Anawalt News

Despite a tough economic year for the Mountain State, localities across southern West Virginia continue to cash in on oil and gas severance tax payments.

A jury found a McDowell County man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday with a recommendation of mercy in the Jan.

Mayor Robert M. Richardson Jr., of Athens was unopposed for re-election Tuesday, and as a result will retain the seat he has held for 26 years.

The name of the mayor of a small McDowell County town who passed away last week will remain on the June 9 ballot, according to election officials.

Eva Sue Rash, a tireless leader who guided the small town of Anawalt on the long road to recovery following the devastating 2001 flood, was remembered Tuesday by friends and fellow mayors as a dedicated public servant who spent her life helping others.

Heavy overnight rains have caused massive flooding problems in Raleigh, Wyoming and McDowell Counties.

Traffic hurries along U.S. Route 52 as the week draws to a close. Hamburgers fry at local restaurants while motorists pull into local banks to make deposits or withdrawals.

The workers who formed the culturally diverse melting-pot-workforce that wrest coal from the southern West Virginia mountains brought many traditions with them when they arrived in the United States.