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Updated: February 16, 2020 @ 5:26 am Full Forecast Beckley, West Virginia Newsletter Facebook Twitter Instagram Toggle navigation Menu Search Contact Us Purchase Photos Submit a Letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Place an Obituary Subscribe Start a Subscription Manage My Subscription E-Paper App Downloads Newsletter Text Alerts Login About Us Contact Us App Downloads Advertise with Us Facebook Twitter Photos E-Paper Local Events See All Events Add Your Event Celebrations Obituaries Public Notice BUY PHOTOS Featured Stories +5 Freedom Rider Freedom Rider Woodrow Wilson principal releases statement on Tuesday's basketball game Woodrow Wilson principal releases statement on Tuesday's basketball game Governor regrets using the word "thugs" Governor regrets using the word "thugs" Assistant coach Nabors cleared - with surveillance VIDEO Assistant coach Nabors cleared - with surveillance VIDEO +5 Florida 'red flag' gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland Florida 'red flag' gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland LATEST NEWS +3 Life A blessing in disguise Dolly's Diner thrives following devastating fire 2 hrs ago Life Beckley VAMC to host mobile memorial wall, picnic March 31 2 hrs ago +3 Life West Virginia Week in History - Feb 16-22 2 hrs ago +2 Life Fried pies can warm the winter chill 2 hrs ago Life Book review - "Tooth Fairy in Training" 2 hrs ago EDITOR'S PICKS +5 News Freedom Rider 10 hrs ago News Wills has myriad economic development ideas - that don't check out 10 hrs ago News Powell's statement Updated 11 hrs ago News Woodrow Wilson principal releases statement on Tuesday's basketball game 11 hrs ago News Governor regrets using the word "thugs" 13 hrs ago PODCAST Question of the Week Should Gov. Jim Justice meet with the Woodrow Wilson High School girls basketball team and issue a formal apology for calling them a “bunch of thugs”? During a Greenbrier East vs. Woodrow Wilson girls basketball game a timeout was called and Woodrow assistant coach Gene Nabors, Brian’s younger brother, approached Woodrow administrators Rocky Powell (principal) and J.T. Payne (athletic director) to address the issue of a fan who had been antagonizing him. The fan was later identified as Steven Damon, a parent of a Greenbrier East player. It’s unclear what Nabors said to Damon, if anything, but photo evidence supports the fact Nabors did his best to diffuse the situation, as confirmed by a surveillance video obtained by the WVSSAC. Justice's response to the outburst was “I hate to say it any other way, but honest to God’s truth is the same thing happened over at Woodrow two different times out of the Woodrow players,” Justice said. “They’re a bunch of thugs. The whole team left the bench, the coach is in a fight, they walked off the floor, they called the game. The game was over when they walked off the floor — it’s just as simple as that. They don’t know how to behave and at the end of the day, you got what you got.” Total Votes: 33 Yes 23 70% No 10 30% Loading… Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners AP Special Section posted: February 12 Even before Iowa fiasco, caucuses were on their way out Special Section posted: February 11 Flashing signs, cheering fans as Dems make NH closing pitch AP Special Section posted: February 09 Video Woodrow Wilson v Greenbrier East Surveillance Video Incident involving Woodrow Wilson and Greenbrier East girls basketball teams. A blood drive for Auntie A blood drive for Auntie Waiting for water Waiting for water WVSOM Sim War WVSOM Sim War Wyoming BOE Meeting Wyoming BOE Meeting Dolly's Diner Dolly's Diner WVU Tech's MLK Day of Service WVU Tech's MLK Day of Service Photo Galleries +15 Gallery GALLERY: 2020 Class AA Regional Finals Brad Davis 7 hrs ago +9 Gallery GALLERY: Class AA Regional Wrestling, Friday Brad Davis Feb 14, 2020 +8 Gallery GALLERY: Woodrow v Hurricane, 2/13/20 Brad Davis Feb 13, 2020 +5 Gallery GALLERY: Indy at Shady, 2/13/20 Brad Davis Feb 13, 2020 +10 Gallery GALLERY: Woodrow Wilson vs Greenbrier East Jen Harnish Feb 11, 2020 +11 Gallery GALLERY: WV Law Makers at Work Chris Jackson Feb 11, 2020 LATEST PHOTOS To view or purchase photos, visit photos.register-herald.com . COUPON DEALS NEWSPAPER ADS This Week's Circulars Premium Text Ads Obituaries Dennis James Hatfield Lee Hart Lee Hart, age 81, of Beckley, WV, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley, WV. Samuel Eric Lilly Sr. Walls, Franklin Franklin Farris Walls, 63, of Turkey Creek, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at CAMC Memorial Hospital. Funeral 5pm Sunday, February 16th, at Old Pathway Church, Ikes Fork. He will be cremated. Arrangements by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco. Cook, Dorothy Most Popular Articles Images Videos Commented Articles Justice: "They're a bunch of thugs" Assistant coach Nabors cleared - with surveillance VIDEO Calls for apology Five Woodrow Wilson girls basketball players suspended Wyoming County grand jury lists indictments NAACP calls for a meeting Powell's statement Fisher, Taylor win girls wrestling titles Inspired effort pushes Woodrow Wilson past Hurricane "Thugs" not appropriate; lawmakers taken aback Images Videos Commented Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. 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