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Activities abound this weekend
The Paws Squad, a local animal rescue group, will sponsor a hot dog sale and animal clinic Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will be located at 87 Second Ave., in West Logan .
Matewan Heritage Day to feature two showings of drama
Matewan Heritage Day will feature two shows of the Matewan Massacre Drama at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday on Main Street at the Local Union Hall 1440.
Slain Sheriff's Widow Part Of Memorial Ride
Williamson , Mingo County , West Virginia The widow of slain Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum will participate in a memorial motorcycle ride that will pass by the parking lot where the lawman was fatally shot.
West Virginia Mine Wars tours teach 'lost history'
Tour guide Doug Estepp, left, talks about the 1921 murder of Matewan Police Chief Sid Hatfield in front of the McDowell County Courthouse in Welch, W.Va. It's one of several stops on Estepp's West Virginia Mine Wars tour.
Born in Williamson in 1925, Ward was a graduate of Williamson High School and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, served in the U.S. Navy in the V-12 Program and received his law degree from West Virginia University.