Athens News

Margaret Evans Sorah, age 86, of 252 Jason Avenue, Princeton, W.Va., formerly of Kimball, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov.

The jousting between Frontier Communications and the Communications Workers of America is getting rough.

MERCER SHERIFF Oct. 15 A* BURGLARY: Dep. C.M. Williams responded to Pearl Street, where a complainant reported someone entered his home and took a computer, game console and more.

Future PikeView Middle School students tossed a little dirt, but their dreams soared Friday as students from Athens, Lashmeet/Matoaka, Melrose, Oakvale, Spanishburg and Sun Valley schools took part in the ground-breaking exercise for Mercer County's newest middle school.

After many months of decision-making, planning and hard work, ground will finally be broken on the new PikeView Middle School on Oct.

When the four sisters get together, they have a 357 years of experiences to talk about - everything from their father's cattle to 10 gallons of Alaskan cabbage sauerkraut.

Plans are underway to demolish what is left of a convenience store and service station which burned in January and to replace it with a new structure.

Hundreds of people rolled up their sleeves Tuesday to fortify themselves against an annual scourge - flu season.

The arts community of southern West Virginia put its best foot forward Friday morning as the arts staff of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History brought its listening tour to the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton.

On Sunday, the 23rd Athens-Concord Town Social will again celebrate the unique relationship between Concord University and the Town of Athens, with music, activities and honors.

On Sunday, the 23rd Athens-Concord Town Social will again celebrate the unique relationship between Concord University and the Town of Athens, with music, activities and honors.

On Sunday, the 23rd Athens-Concord Town Social will again celebrate the unique relationship between Concord University and the Town of Athens, with music, activities and honors.

Pitching is something Joe Dugan hasA always loved to do, but he wasn't afforded that opportunity as a senior with Maple Hill because of injuries.

Maybe it's the Tim Tebow effect. Those Gators just aren't the party animals they were a year ago, falling from first place to second behind that bastion of hedonism, Penn State, in the Princeton Review's new listing of the top party schools.A Following the Gators were those hard-partyin' Rebels at Ole Miss and then UGA, up from its seventh place ...

Fires keep crews in Mercer County busy Wednesday morning. Firefighters from East River and Athens Volunteer Fire Department battled a blaze at a home on Butternut Drive in Princeton.

In 1963, a group of 26 determined women turned a traffic island of rubbish and rocks into a point of pride with Princeton's Centennial Fountain.

Rose Mary Ciccolini Brumbaugh, 84, of 123 Walnut St., Bluefield, W. Va., died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Cassell's Board and Care in Princeton, W. Va.

School construction Projects will benefit students Long-awaited school construction projects across Mercer and McDowell counties are moving closer to reality.

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.

Site work could begin as early as next month on the new PikeView Middle School project.