coaching changes
Being a head coach at a major university is a tough job. It is nothing to see coaches fired and others leave for what they believe are bigger and better jobs. This past week was a great example of that trend as the coaching carousel continued in a big way. After 13 seasons guiding the
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Tug Valley boys basketball looks to 3-peat in 2026
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It is hard to win a state championship and even more difficult to repeat. Tug Valley High School did that last March in Charleston, soundly defeating rival Tucker County in the finals. That gave the Panthers of Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson back-to-back titles. This was not new
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Tug’s Bailee Hall signs with West Virginia State University
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley standout athlete Bailee Hall will be taking her softball talents to West Virginia State University next year. Hall signed a letter of intent during a ceremony in the school’s auditorium on Friday afternoon, Dec. 5. Hall is an All-State selection in softball, basketball and volleyball.
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Lady Panthers win season opener over Chapmanville
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers had a great start to their 2025-26 season with a 62-32 victory over Class AAA Chapmanville at their home gym in Naugatuck Thursday, Dec. 4. Tug Valley entered the contest as No. 3 in the preseason Class A rankings in West Virginia.
