TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 20...
Jazz get first win in San Antonio since 1999
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A decade of misery for the Utah Jazz in San Antonio is over. But the Spurs’ early struggles show no sign of ending. Deron Williams scored 21 points and Carlos Boozer scored...
Hunting season good time to focus on ATV safety
As the state begins to get into the hunting season, the WVU Extension Service reminds parents and youth in the community to be aware and reinforce the importance of ATV safety. There are more ...
Belfry Lady Pirates to host Border States Shoot Out
BELFRY , Ky. —The Belfry High School Girl’s basketball team will host the annual “Border States Shoot Out” Saturday, Nov.28. This years field has been expanded to twelve teams and will also featu...
Cheer champs
The Williamson High School Cheerleaders recently won 2nd place in the Class A, Region IV WVSSAC cheerleading competition held at Parkersburg High School Saturday. The team will compete for the ...
Local teen keeps MU football team, refs hydrated
HUNTINGTON — One Martin County woman is getting more time on the field at Marshall University football games than many of the Thundering Herd players. Pint-sized Machelle Goble works as an athle...
Tough Man provides fun, exciting evening
LOGAN – It was a night of surprises last Saturday night at the 22nd-annual Coal Area Toughman Contest at Logan High School’s Willie Akers Arena. The biggest surprise of all was in Saturday’s ope...
Zack Greinke wins Cy Young Award
NEW YORK (AP) — When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go — he didn’t recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he’d won the American League ...
UK football team not satisfied with just being bowl eligible
LEXINGTON , Ky. (AP) — Memories of the raucous celebration following Kentucky’s bowl-clinching sixth win over Vanderbilt three years ago are still fresh to senior offensive lineman Christian John...
Doubleheader doozy
Kansas-Memphis, Pelphrey-Pitino
One game will be a rematch of one of the greatest NCAA championship games in history, a chance to relive Mario’s Miracle. And the first game could be more intriguing than the nightcap. Top-ranke...
Tiger royalty
Georgetown College’s student body voted senior Ciera Mills from Stone, Ky., as their 2009 homecoming queen Saturday, Oct. 17. Ciera is the daughter of Angie Daniels and Paul Mills and grandd...
Marshall marks 39th anniversary of plane crash
HUNTINGTON (AP) — The 39th anniversary of a plane crash that killed most of Marshall University’s football team is being marked at a memorial service. The memorial Saturday on the Huntingt...
BELFRY, Ky. — Friday the 13th proved unlucky for the Belfry Pirates, losing to Sheldon Clark as the Cardinals advance to play in the regional championship. “At the beginning of the year I though...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seve Benson has never seen so many people on a golf course. Some 10,000 fans lined both sides of the 10th fairway Thursday morning as t...
(Photos Submitted) Tug Valley Cheerleaders won the Region AA Championship and will be competing at state on Dec.12, at noon, reported their coach Tara Ellis.
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Donnie Tyndall came to Morehead State in 2006 tasked with rebuilding arguably one of the worst programs in the country. Consider the project ahead of schedule. The Eagles ent...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers watched a snow-splattered Troy Polamalu make a seemingly impossible, one-handed scoop interception on a mushy field against Chargers quarterback Philip Riv...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — At the same time the Colts and Patriots are looking ahead to their pivotal AFC game in Indianapolis on Sunday night, they might be tempted to peek over their shoulders at the Stee...
MAN – All eyes were on Man on Saturday night as the Class A No. 2-ranked Man High School football team hosted Matewan in West Virginia’s regular season finale. The Hillbillies were hoping to blow ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Given good blocking and a fresh start, Larry Johnson might still be the power-running Pro Bowler who had back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons for Kansas City. Are you listening,...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Bill Stewart says sore ankles shouldn’t keep running back Noel Devine and quarterback Jarrett Brown from playing at unbeaten Cincinnati. Devine touched...
by By MICHAEL BROWNING Managing Editor The Logan Banner
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ASHTON — The Burch Bulldogs finished the season with their best performance of the year, a 54-20 win over the homestanding Hannan Wildcats in Ashton, W.Va. The Bulldogs scored six rushing touchd...
The Gilbert Lions finished their regular season with a 30-0 win against the Tug Valley Panthers on their home field of Lowell Phipps Stadium, Friday, Nov. 6. “With this win, I think we beat every...
NEW YORK (AP) — For a guy who was hundreds of miles away, George Steinbrenner still managed to dominate the World Series. Talk about a fitting tribute. The frail owner was in Tampa, Fla., when Ne...
Gilbert won the secionals Wednesday night over Man. On Monday night Gilbert easily defeated Man 25-16, 25-21, 25-15. But Man pushed the match to five games last night in the championship game by wi...
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia probably picked a good week to be without the Southeastern Conference's leading receiver. A.J. Green, who leads the conference with 44 catches and 732 yards receiving, w...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back. "It fe...
MATEWAN - The Kermit K-8 Blue Devils came through in an overtime win against Williamson Middle School to become Mingo County champions for the second year in a row Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Tiger Stadi...
by MICHAEL BROWNING The Logan Banner Managing Editor
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GILBERT — The Gilbert High School Lady Lions volleyball team emerged unscathed from the first night of the Class A Region 4 Section 2 tournament Monday night, while the Man Lady Billies, Matewan La...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Calipari surveyed the assembled media and decided it was time to take an informal poll. “How many of you thought we’d score 115 tonight,” Calipari said after the fourth-...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — By the ninth inning, Phillies fans were preparing for the worst. The New York Yankees were at it again, chipping away at a dwindling lead and threatening to take away the Phils...
Starters is a locally owned restaurant and sports bar in downtown Williamson, WV. Owners Kathe and Pierce Whitt along with Michael Brewster, started their adventure in 1994. Starters serves delicio...
Through prosperous and lean days in the Tug Valley, the Williamson Daily News has faithfully served its readers, bringing local, state, national and global news to area doorsteps. This daily newspa...
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