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Outreach offered to 40, enforcement to follow
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Mingo County Sheriff Joe Smith says law enforcement and health officials have contacted about 40 people in Williamson over the past four weeks, offering housing, drug treatment, food and medical assistance. Few accepted the help, according to Smith, and his department will now assist Williamson police in…
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Tug River tire cleanup removes 363 tires
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT NOLAN, W.Va. — Crews and volunteers removed 363 waste tires from the Tug Fork River during a recent cleanup targeting a shoal between Borderland and Nolan, bringing the eight-year removal total to 19,634 tires. A crew from the Stream Sweepers Clinch River Project launched canoes and jon boats from the Borderland river…
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Are you ready for some football?
It is that time of season when sports fans are inundated with football. You have high school football on Friday nights, college football on Saturdays and NFL football on Sundays. But wait. Nowadays you pretty much have some kind of football about every day of the week. While high school football is routinely on Friday…
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May leads Tug Valley over Wyoming East; first win for Runyon as head coach
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NEW RICHMOND, W.Va. — Senior quarterback Preston May accounted for 407 yards and six touchdowns Friday night to lead Tug Valley past Wyoming East 44-29 and give head coach Kyle Runyon his first career victory. Tug Valley improved to 1-1 on the young season in the road game in New…
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Tug Valley falls to Mingo Central in season opener
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RED JACKET, W.Va. — The Mingo Central Miners defeated the Tug Valley Panthers 37-6 on a beautiful, warm, late summer Thursday night, in the season opener for both teams at Buck Harless Stadium on Miner Mountain. The rivalry and bragging rights between the two Mingo County high schools went to…
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Mingo arrests and arraignments: Malicious assault, kidnapping, strangulation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Police arrested a Delbarton man on two counts of malicious assault, two counts of kidnapping and one count of strangulation involving two women. Robert Wade Canada, 40, allegedly locked the two women in his home and assaulted them with a lawn mower blade. Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) deputies…
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Orange barrels, potholes, gas prices and a legend
Do you not wish you had bought stock in the orange and white construction barrels and cones? Just between Williamson and Charleston on Corridor G, there always seems to be ongoing roadwork and plenty of barrels to redirect traffic. Now, if you drive from Williamson on U.S. 119 to Pikeville, you will see many of…
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Mingo County crime report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court released these criminal cases during the week of Aug. 17. Amanda Williamson, 50, of Caney Fork Road, Kentucky, was charged with burglary. She allegedly broke into a home on Persinger Drive in the Fairview Addition area of Williamson on June 15. The owner, Truman…
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Back to school memories
Summer vacation breaks were much longer in years past. It is surprising how soon many school districts return to school in this day and age. Many of them go back the first week of August—most a few days after that. I know I am giving away my “baby boomer” age. But we did not go…
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Mingo students to receive free meals
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Students at all nine Mingo County schools are expected to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost during the school year through the federal Community Eligibility Provision. Mingo County Schools announced Tuesday that it plans to continue participating in the CEP. This program allows schools in qualifying high-poverty areas…
