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| Clinton visits Williamson Fri, 9 May 2008 16:33:01 -0500 WILLIAMSON — Appropriately enough, an antique fire engine completely rebuilt from the ground up by the late Sonny Urps served as the backdrop for former President Bill Clinton’s historic Williamson Fire Station stump speech Friday. |
| PRESIDENTIAL PREPARATION Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 (Staff Photo/PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON) The Williamson Fire Department’s Chip Ball (left) and Joey Carey do a little housekeeping Thursday afternoon in preparation for today’s historic visit by former President Bill Clinton. Clinton spoke at the Williamson Fire Department this afternoon as part of his “Solutions For America” tour campaigning for wife Hillary, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination and a win in Tuesday’s West Virginia primary. For complete coverage of today’s event, read Saturday’s Daily News either in print or online at williamsondailynews.com. |
| Obama may be heading to Williamson Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 WILLIAMSON — Williamson Ward 4 City Councilman Michael Brewster informed fellow council members during Thursday’s meeting of an “unofficial” phone call he received. |
| Assessor’s race has unique feel Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 WILLIAMSON - Politics is a dirty business. It’s bloodsport. Kill or be killed. For someone experiencing an election campaign for the first time, this reality can be overwhelming. |
| Mingo Golden Horseshoe winners honored today Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 WILLIAMSON – Four Mingo County students were off to Charleston today to join 200 other West Virginia eighth graders who will be presented prestigious Golden Horseshoe awards for outstanding performance on the Golden Horseshoe test. |
| Worley case continued Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 WILLIAMSON – Assistant Prosecutor Jeff Simpkins said the case against Jason Worley was continued in Mingo County Magistrate Court Wednesday pending further investigation that will allow Norfolk-Southern Railroad to produce a video of the alleged robbery the defendant stands accused of. |
| Fanning seeks re-election to Senate with ‘pride’ Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 IAEGER – John Pat Fanning, a former mayor of Iaeger and a senator representing the Sixth Senatorial District for the past 28 years, is seeking a return to the Senate seat he now holds “with a great deal of pride.”. |
| Murderer shot hikers on Appalachian Trail Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 PEARISBURG, Va. (AP) — A convicted murderer is suspected of shooting and wounding two men on the Appalachian Trail a few miles from the spot where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said. |
| TODAY’S JAIL REPORT Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 Southwestern Regional Jail HOLDEN — The following individuals have been arrested by area law enforcement and remanded to Holden’s Southwestern Regional Jail: |
| TODAY’S HOSPITAL REPORT Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 Williamson Memorial Hospital Admissions: Billy Hodge of Kermit Discharges: Lucille Newcomb of Chattaroy, Goldie Mayhorn of Edgarton, Julian Preece of Lovely, Ky. |
| Miller resigns as Gilbert basketball coach Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 GILBERT – When the Gilbert Lions hit the hardwood for next year’s basketball season, there will be a new coach leading the way. |
| Burch falls to Man in regional Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:02 -0500 MAN – The Burch Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to an end as they fell to the Man Lady Hillbillies in regional softball tournament action, 20-1, on Thursday at Man High School. |
| Hale earns academic all-district honors Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:02 -0500 Greensboro, N.C. – Guilford College's Kelly Hale earned Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III softball honors Thursday from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). CoSIDA members nominated and selected the academic all-district teams. |
| Kermit Smith Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 Kermit J. Smith, 78, of Ransom, Ky., passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at his residence. |
| Willie Staten Fri, 9 May 2008 08:01:01 -0500 Willie Jean Cline, 76, of Slaters Branch Road, Belfry, Ky., passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. |
| Postal rates to go up by 1 cent Monday The price of a first-class stamp increases by 1 cent Monday, but the Beckley Post Office also has another increase in the works. |
| It’s up in the air Lanann Ball, 6, left, and her brother Jeremy, 3, jump on their trampoline in their back yard in Beckley. |
| Bill Clinton stumps for wife across region America’s 42nd president campaigned in the Fayette County seat Thursday on behalf of the woman he hopes to see become the nation’s 44th chief executive — his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. |
| WOAY hosts ‘After Hours’ at business show A local television station with more than 50 years of service to the region was the featured business during Wednesday’s Business After Hours event which kicked off the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce’s 15th annual Business Show. |
| Mother’s Day honors the mom for all seasons In the springtime of motherhood, she doesn’t look like a mom at all. In fact, she’s not. Small, red and wrinkled and snuggled inside a pink blanket, the baby girl is a mom in training. Every day is a classroom where she will learn about nurture or neglect. She will learn to associate motherhood with one or the other. |
| Wake-up call Saturday, part of a blessing his dying father spoke over him will come true for Dr. Rick Metrick. |
| Even with boring pastor, church may be safest place to be A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. |
| Raleigh has eye on the future Ultimately and unavoidably, old Father Time is going to catch up with West Virginia counties, wielding not a sickle but a list of bills from their former employees.Four years ago, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board imposed Statement 45, a rule known simply as GASB 45, and it obligates local governments to start underwriting the cost of future post-employment benefits, largely in the realm of medical treatment and health insurance. |
| Newspaper takes second in advertising awards The Register-Herald won second place for general excellence in its division at the 2008 West Virginia Press Association Advertising Awards Contest. The Fayette Tribune was third in its division. |
| Late press run planned for Wednesday’s edition West Virginia will conduct its 2008 primaries Tuesday. Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. |
| Two injured in five-vehicle wreck Two people were injured Friday in a five-vehicle wreck, authorities said. |
| Overflowing crowd celebrates New River CTC graduation As Beckley resident Amanda Mullens walked across the stage, her 3-year-old son Chase cheered her on. |
| Judge accepts three pleas in DUI-related case Raleigh County Circuit Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick Friday accepted three guilty pleas from a 51-year-old Beckley man. |
| Civil war re-enactment to be part of Battle of Lewisburg A full schedule of events is on tap for the annual Battle of Lewisburg May 16-18. |
| Rabies cases reported in Raleigh and Greenbrier Health officials in Raleigh and Greenbrier counties each reported a new case of rabies this week. |
| Concord crowd welcomes Bill Clinton at rally ATHENS — With rallying chants of “We want Bill,” a packed gymnasium at Concord University welcomed former President Bill Clinton Thursday night. |
| Bloodmobile coming to newspaper The American Red Cross bloodmobile will set up in the back parking lot of the Beckley Newspapers building from noon to 5 p.m. next Friday. |
| Hillary fans want her to stick it out Eight-year-old twins Brett and Ryan Wilson had one big reason for chiming in Thursday with hundreds of Hillary Clinton loyalists inside a stuffed high school gym. |
| Former president tells Fairlea supporters, ‘Your vote matters’ About 200 people gathered at the West Virginia State Fairgrounds Thursday to hear former President Bill Clinton stump for his wife Hillary and list the reasons she should be the next Democratic nominee for president. |
| NLRB wants to force Massey to hire union workers at Spartan Mining The National Labor Relations Board began making its case Thursday that coal operator Massey Energy Co. should be required to rehire 85 union workers at a West Virginia mine. |
| West Virginians want to be heard, and ‘on the map’ Crippling gas prices and a deflating economy affect residents in Iowa, New Hampshire — and West Virginia, too. |
| Huge crowd grumbles, struggles to find space to see former president FAIRLEA — Problems with the venue where former President Bill Clinton stumped in Greenbrier County Thursday led some people to leave before he arrived. |
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| Promotion Staff and members of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce have been busier than usual the past few weeks, and that’s a good thing for our area. |
| Move on West Virginia University’s faculty senate has again issued a vote of no confidence for Mike Garrison — for the second time in less than a year. It didn’t want him in the first place. Nobody was surprised by Monday’s balloting. |
| Chief deputy responds to wrongful death lawsuit Raleigh County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Steve Tanner Thursday defended the actions of both the office and the deputies named in a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit, filed Monday, lists Tanner, the sheriff’s department, the Raleigh County Commission, Sheriff Danny Moore, Deputy Greg S. Kade and Deputy John E. Hajash as defendants. |
| Man wanted after skipping probation revocation hearing Raleigh County Circuit Judge Robert Burnside issued an arrest warrant for 25-year-old David Hurt after the Beckley man failed to appear for a probation revocation hearing Thursday. |
| Raleigh man dies after motorcycle-truck collision A Raleigh County man was killed Wednesday night after a motorcycle and pickup truck collided in Glen Morgan, authorities said. |
| Beckley man pleads guilty to perjury A Beckley man currently serving five to 25 years for his role in a series of beatings in late 2003 and early 2004 faces up to six additional years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury Wednesday before Raleigh County Circuit Judge Robert Burnside. |
| School bus, car collide A Greenbrier County school bus with seven children aboard collided with another vehicle Wednesday in what school officials called a “minor accident.” |
| Extra rest for weary There is nothing like a rainout to build a little more excitement into the state baseball playoffs. Or in the case of Oak Hill and Independence, give the players a day off to prepare for the Class AA Region 3, Section 1 championship. |
| Rod’s agent pursued Michigan job heavily MORGANTOWN — Agent Mike Brown pursued the head football coaching job at Michigan heavily on behalf of Rich Rodriguez while he was still at West Virginia University, according to a copyrighted story Friday in The Detroit News. |
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