Chapmanville News

Logan Countya s annual free trash and debris collection will begin this weekend and will continue at three additional sites in other communities.

It's been a busy spring and summer for law enforcement agencies in Logan and surrounding counties that have had their hands full dealing with alleged drunks a ' both on foot and behind the wheel.

Local police have continued to make unusual arrests as well as the more routine ones according to law enforcement reports.

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The West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations is currently investigating a Logan County doctor after a significant amount of drugs were found in his car following a traffic stop and his arrest on unrelated charges.

American Legion Post 103 and the VFW Post 6153, both of Chapmanville, and DAV Post 39 of Harts, will host a bridge dedication ceremony on Saturday, July 4, beginning at 10 a.m. The US 119 bridge crossing Chapmanville will be dedicated and renamed the Private Robert Clayton Stevenson Memorial Bridge.

Local police have made more arrests on malicious wounding and battery charges according to law enforcement reports a Katrina Nicole Williamson, 27, of Sarah Ann, was arrested in Logan County by West Virginia State Police Trooper J.K. Harris for malicious wounding, domestic battery and domestic assault on June 19.

An August trial has been set for a former West Virginia lawmaker on federal charges of bribery, vote buying and running illegal gambling rings in West Virginia and Kentucky.

A late August trial date has been scheduled for former state lawmaker Joe C. Ferrell.

A local radio and television celebrity will be hosting a special book signing /launch party this Saturday, June 20, at Borders book store in the Huntington Mall, Barboursville, WV.

MAN a ' For some time dilapidated and abandoned buildings have been the topic of conversations in public between individuals and at public hearings across the county.

CHAPMANVILLE a ' Area police say as the season heats up, so do drug arrests and law enforcement reports seem to back this statement up.

A recent St. Jude fundraiser at Accoville surpassed previous totals thanks to the help of many of the areas children.

A local woman was arrested this week for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the Southwestern Regional Jail a ' inside her body.

Another honor for softball star. One more honor for Andi Williamson before she ships out to the University of Tennessee.

But the state Lottery Commission plans to discuss the 48-count indictment against Joe C. Ferrell and his Southern Amusement Co.

A former state lawmaker could spend the rest of his life in federal prison if he's convicted on racketeering and other fraud-related charges.

A former member of West Virginia's House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on racketeering charges for allegedly running illegal gambling rings in West Virginia and Kentucky.

A suspect sought in connection with two bodies found in Barbour and Braxton counties has killed himself.

Southern West Virginia lawmakers are expressing urgency in passing a resurrected measure that would bolster planning for post-mine land use and development in regards to mountaintop mining.