Mingo County News

The Delbarton and Gilbert Police Departments, the West Virginia State Police and the Mingo County Sheriff's Department all made arrests during the past three-day holiday weekend, on charges that include assault and battery, transfer and receiving stolen goods and DUI, among others.

Staff Photo/RACHEL C DOVE This single-wide mobile home that was rental property belonging to Stuart Justice, Jr.

Chad Westley Adkins, 31, of Delbarton, was placed under arrest for charges of malicious wounding by Mingo County Sheriff's Department Sgt.

By JULIA ROBERTS GOAD Staff Writer WILLIAMSON - Two persons arrested in connection with a methamphetamine lab bust had a preliminary hearing this in Mingo County magistrate court.

Here's a pop quiz I'll bet most of us TV zombies can't pass - and no fair peeking at Wikipedia, either: Which one was Hatfield and which one was McCoy? Who lived in Kentucky and who lived in West Virginia? How long did their feud last and what finally ended it? And here's the essay portion: What were they so mad about, anyhow? Most of us learned ... (more)

Sara Payne Scarbro, deputy director for U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, greets Hot Cup coffee shop owner Michael Cline and waitress Sabrina Damron on Thursday morning.

The opening of the Williamson Farmers' Market couldn't have been planned for a more perfect time, as Tug Valley residents gear up to enjoy the first holiday weekend of the season.

A former West Virginia doctor and minor political figure pleaded guilty Thursday to providing prescriptions for pain and anti-anxiety pills to people without examining them or determining they needed such drugs.

A Mingo County doctor faces up to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to selling prescriptions to patients she did not examine.

The Williamson Police Department arrested two men who appear to be part of a 'pill pipeline' that supplied prescription medication for sale in Pike and Mingo Counties.

According to information provided by Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney C. Michael Sparks, a total of seven men who were indicted by the April Grand Jury were once again in circuit court on Monday appearing before the Honorable Judge Michael Thornsbury, where they all entered guilty pleas to charges against them.

By CHAD ABSHIRE Staff Writer With the state of West Virginia, especially Mingo County, having high rates of diabetes, it's worth knowing what the disease is all about.

Staff Photo/RACHEL C DOVE This single-wide mobile home that was rental property belonging to Stuart Justice, Jr.

The chairmen of the Legislature's two powerful finance committees say they will keep a watchful eye on state revenues over the next several months as they prepare for what could be a pivotal state budget next year.

Legislators met after the primary election and held the first interim meetings following the end of the past legislative session.

West Virginia University Extension Professor Bill Richardson is getting ready to see the fruits of his labor materialize, as the entire nation will have the opportunity to become acquainted with the legend of the Hatfield and McCoy feud, beginning Monday, May 21.

An assortment of charges including DUI's, child neglect, brandishing a deadly weapon and domestic battery constituted numerous arrests during the past weekend, involving law enforcement agencies from across the county.

A few short hours after the Saturday edition of the Daily News hit the stands and was delivered to homes containing the first of the "Mingo's Most Wanted" articles slated to become a regular feature, one of the two fugitives wanted by the Williamson Police Department was arrested in Pike County.

Dingess Elementary School was host to three other schools in the Tug Valley area for presentation of reports from Local School Improvement Councils in a special meeting Jan.

Principal Donald Spence, his staff and the entire student body of Dingess Elementary had much to celebrate Friday morning, when they were informed that they were one of only eight schools within the state who had been recognized and awarded the 2012 prestigious "West Virginia School of Excellence Award." Messer, along with the 185 other students ... (more)