At the center of the of the conflict were the two family patriarchs: William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield and Randolph McCoy. As legend has it, two neighboring families in the backwoods of ...

In 1882, Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield's brother was murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy. Within a matter of days, Devil Anse and his ad hoc militia executed the three McCoys.

Randolph’s Gabe McCoy makes a move on the low block during Friday’s nonleague basketball game against CSAT. P-J photo by Jay Young RANDOLPH — The Randolph boys basketball team did not rest on its ...