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Week 1 Grid Spotlight:
WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m. WHERE: Buck Harless Stadium, Mingo Central High School, Newtown, W.Va. Editor's note: This is Part One of an 11-part feature highlighting the week-by-week opponents this fall for the Mingo Central and Tug Valley high school football teams. The Mingo Central and Tug Valley high...
ARH Mountain Student Achiever: Carter Justice
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Carter Justice is an ARH Mountain Student Achiever. Justice was a senior at Pikeville High School, where he had a 3.9 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club. Justice was also picked for KMEA All-State choir in each of...
Mingo County parents remain jailed over child neglect and living conditions
MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two parents in Mingo County accused of having two toddlers living in inhumane conditions and not receiving medical care for serious illnesses appeared in magistrate court Thursday. Katie Jo Meade, 23, and Curtis Andrew Meade, 24, both of Matewan, are charged with two counts...
Pikeville softball walks off to win 59th District Championship
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The fourth meeting of the softball season between Pikeville and Shelby Valley ended in dramatic, extra-inning fashion. The Lady Panthers escaped with the 59th District Championship crown on a 7-6 victory that took nine innings to achieve. In the first, Pikeville’s Ginna Jones grounded to...
Pikeville hosts ’Funapalooza’ with mobility in mind
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) -The City of Pikeville hosted its second Funapalooza event Wednesday, inviting community members with mobility challenges to gather in the city park for a day of fun and games. The event, the brainchild of councilman Steve Hartsock, is all about making sure those who rely on wheelchairs,...
Next year's Hatfield-McCoy Shootout to showcase new fieldhouse floor
WILLIAMSON – For the vast majority area basketball fans, the new-look Williamson Fieldhouse and unveiling will take place next basketball season during the annual Hatfield-McCoy Shootout tourney. The two-day event will enter its 23rd year during the 2024-25 basketball season and the tournament attracts thousands of fans from either...
Brock Butcher signs with UPike
Johnson Central senior Brock Butcher signed his national letter of intent to play college baseball at the University of Pikeville Monday afternoon at Johnson Central. Butcher is hitting .288 this season with one homer, one triple, three doubles, 13 RBIs, four runs scored and two steals.
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