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Norfolk Southern announces 24-hour closure for emergency rail repairs
MATEWAN — Norfolk Southern and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 12 have announced a 24-hour closure for emergency rail repairs at the KY 1056 (Bridge Street) and WV 49 (Matewan) intersection. The closure, affecting a crossing located in Matewan, West Virginia, 0.08 miles north of KY 1056 and the Kentucky/West Virginia state line, will begin at 8 a.m. July 14.
Kermit celebrates Independence Day
An estimated 300 people gathered at Kermit’s town park, with at least that many having gathered along U.S. 52 and other parts of the town, to watch Kermit’s annual fireworks show July 3. The holiday festivities began earlier in the evening with other pre-planned activities taking place in the park, including early fireworks watchers getting to dine on the free watermelon that was provided courtesy of the town.
Mingo man facing federal child porn charges
A Delbarton man has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. A grand jury in U.S. District Court in Charleston indicted Terry Randall Hinkle, 55, July 9 on charges of sexual exploitation of children and three counts of activities regarding material constituting/containing child pornography. According to the federal indictment, in...
Local Author Fair at Switzer Library is Back!
We are excited to announce the return of the Local Author Fair at Switzer Library! This year, it will be held on Saturday, September 7, from 1 PM to 4 PM at the Switzer branch of the Cobb County Public Library. Registration: Open for a two-week period, starting Monday, July...
Obituaries July 12, 2024
Patricia Ann Benson, 60, of Chattaroy, died Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, following a brief illness. She was born in Boston, Mass., Nov. 18, 1963, the daughter of Edward Gyukeri Sr., and the late Joanne Ferdinand Gyukeri. Patricia enjoyed the simple pleasures of life....
WHS Athletic HOF announces Friend of the Pack recipients
WILLIAMSON — The Williamson High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced the 2024 recipients of the Friend of the Pack Award. The Friend of the Pack honors was a former Williamson High School Award recognition that the Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Directors revived in 2022.
Four new foes grace 2024 Man football schedule
The Man High School football team's 2024 schedule will look different from a year ago as the Hillbillies added Greenbrier West, Van, Sherman, and Scott to this season's slate of games. Man will make the trip to Charmco to face the Cavaliers on September 27, and the two teams have...
How we owned a mine, or a brief history of Kentucky’s coal mining cooperative
For over 100 years, Himler House stood on a hill overlooking Beauty, formerly Himlerville, in Martin County. Once the site of grand Christmas parties and banquets, the house was eventually abandoned and fell to ruins. But few of the teens, vandals, and ghost hunters who frequented the abandoned mansion knew that it had been the […] The post How we owned a mine, or a brief history of Kentucky’s coal mining cooperative appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Kermit introduced to emergency overdose kit, sets Fall Festival
KERMIT, W.Va. — The Kermit Council welcomed the ONEbox, an emergency opioid overdose reversal kit, to their meeting Monday. They also officially announced the date for this year’s Kermit Fall Festival as Oct. 5. Kirstyn Ooten, a representative from the West Virginia Drug Institute working in Mingo and...
WVDOH repairing heat-damaged roadway near Julian
CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginia Division of Highways (WVODH) work crews are making permanent repairs after excessive heat caused a section of pavement to buckle on US 119 near Julian. On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, a section of US 119 buckled upwards due to excessive heat. WVDOH road crews...
Tug's Hall sees action with Tsunami softball team
Tug Valley's Bailee Hall saw summer softball action over the Fourth of July weekend with the Tsunami Surge 16-and-under travel ball team based out of Madison. Hall joined the team last weekend and hit .500 in a tournament where the Tsunami went 1-2-1 in a four-game set. Hall played third...
Mingo man shot, killed following altercation
A Mingo County man died as a result of gunshot wounds he sustained late last week at a residence in Lenore. Charles Speer, 42, of Kermit, was pronounced dead at Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center after being transported there for treatment of his injuries. According to West Virginia State...
WV man sentenced to prison on Ohio drug charge
IRONTON — A West Virginia man was sentenced to two years in prison as part of a negotiated plea deal in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court earlier this week. Christopher A. Adkins, 32, of Big Ugly Road, Harts, West Virginia, was sentenced by Judge Andy Ballard. Adkins was indicted last year on a charge of aggravated possession of drugs.
DOH: Heat damages roads
CHARLESTON — On Wednesday, West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews completed repairs on a section of US 119 near Julian that buckled due to excessive heat, within 24 hours of the damage occurring. On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, a section of US 119 buckled in the heat....
Man ordered to pay wife’s funeral costs after imprisoning her in camper
INEZ — A Martin County man who pleaded guilty last week to unlawfully imprisoning his wife in a camper in May 2023 has been ordered to pay half the funeral costs for his late wife, who died a month after the incident inside the same camper. According to court...
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