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| Page 3’s Gamezone store gives thousands of comics to libraries Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Free Comic Book Day is all about trying to get people into reading comic books. |
| Honoring Our Own Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Unappreciated is far from what coal miners should feel. On Thursday, Pike County Judge Executive Wayne T. Rutherford made a proclamation declaring May 1 as Kentucky Coal Miner Appreciation Day, making sure they get the recognition he feels they deserve. |
| Alpha employees get new package Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 VARNEY – To a crowd of over 100 miners, seeing the vice president of the company they work for standing around with packets to hand out must have been quite intimidating. |
| Clinton tells voters Hillary is most qualified Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 MORGANTOWN— Despite findings that Hillary Clinton has less support among young people than Barack Obama, West Virginia University students came out in droves Thursday to support the Democrat vying to be the nation’s first female president. |
| Davis case bound over to circuit court Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 WILLIAMSON – Mingo County Magistrate Eugene Crum found enough evidence existed to bound Williamson resident John “Daddy Rat” Davis over to circuit court during a preliminary hearing Thursday. |
| Interest in education drives Branch’s candidacy Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 WILLIAMSON – Mercer County native Jackie Branch and her family have resided in Mingo County for the past 16 years and her interest in education has led her to file for a seat on the non-partisan Mingo County Board of Education. |
| Pike pair critical after train accident Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 PIKEVILLE Ky. – A single vehicle accident involving a CSX train has sent two people to the hospital in critical condition. |
| Oil prices rise above $113 a barrel today Fri, 2 May 2008 08:32:44 -0500 Oil prices bounced back above $113 a barrel in volatile trading Friday after falling sharply from the early-week record near $120 a barrel. |
| Gilbert falls to Van in sectional Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 MAN – The Gilbert Lady Lions fell to the Van Lady Bulldogs, 14-4, in five innings during the sectional softball tournament at Man High School. |
| Darkness halts Matewan-Man contest after seven innings Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 MATEWAN – The Matewan Tigers finished their game tied with the Man Hillbillies on Wednesday after the contest was halted due to darkness after seven innings. |
| Panthers, Burch split two games Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 NAUGATUCK – Tug Valley and Burch split a doubleheader during baseball action at Tug Valley High School on Thursday. |
| Area F.Y.I. Fri, 2 May 2008 07:40:26 -0500 Belfry Men’s Basketball League Registrations are now being accepted for the 2007-08 Belfry Area Men's Basketball League. Please call Bobby Varney at (606) 625-5588 or Jeremy Howard at (606) 353-4066 with questions and to get a copy of league rules, fees and forms. There will be a league meeting at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 3 to pay league fees, discuss rules and set a schedule for the first day. Money made will go to support the boys basketball team at Belfry Middle School. |
| Burns Cox Fri, 2 May 2008 08:32:44 -0500 Burns Cox, 83, of Red Jacket, passed away May 1, 2008 at the Trinity Healthcare Facility in Williamson. |
| Anna Pasquale Fri, 2 May 2008 08:32:44 -0500 Anna Chapman Pasquale, 97, of Huntington, formerly of Belfry, Ky., passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the Hospice of Huntington. |
| April Russell Fri, 2 May 2008 08:32:44 -0500 April Stroud Smith Russell, 51, of Rawl, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Williamson Memorial Hospital. |
| Sidney Roehrer Fri, 2 May 2008 08:32:44 -0500 Sidney G. Roehrer, 85, of New Camp Road, South Williamson, Ky., passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the Trinity Healthcare Facility in Williamson. |
| No gas for their grass Sisters Polly and Peggy Cook care for their lawn on North Oakwood Avenue in Beckley Thursday using a reel mower and a set of electric clippers. |
| Furry friends The cat seems to have the upper hand at this home on Arbuckle Avenue in Oak Hill Wednesday. |
| A call for help! Some of the people hit hardest by rising food prices are those who depend on organizations that provide free meals for them. |
| China, India moving ahead, but we have the ginseng — for now It’s a strange world we live in. |
| City Holding Co. commits $150,000 to BAF City Holding Co. Tuesday committed $150,000 for the long-term charitable support of the Beckley area. The special one-time gift to the Beckley Area Foundation is above and beyond City’s ongoing annual support to local charities. |
| Pike board refinances $59 million at lower rate Moving to dump its insurer and get out of an interest squeeze prompted by a national subprime fiasco, the West Virginia Parkways Authority agreed Thursday to refinance $59 million in bonds and drop its rates back into single digits. |
| Parkways chairman: City/county facility hurting Tamarack Turning loose of struggling Tamarack to the Commerce Department isn’t possible until the West Virginia Parkways Authority comes up with a way of wiping out Tamarack’s annual $1 million deficit. |
| County seeks bonds to build judicial annex Following nearly two years of study and preparation, the Raleigh County Commission moved forward on its judicial annex building project at a special meeting Thursday by unanimously voting to ask the Raleigh County Building Commission to issue $5 million in revenue bonds to begin construction. |
| Nonunion companies offering incentives to retain coal miners Even as a wave of job cuts afflict workers nationwide, in coal country, mine operators are offering free health insurance, gas money, stock and bonuses to lure enough miners as coal fetches record prices. |
| ‘Suspicious’ acting skunk had rabies virus, test shows A rabid skunk staggered into a Ronceverte front yard Saturday where children were playing, according to Greenbrier County health officials. |
| Business break-ins may be related to other crimes Three recent Raleigh County business break-ins are possibly related to several others, some dating back to last fall, investigators say. |
| Copper thieves strike Verizon cell tower Raleigh County sheriff’s detectives say copper thieves struck a cell phone tower twice in three days’ time. |
| Union leader wants all ’pike workers drug-tested Not all workers on the West Virginia Turnpike undergo drug testing, but a union leader thinks it would be a sound idea if they were put to random checks. |
| Senator pushes monthly handouts for low-income motorists to buy gas Monthly handouts of $100 to $165 for low-income motorists strapped to buy gas in a time of soaring prices are being proposed by Sen. Jay Rockefeller. |
| Economic development summit focuses on new economy Expanding awareness about what the “new economy” is was the focus of an economic development summit Thursday at Tamarack in Beckley. |
| Byrd blasts Bush over ‘misson accomplished’ Five years ago Thursday, President Bush stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln to pronounce an end to major combat operations in Iraq, putting a “mission accomplished” label on the war. |
| W.Va. receives $5 million highway safety grant Vice Adm. Thomas J. Barrett, the U.S. Department of Transportation deputy secretary, presented a $5 million grant to Gov. Joe Manchin and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program Wednesday for the state’s “elite” seatbelt usage level. |
| First Fridays to salute Mother’s Day tribute Lewisburg’s ongoing First Fridays After 5 continues with live music, a Mother’s Day tribute and much more. |
| Sophia gears up for animal rescue benefit The third annual Peanut’s Promise to Pets, scheduled for May 10 in downtown Sophia, promises to offer a little something for everyone, co-organizer John Fanary says. |
| House fire under investigation A Fayette County man’s house burned less than a week after a jury convicted another arson victim of killing his son and two other young men, authorities said. |
| Obituaries - Friday, May 2, 2008 |
| Obituaries for Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
| Fire levy Far-fetched? Not really. As Register-Herald reporter Mannix Porterfield pointed out in a recent series, a number of volunteer fire departments in the area are financially strapped, and unless relief is found, they could be forced to shut down. |
| Vaccinate In the past few years, the number of reported rabies cases has been large enough that we should definitely be concerned when it comes to valuable livestock and personal pets. |
| Clearly identify A 16-year-old St. Albans boy was shot and killed by a 19-year-old Tuesday morning while both were turkey hunting in the same wooded area. Division of Natural Resources investigators are calling it an accident. |
| Police nab alleged purse snatcher For three straight days, police say, a Raleigh County woman snatched five purses from distracted victims’ shopping carts. Now, they say, she’s been arrested. |
| Two-hitters sink Oak Hill Rumors of Shady Spring’s demise in high school softball were a bit premature. |
| Coach Huggins expects Mountaineers to get better MORGANTOWN — Coach Bob Huggins said Thursday evening that he thinks West Virginia will be “a whole lot better” next season than it was in 2007-08. |
| Shady emerging as a title contender OAK HILL — Shady Spring’s girls track team has emerged as a contender in Class AA this season. The reason? Chalk it up to experience and maturity. |
| Alexander to decide on NBA in a couple weeks MORGANTOWN — Joe Alexander, who led West Virginia to a 26-11 record this year, plans to decide soon whether to return for his remaining year of eligibility or turn professional. |
| Beckley Speedway opens season tonight When the gates swing open tonight, Beckley Motor Speedway will celebrate its 49th season of racing. |
| Concord hoping to get back on track It’s been a special season for Concord’s baseball team, from a school-record number of wins to a No. 1 regional ranking. Coach Kevin Garrett would hate to see it all tainted by one game. |
| Local Roundup PREP BASEBALL; PREP SOFTBALL SECTIONALS |
| WVU set for crucial series against St. John’s MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s baseball team visits St. John’s this weekend for another critical Big East three-game series. |
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