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Mingo Sheriff to test job applicants ahead of expected retirements
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department will begin testing applicants next month as it prepares for several anticipated retirements and future openings, Sheriff Joe Smith announced. Physical ability exams will take place March 7 and March 11 at the Southern West Virginia Community College Armory Building, followed by
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Mingo County arrest report week of Feb. 1
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court Clerk’s office released these criminal complaints from recent arrests in the county during the first week of February 2026. Brittney Wilkerson, 36, of Williamson, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance (selling heroin). The arrest was made at the 7-11 in downtown Williamson
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Bulldogs bite Panthers in Hatfield-McCoy Shootout
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Lawrence County (KY) defeated Tug Valley 72-60 in the nightcap of the annual Hatfield-McCoy Shootout at the historic Williamson Fieldhouse, Saturday, Feb. 7. Tug Valley was scheduled to play in the event Friday, but those games were canceled due to the cold winter weather that blanketed the
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Mingo County arrests week of Jan. 25
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court Clerk’s Office reported these arrests for Mingo County the week of Jan. 25. Cary Lee Hatfield, 75, of Belfry, Kentucky, was charged with DUI and speeding. He was arrested by officers of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) and the Williamson Police Department. Hatfield was also
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Southern West Virginia Fishing Expo coming to Williamson Fieldhouse
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Anglers from across the Tug Fork valley can gear up, learn and connect. The 6th Annual Southern West Virginia Fishing Expo comes to the historic Williamson Fieldhouse on Saturday, Feb. 21. Hosted by the Friends of Tug Fork River and Williamson Parks & Recreation, the expo will
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Hatfield-McCoy Shootout schedule released: Martin County, Tug Valley to participate each night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — One of the premier high school basketball events in the region, the 24th annual Hatfield-McCoy Shootout, is scheduled to be played again at the historic Williamson Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7. Several schools are slated to play in the two-day event, including Martin County and
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Williamson man charged in Facebook child sexual abuse material case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police arrested a Williamson man this week after investigators said he transmitted child sexual abuse material through a Facebook account. Troopers S. P. Bowling and T. G. Kania executed a search warrant Dec. 10 at the Vinson Street residence of Jeffrey Brian Ball, 61, according to
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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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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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Mistrial halts murder case after juror misconduct
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Judge Joshua Butcher declared a mistrial in the murder case of Timothy Kennedy after determining that a juror committed misconduct. Kennedy faces charges in the June 2023 killing of West Virginia State Trooper Cory Maynard. Jury selection began Monday, Dec. 1, but after three and a half days of
