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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.

Voters are heading to the polls in Virginia and in more than a dozen communities across West Virginia.

Voters will determine a Democratic primary in Virginia Tuesday, and town elections across Mercer and McDowell counties in West Virginia.

University of Montana soccer coach Neil Sedgwick says a coaching assistant with experience in West Virginia has been hired.

Southern West Virginians with opinions to share about possible increases in West Virginia Turnpike tolls will have an opportunity to voice them today at the Mercer County Courthouse.

Families and friends carrying cameras and good wishes for their loved ones gathered Saturday across Mercer County and in Tazewell County, Va.

A proposed Mercer County Building Construction Code collapsed under the weight of community opposition and the heat of outraged landlords Wednes-day night.

A decorated Civil War historian from Wood County has written a book about the West Virginia National Guard.

The men's soccer coach at Concord University didn't have far to look to identify his latest recruit.

NCAA Division-I college wrestling is coming to the Ohio Valley. Details are being finalized to stage a 2009-10 regular-season dual match between Ohio University and West Virginia's Mountaineers next February.

A Mercer County university is doing their part to help fund cancer research. Concord University in Athens, hosted their 8th annual Relay for Life fundraiser on Saturday.

Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 ; 01:59 AM Development officials will learn how to obtain federal stimulus funding.

Mercer County Schools have received the second half of a $12.5 million state School Building Authority grant aimed at creating a new county middle school.

The region still has a good chance of securing additional federal stimulus dollars, according to U.S. Rep.

Residents most likely did not feel it. Bio Other Stories by Leigh Ann Towne ATHENS, West Virginia -- Although residents in West Virginia and Virginia probably did not feel it, residents suffered a small earthquake over the weekend along the borders of the two states.

The Southeast United States Seismic Network says a small earthquake occurred over the weekend along the West Virginia-Virginia border.

April 10, 2009 Rahall Hosts Workshop to Address Stimulus Funding Opportunities Showing at MU Scheduled By Huntingtonnews.net Staff Beckley, WV - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, D-WV on Thursday, April 9, 2009 announced a stimulus bill workshop to assist county and regional development officials capture additional funding through the American ...