Logan Court House Elm

Court House Elm is Slowly Dying Logan Banner, 14 April 1922 The old elm that has stood on the western end of the court house plaza has given evidence that it is about ready to give up the ghost and pass away. Efforts have been made this week to water the roots and otherwise assist […]

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The murder of Mamie Thurman remains a mystery

By Dwight Williamson “Let he who is without sin be the one to cast the first stone.” Those were the words of Jesus of Nazareth, according to the Bible, and those also were practically the only words delivered by Rev. B.C. Gamble during the 1932 church services of Mamie Thurman at Nighbert Memorial Church in

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Obituary For Ronald Charles McCormick

Ronald Charles McCormick of Steger, Illinois, born July 10, 1933 at Monitor WV, transcended this life on May 12, 2021. Ronald was the son of  the late Clovis and Virginia McCormack of Cherry Tree.  Celebration of Life for Ronald to be held in meeting room at the Chief Logan Lodge on July 16 at 10:00. 

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Cherry Tree Golden Gloves Boy

A celebration of the life of Ronald Charles McCormick July 10, 1933 – May 2, 2021. From the perspective of his brother. The beginning? Well, a young coal miner from KY by the name of Clovis had taken a job with the Monitor Coal and Coke Company. Boarding at the company clubhouse, he would frequently

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Midelburg Island

By Robert McCormack Long before many of us experienced attending the new high school on Midelburg Island beginning in 1957, the island served as Logan’s playground: Ballfields, carnivals, circuses, site of the outdoor drama, “The Aracoma Story,” horseback riding, and tent revivals. I’m reminded of three Logan Junior High Band members from Cherry Tree who

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The Ammar Brothers

By Bob Piros The Ammar brothers started their business in the early 1900s as peddlers. They would carry their entire inventory on their backs, walking every step of the way as they traveled a route that would take them from Alabama to Michigan and back again. The brothers would split up to cover their route

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The man responsible for the creation of Mingo County

By Dwight Williamson Whether or not you are a history buff, people – especially in Logan and Mingo counties – should know that Mingo County was formed from Logan County in 1895. However, I’d bet very few people know that an old mountain moonshiner is credited with being the “daddy” of the project that led

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The Dime Store Lunch Counter

GROWING UP IN A COAL CAMP The Dime Store Lunch Counter By: Connie Baisden Marsh Many of us shopped at G.C. Murphy’s in Logan. Here is a story I wrote about shopping with my mother in the 1960s. “What are these little sticks for?” I asked my mother when I was about eight years old.

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