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LC baseball lands three on AAA All-State Team

1 week ago | lincolnjournal.com | Jarrid McCormick

Lincoln County had a trio of players named to the Class AAA All-State Baseball Team after their record breaking season on the diamond in 2025. Junior standout Bralin Peters as well as freshman Dawson Adkins and Garrett Adkins each were named as Honorable Mention selections by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association. kAm!6E6CD[ H9@ =65 E96 !2?E96CD :? D6G6C2= @776?D:G6 42E68@C:6D[ D>24<65 2 E62> 36DE 7@FC 9@>6 CF?D @? E96 J62C 2D 96 925 2 ]bad 32EE:?8 2G6C286 H:E9 2 ]cce @?
Four Lady Panthers named All-State, Cooper lands on First Team

2 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Jarrid McCormick

Four Lincoln County Lady Panthers were recognized for their display on the diamond in 2025 as they were chosen to the Class AAA All-State Softball Team which was released on Wednesday. Representing the Panthers on the illustrious squad, which was chosen by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association, is first-team selection Arien Cooper, second-teamers Abbie Jeffers and Jillian Starcher, as well as an honorable mention selection in Keirstin Ross. kAmr@@A6C[ 2 D@A9@>@C6[ D6CG65 2D {:?4@=?
'Fox into the henhouse': WV Congress members backing air quality protection cuts

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Mike Tony

Harmful greenhouse gas emissions per person in West Virginia nearly quintupled the national average last year, driven by the state’s high concentration of high-polluting coal-fired power plants. West Virginia’s 13 power plants reported emitting 47 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023, per a Gazette-Mail review of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data.
Capito-led panel reconciliation bill text would make deep green energy, climate cuts

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Mike Tony

Less than two weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives passed sprawling budget reconciliation legislation that would make deep cuts to environmental protections and green energy incentives, a Senate panel led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has released bill text that would wield a similarly aimed ax.
LC softball lands seven on All-Cardinal Team, Cooper named Co-Player of the Year

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Jarrid McCormick

The Lincoln County softball squad produced another strong season in 2025 as they finished with a 17-10 record, which led to seven Lady Panthers being named to the recently released All-Cardinal Conference Softball Team. Headlining the squad from Lincoln County was standout sophomore pitcher Arien Cooper, who landed on the First Team and was named Co-Player of the Year. kAmr@@A6C H2D 2 H@C< 9@CD6 @? E96 >@F?5 7@C 4@249 %@>>J q2CC6EE 2D D96 A:E4965 :?
Panthers well represented on All-Cardinal baseball team, Peters named 1st Team

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Jarrid McCormick

The Lincoln County baseball squad put together a historic season in 2025 as they set a new school record for wins in a season with 16. Several Panthers were recognized for their strong play this spring, as they had six players named to the recently released All-Cardinal Conference Baseball Team. Lincoln County's lone First Team selection was junior standout Bralin Peters who led the Panthers in several categories in 2025.
Lincoln County programs receive awards from Pallottine Foundation

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Amy Adkins

HAMLIN — Lincoln County Community Outreach Program received $14,000 and McCorkle Free Will Baptist Church received $10,000 from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington. LCCOP’s outreach team in Hamlin will visit areas of Lincoln County where people are experiencing homelessness and substance use disorder. Team members will engage in conversation and provide blessing bag supplies, including nonperishable food, hygiene items, blankets, and other essentials.
Governor Morrisey announces reforms within child welfare system

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Amy Adkins

CHARLESTON — Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a series of child welfare reforms aimed at ending years of bureaucratic stonewalling and beginning a new era of transparency. The changes come following a series of listening sessions held across the state with key stakeholders and a thorough review of past child fatalities and near fatalities within the child welfare system. kAm“x? AC6G:@FD J62CD[ E96 DE2E6 DE@?6H2==65 23@FE E96 DE2EFD @7 49:=5C6? :?
New juried art exhibit opening at Culture Center

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Amy Adkins

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History will open a new exhibition at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston on June 1, at 2 p.m. with a reception and awards ceremony. This exhibit, titled West Virginia Historic Figures, is the fourth and final installation of Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions. kAm%96 x?DA:C65 $6C:6D @7 6I9:3:E:@?D H2D 4C62E65 :? 9@?@C @7 E96 FA4@>:?8 ad_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D :?
Fire takes family’s home

3 weeks ago | lincolnjournal.com | Amy Adkins

HAMLIN — A family of eight, with one on the way, lost their home on Thursday night, May 27, due to a fire. James and Misty Hager along with their six children all made it out but the home located on Mansion Street in Hamlin was deemed a partial loss. Several pets were lost in the devastation as well. kAm$6G6C2= 72>:=J >6>36CD 2?5 7C:6?5D E@@< E@ D@4:2= >65:2 E@ 6IAC6DD E96:C DJ>A2E9J 2?5 2D< 7@C 96=A 7@C E96 72>:=J]k^AmkAmw2>=:?