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Mingo County again recognizes telecommunicators week
Much in the same way some people take their local volunteer fire departments for granted until they experience a house fire and need their services, the same could be said about telecommunications workers until something like a fire or health emergency arises and their professional help is needed. However, when...
Tug Valley High School baseball roundup
HAMLIN, W.Va. — The Tug Valley offense was on track against Class AAA Lincoln County, but it was not enough as the Panthers lost a road game 10-7 on April 22. Three Tug Valley players had two hits: Conner Lackey, Gage Whitt and Julian Vance. After taking an early...
Tug Valley Lady Panthers softball roundup
NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, five more in the sixth and defeated Cross Lanes Christian 8-3 in softball action April 22. Makenna Osborne, Hailey Newsome and Megan Griffey all had two hits for the Lady Panthers. Bailee Hall and Tailyn Russell also had hits. Hall belted a double and Griffey legged out a triple.
Mingo Central's Burke, Tug's Elia ranked among state's best DB's
It's still just spring and regular preseason football practices are more than three months away, but Mingo Central's Aidan Burke and Tug Valley's Bryson Elia have both received preseason honors by Coalfields & Co. The two players, both rising juniors, have been named among the state's top defensive backs by...
Lady Miners' Plummer fires no-hitter in win over River View
Aubrey Plummer was on top of her game on Monday night at River View. The Mingo Central High School softball pitcher fired a no-hitter and struck out 17 batters as the Lady Miners rolled to a 5-0 win over the River View Lady Raiders at Bradshaw. River View only had...
Sixteen people file complaints against Mingo County PSD over water issues
MINGO COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS)—Sixteen people have filed complaints against the Mingo County Public Service District over several water issues. On April 12, 2024, sixteen people filed complaints against the Mingo County Public Service district. One resident complained about water outages, low water pressure, and water leaks. Another individual says that fire hydrants don’t work. Another […]
Lady Panthers head into sectionals with optimism
NAUGATUCK – The Tug Valley High School softball team heads into next week's Class A sectional tournament with optimism. The Lady Panthers improved to 16-5 overall with Wednesday night's 16-0 win at sectional opponent Van. Unranked Tug Valley was scheduled to close out the regular season on Thursday night...
Remembering Mountain Top Media personality
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Family and friends gathered at Callaham Funeral Home for the funeral of a beloved sports reporter. Teddy D. Paynter, 68, of Inez, Ky., died on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Teddy was in his 50th year of reporting sports and was working at Mountain Top Media...
Hannah responds to business filing controversy
Mingo County Commissioner Diann Hannah says the controversy which has recently resulted from a business filing going public is unfounded. Hannah is an organizer and member of “Trace Creek Leasing, LLC,” a company that has come under scrutiny after recently filing a DBA (doing business as) under the name “Twin Branch Motorsports Complex."
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