Coal City News Archives

Nedra and Grayson Lilly have been married 55 years. The Coal City couple met "just out the road" from the Coal City home they've lived in since their wedding.

Two separate ATV accidents in Raleigh County over the weekend and one has left a man dead.

A 53-year-old Coal City man was killed Friday evening in an ATV accident on Whitby Road, police said.

An A-T-V ride comes to a deadly end in Raleigh County. Raleigh County Sheriff's department reports that the accident occurred on Whitby Road in Coal City around 5 oclock.

Firefighters from three Raleigh County fire departments were on the scene of an abandoned house fire on Coal City Road in Rhodell Friday evening.

Staci Hartshorn, a volunteer with AmeriCorps, helps children enrolled in the Energy Express program at Coal City Elementary School on a project.

Posted Sunday, July 12, 2009 ; 02:18 PM Post Comment Updated Sunday, July 12, 2009 ; 02:39 PM Thelma Mooney, 47, last seen Saturday evening WHITBY -- Emergency crews need your help finding a missing person.

A Raleigh County man is jail after sheriff's detectives say a two-year-old girl was severely burned - apparently, with "extremely hot" water.

A Coal City man is in jail accused of abusing a 2-year-old girl. 20-year-old Michael Scott Linkous is charged with child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.

Summer doesn't signify the end of learning for all students. Three elementary schools in Raleigh County are participating in Energy Express, an award-winning summer reading, breakfast and lunch program that benefits more than 120 students - kindergarten through sixth grade.

People say they're ready to a return of the sunshine. BECKLEY- -- If you are sticking around for the weekend, you might be wearing a red, white or blue fleece.

Curby stopped by Energy Express. COAL CITY- -- Kids at Energy Express had a high tech visitor, Thursday.