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| STAGGERING NUMBERS Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT WILLIAMSON – Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney C. Michael Sparks recently joined Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national anti-crime organization, because of his concern over alarming juvenile and teen statistics in this county. |
| East End scrap yard catches fire Thursday Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT WILLIAMSON – Williamson Fire Chief Jerry Mounts had already gone home Thursday when he got a call concerning a brush fire at Big Frank’s scrap yard at East End. |
| MCRA to be part of historic diesel testing Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT WILLIAMSON – An exciting report to the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority during its meeting Thursday revealed that the first test of synthetic diesel in large engines and the first in large earth-moving equipment in the world is to be conducted next week at the Walker Machinery Engine Shop in Belle, W.Va. |
| Grant funds to be used for handicapped accessibility Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT STONE, Ky. – Stone Heritage is continuing its quest to preserve and record area history. |
| Judge suspends several valley fills Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT CHARLESTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily suspended valley fill activities covered by three mountaintop removal permits and ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to immediately notify an environmental group when new mining permits are issued. |
| Tigers trounce Wolfpack, 10-1 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT WILLIAMSON – The Matewan Tigers scored a run in the top of the first inning and never trailed as they defeated the homestanding Williamson Wolfpack, 10-1, Thursday at Lefty Hamilton Park. |
| Inez Maynard Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT Inez Maynard, 81, of Delbarton passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Huntington’s St. Mary’s Medical Center. |
| Ruth Muse Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:10:37 CDT Ruth M. Muse died April 8, 2008 and was interred with her husband in Beckley April 14, 2008. |
| Whitewater companies form alliance HICO — Four whitewater rafting companies in Fayette County have joined together to create the state’s largest outfitter and the third-largest guided whitewater venture in the United States. |
| Business After Hours heads to cabins The Cabins at Pine Haven hosted the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours networking meeting Thursday night. |
| Sam’s Club opens doors to everyone in anniversary celebration Sam’s Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a weekend-long open house, welcoming all customers to its food and general merchandise discount stores. |
| Jury visits scene of homicides Jurors in the Gary Martin triple-murder trial Friday afternoon visited the scene in Hico where prosecutors say the defendant gunned down his victims with an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle in a roadway just outside his home.Martin, 57, of Stringtown Road, was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury on three counts of felony murder last fall in the shooting deaths of Carl Blaine Cox Jr., 24, of Edmond, Christopher Lee Legg, 23, of Hico and Dustin Tyler Hughes, 22, of Hico. |
| House fire claims one life Authorities are unsure what extent — if any — an inoperable hydrant had in contributing to the death of a woman who died when her Glen White home was destroyed by fire. |
| Learn to share the load and the loaf It all started with a chicken. A fictional one, at that. |
| St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Beckley prepares for Easter At a time when many people have long since put away their Easter baskets and decorations for another year, Eastern Orthodox Christians, who comprise the second-largest group within the world’s Christian population, are just now preparing for the joyous celebration of Easter (Pascha) on Sunday, April 27. |
| Stewards of Children involves communities in preventing child sexual abuse Concerned about the rising number of cases of child sexual abuse? |
| Recent column sparks comments from ‘Sasquatch’ We got e-mails galore. |
| For now ... town drops annex request Fayetteville town officials have agreed, for now, to withdraw a request for annexation of a portion of W.Va. 16.In March, the town applied to the Fayette County Commission for a minor boundary adjustment to cover the portion of the roadway that leads from the county seat west to The Ledges housing development, a gated community off Belmont Road which is already annexed into town boundaries. |
| Police: Man confesses to setting house fire A Raleigh County man was jailed after sheriff’s detectives say he burned his girlfriend’s house down and told an off-duty State Police trooper he did it. |
| Democrats to let independents vote in primary Independents needn’t look for a bouquet of flowers when they head to the polls next month, but the Democrats are wooing those voters with the fervor of an eager bridegroom by letting them mark ballots for the first time in a West Virginia primary. |
| Murder mystery performance to benefit TWV Mr. E. Murder Mysteries will perform its first dinner theater in Beckley April 26 at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center and it’s all to benefit Theatre West Virginia. |
| Police arrest five in catalytic converter thefts Five people have been arrested in two separate catalytic converter thefts, and Raleigh County sheriff’s detectives say police are working to combat a “nightly” crime. |
| Family calls; United Way director resigns After five years as executive director of the United Way of Southern West Virginia, Linda Lugar has decided to step down in order to move closer to her family in New England. |
| Manchin approves $5 million in weatherization grants Thirteen community organizations in West Virginia are sharing $5,291,102 in grants under the Weatherization Assistance Program that hires technicians to install energy efficiency and conservation measures for low-income residents. |
| No contract agreement reached in hotel talks WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — Six hours of negotiations between management and labor officials ended Thursday without a contract for The Greenbrier’s 1,100 union employees. |
| Brush fires are reported Raleigh County firefighters spent a second day battling numerous brush fires Thursday. |
| Victim not yet located Fayette County authorities continued their search Thursday for a man who reportedly jumped to his death from the New River Gorge Bridge. |
| Service to recall one of world’s darkest hours In the beginning, the Holy Bible says, darkness covered the earth. |
| Obituaries - Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
| Obituaries - Friday, April 18, 2008 |
| Thumbs, Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
| Edwin Pratt Generations knew him as Mr. Pratt. And that’s what they called him. |
| Special prosecutor files to dismiss beating charge LEWISBURG — In a stunning turn of events, a Braxton County special prosecutor Friday filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case against Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Sawyers, who was indicted last month for allegedly beating county Prosecutor Kevin Hanson. |
| House fire victim identified A woman who died early Thursday morning of injuries she sustained in a house fire in Glen White has been identified. |
| Truck strikes empty tanks Authorities say a man escaped injury after reportedly crashing through a fence and striking empty propane tanks. |
| Beckley man crashes into pole, faces criminal charges Beckley police say they believe a 71-year-old man was intoxicated when he crashed his subcompact car into a city sign and a power pole Friday. |
| Albright shines in MSU win Mountain State University used a five-run third inning to take the first game of a doubleheader, 7-3, over conference foe Indiana University Southeast Friday at Warren Williams Stadium in Beckley. |
| Gold-Blue game set for today MORGANTOWN — Coach Bill Stewart is expecting a good, competitive contest today when the annual Gold-Blue intrasquad scrimmage winds up spring football practice. |
| Three Cougars to play in all-star game Three members of the NAIA Division I national runner-up Mountain State University basketball team have been selected to play in an all-star event next week. |
| Local Roundup PREP SOFTBALL; PREP BASEBALL; COLLEGE SOFTBALL; Holes-in-one; Practice session set for today at BMS |
| Catholic conquers Devils in 11 innings OAK HILL — Freshmen in a pitchers’ duel? |
| Aschebrook says R-Rod offered him help to find job Ex-West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez said he would find a job at Michigan for a WVU athletic fundraiser being investigated over an alleged racist remark, according to a sworn affidavit obtained by The Associated Press. |
| Are you ready for some women’s football? OAK HILL — The last thing Lisa Taylor thought she’d be doing this early in life is owning a football team. |
| Mountain State has key games this weekend Mountain State University hosts two key doubleheaders this weekend, beginning with Indiana University SE at 6 p.m. tonight at Warren Williams Field. |
| WVU Foundation files motion against R-Rod MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University Foundation wants Rich Rodriguez to pay $30,000 for dragging the organization into the lawsuit over his $4 million buyout clause. |
| Screen Actors Guild signs deal with independant film company Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Screen Actors Guild has cut a deal that would let its members work for an independent film company regardless of a future strike against the major studios. |
| Lance Bass speaks out against gay discrimination Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 NEW YORK (AP) — Lance Bass doesn’t want others to stay silent as he did. So he’s made a public service announcement for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN). |
| Everclear’s cover album makes mockery of originals Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When a band covers a song, it can be either really good or really bad. A lot of this depends on if the song was popular during a different decade and if that popularity has carried over through the years. |
| Panel to Panel Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 On May 2, “Iron Man” will hit theaters across the nation. For the first time, the character will cross over to the silver screen after several incarnations in mediums ranging from action figures to cartoon segments. Iron Man’s 1963 debut in “Tales of Susp |
| Art historian gives lecture on Sistine Chapel at CAC Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Renowned art historian David Summers will visit the CAC today at 5 p.m. to give a lecture titled “The Loftiest Possible Interpretation of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.” |
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