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Mingo County man in custody following Huntington shooting death
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man turned himself in to police Saturday after a deadly shooting that took place in Huntington Friday night. Deonte Joplin, 25, of Matewan, is now charged with murder. According to Huntington police, the victim was shot at around 9:45 p.m. in the 2000...
MCSO: Tennessee man jailed following high-speed chase
A Tennessee man was arrested and jailed last week after he allegedly struck a parked vehicle and then led officers on a high-speed chase through Williamson. According to Mingo County Magistrate Court documents, on June 21, Harby Geovany Bavios Leiva, 18 — who police said is not a U.S. citizen — was driving a Chevrolet Camaro on Second Avenue when he struck a parked vehicle near the Tracks End restaurant and failed to stop.
Mingo football, Lady Miners' hoops compete at WVU camps
It was a Mingo Central invasion of sorts to WVU as the MCHS football team and Lady Miners' girls' basketball team were in action in Morgantown. The Miners' football squad took part in a Seven on Seven/Big Man Challenge and also held practice at WVU's Milan Puskar Stadium. The Mingo...
Longtime Kermit resident and councilwoman dies
The residents of Kermit and surrounding communities are mourning the death of a lifetime co-resident and friend, community activist and veteran member of Kermit Town Council. Peggy Lee Marcum Moore, 81, died June 25 at Pikeville (Kentucky) Medical Center following a brief illness. Aside from being a long-serving councilwoman who...
Recent Deaths 06/28/24
Barbara “Peggy” Connor Kagle, 97, of Seneca, passed away on June 27, 2024. Jean R. Davison, 92, of Chapmanville, passed away on June 24, 2024. Evelyn Louise Williams, 73, of Polk, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024. Thomas C. Lamberton, 81, of Lake Latonka, passed away on...
Son strikes mother in face, threating to kill her
LINCOLN COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A son is behind bars after he started striking his mother in the face and threatening to kill her. Upon arrival at the specified location in Lincoln County on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at around midnight, Tpr. C.T. Daniels responded to a call from Lincoln County 911 regarding a domestic […]
Arrest made in connection with body found in Lincoln County
HARTS, W.Va. — State police troopers have made an arrest in connection with a Lincoln County death case. Tony Williamson, 35, was arrested in Parkersburg early Monday morning. He’s charged in the death of Marissa Brandjes. Brandjes’ body was found in a wooded area off of Taunton Drive...
Week Five Grid Spotlight: Miners have huge game with Point Pleasant
Just like last season, Week Five of the high school football season this fall could be a pivotal matchup for Mingo Central and it could be the toughest test for the Miners as the 2024 prep grid season hits the halfway point. Mingo Central's Week Five test will be a...
Tennis clinic hosted for area youth at Logan High
LOGAN — The Thornhill Auto Group Youth Tennis Clinic was hosted at the Logan High School courts on Wednesday and Friday by 2003 LHS graduate Sydney Thornhill Brown and former Virginia Tech tennis player John Howerton. Brown was born in raised in Logan. She has played the sport all...
Child neglect case involving 2-year-old drowning victim headed to grand jury
HAMLIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The case against two parents whose 2-year-old girl drowned June 19 in a pond in Lincoln County is headed to a grand jury, according to our crew at the scene. Probable cause was found in the case involving the father, Jack Parsons Jr., 30, and Tara...
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