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Cleaning out the notebook
It is sometimes difficult to come up with a topic for a weekly column. So there are notes I keep on various subjects that are not necessarily long enough for a column. But if I combine them, it can provide some interesting tidbits that readers may find informative or even useful. So here we go…
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Harold Randall Marcum Obituary
Harold Randall Marcum 1957—2026 Harold Randall Marcum, 69, of Kermit, West Virginia, died July 23, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones in Pikeville Medical Center. Born April 4, 1957, he was the son of the late Herbert Marcum and Edith Doss Marcum. Harold worked as a truck driver. He was an EMT and served as…
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74-year-old man accused of sending porn links, trying to seduce teen
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A 74-year-old Mingo County man is in jail on charges that he sent pornographic links and explicit messages to a 16-year-old female and attempted to seduce her. West Virginia State Police arrested Wallace Brocky Robinson, of Hensley Big Branch Road in Williamson, on July 20 on charges…
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Mingo County arrests
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Seventeen people were arrested or named in criminal complaints recently in Mingo County, with charges ranging from traffic and probation violations to malicious wounding and felony fleeing. Records from the Mingo County Magistrate Court clerk’s office and the Southwestern Regional Jail show the following: Cameron Jax Brinager, 20, was…
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Williamson reinstates fire chief after guilty plea
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Williamson Fire Chief Joey Michael Carey was reinstated July 6, less than two weeks after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor firearms charge. The Williamson City Council voted unanimously to return Carey to his position following an executive session during a special meeting. Carey, 49, had been…
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It is an Appalachian food thing
Growing up in this region of Appalachia, you likely ate certain foods you might not find elsewhere in the country. Appalachian cuisine is a style of food from the central and southern sections of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. For example, most of us grew up eating soup (pinto) beans and cornbread.…
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Inconsistent English language
Did you ever wonder why the word pneumonia starts with a “p.” I mean the first letter is silent and really does not belong. My dad Sam Lovern always laughed at the spelling of this word and said it should be pronounced “pugh-moan-yuh.” Thus we have the age-old question of the inconsistent English language that…
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Mingo County BOE members start terms
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Newly elected members of the Mingo County Board of Education took the oath of office before the first monthly meeting in July. Dr. Joetta Basile, Superintendent of Schools, welcomed the new BOE members and expressed her eagerness to work closely with them. The new BOE members consist of Eric…
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Mingo County arrests
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court clerk’s office released several criminal complaints. On Sunday, July 5, Trina E. Hinkle, 29, of Delbarton, was arrested by MCSD Deputies R. Moore, J. May and J.D. Tincher for grand larceny, driving under the influence (DUI), fleeing while under the influence, possession of a…
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David Newsome Obituary
David Newsome 1953—2026 David Newsome, 73, of Kermit, West Virginia, died July 3, 2026, at home surrounded by his family. Born March 14, 1953, he was the son of the late Floyd “Bud” Newsome and Carrie Brewer Newsome. In addition to his parents, David is preceded in death by his son, Michael David Newsome; his…
