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Lady Miners' Hammond hit .540 this season
NEWTOWN – The Mingo Central High School Lady Miners' softball season didn't go as well as hoped record-wise, nor in their difficult Class AA sectional tourney. The Lady Miners closed out the season at 7-13 and an 0-2 showing in sectional play. Mingo Central was eventually ousted on Wednesday,...
Matewan dedicates veterans’ flag project
For more than a decade longtime Matewan Massacre Drama director Donna Paterino has personally seen to it that the veterans in Matewan and surrounding areas are duly honored each year on Veterans Day with a parade, individual recognitions and a hearty meal. During the town’s annual Heritage Day held May...
Eastside captures Cumberland District title over Castlewood
Wise, VA — In southwest Virginia tonight castlewood’s Blue Devils dukes it out with the eastside spartans for the Cumberland district. Castlewood hits things off, a tiny hit from Robert Dishman and he’s off to the races. eastside will try and get him out but he’s safe. he’ll end the inning stranded on the second. […]
Softball Game Recap: Chilhowie Comes Up Short
After a string of five wins, Chilhowie's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Honaker Tigers by a score of 6-4. Chilhowie was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Honaker apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Prep Roundup: Abingdon, Lebanon earns district titles on the diamond
(WJHL) – A pair of Southwest Virginia baseball squads grabbed district hardware with wins on Monday night. In Abingdon, the Falcons hosted John Battle in a Mountain 7 District championship showdown – the third meeting between the teams this season. The home team held a commanding 5-2 lead, but the Trojans were able to force […]
Vietnam veteran encourages others to seek help after mental battle
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- At 18 years old, Danny Hubbard had just left home in Grundy, Virginia to start a job at Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. But the Army put a wrench in his plans when he was drafted into the Vietnam War. 53 years later, what happened in the war is still hard […]
Saltville man drove with dead woman in vehicle for 8+ hours, sheriff reports
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – A Saltville man has been arrested after authorities claim he drove around Washington County, Virginia for hours with a deceased woman in the back seat of his vehicle. According to the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), deputies were called around 2 p.m. Thursday about a man driving around with […]
LUCAS to offer lung cancer screening in Bradshaw, Gary, and Hurricane
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit McDowell and Putnam counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at:
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