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09/09/2026

We’ve got highlights! The Tug Valley High School volleyball team improved to 3-2 on the season with a five-set 3-2 win over Class AAA Chapmanville on Tuesday night at the TVHS gym. The Lady Panthers won 20-25, 25-15, 25-20, 20-25, 15-7.

09/08/2026

State Treasurer Larry Pack released a statement Sept. 8 regarding the recent lawsuit filed by Mingo County parents in their effort to stop the expansion of the Hope Scholarship Program.

09/08/2026

The commission declared the month of September as "Mingo County Goes Purple" in support of National Recovery Month, promoting awareness and solidarity for those affected by substance use disorder. Zachary Kindrick with Mingo County Quick Response Te…

The commission declared the month of September as "Mingo County Goes Purple" in support of National Recovery Month, promoting awareness and solidarity for those affected by substance use disorder. Zachary

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

With the upcoming Labor Day holiday, all governmental offices and many private sector offices and businesses will be closed, including all federal and state offices.

09/07/2026

The Mingo County Commission granted two funding assistance requests proffered by representatives from two of the county’s municipalities to help with the costs of their respective upcoming fall events.

09/07/2026

A group of Dingess residents has filed separate lawsuits in Charleston and Mingo County in hopes of halting the closure of their school — Dingess Elementary — at the conclusion of the 2026-27 school year.

A group of Dingess residents has filed separate lawsuits in Charleston and Mingo County in hopes of halting the closure of their school — Dingess Elementary — at the conclusion

09/06/2026

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced in a statement Aug. 31 that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, declaring the law unenforceable.

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced in a statement Aug. 31 that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York’s Climate Change

09/05/2026

NEWTOWN – Blake Smith booted in a goal for the Mingo Central High School boys' soccer team on Tuesday night in the Miners' home match with Logan and it held up as MCHS downed the Wildcats 1-0 at a sizzling-hot Buck Harless Stadium atop Miner Mountai…

NEWTOWN – Blake Smith booted in a goal for the Mingo Central High School boys' soccer team on Tuesday night in the Miners' home match with Logan and it held

09/05/2026

Returning from a celebration at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, the America 250 Locomotives, designed to honor America's 250th birthday, were spotted rolling through Mingo County on Sept. 2.