Coalwood News

If all goes as planned, the water should be turned on this month for another 200 families in McDowell County, as well as at the site of the new River View High School in Bradshaw.

Oct. 28, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'Legends of the Mountain State 3': Treat, Not Trick: 13 Haunting Tales Set in West Virginia Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic There's both good news and bad news with the publication of "Legends of the Mountain State 3: More Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia" . The good news in this ...

Having been without television cable service since about June, I was admittedly surprised to learn in a newsroom budget meeting last week that NASA was planning a galactic smackdown with the moon.

A clear blue October sky was the limit Saturday as a sun-splashed crowd full of dreamers of all ages saw the stars and enjoyed the warmth of a McDowell County fall afternoon.

McDowell County will welcome a Hollywood actress to Coalwood this weekend as part of the October Sky Festival.

It's hard to believe it has been 10 years since the motion picture "October Sky" made its box-office launch.

When she first read the script for "October Sky" more than a decade ago, actress Natalie Canerday never anticipated the lasting appeal of the true story of the Rocket Boys of McDowell County.

Long before Lassie strolled through the rolling hills of Thompson Valley and years before Homer Hickman's dream of rocketry propelled the small community of Coalwood to the big screen, a little movie called "Dirty Dancing" helped shine a Hollywood spotlight on our region.

After arriving home on Monday from sitting in front of a computer monitor all day, I just sat down to rest a bit.

And a OEthe preacher said, a oeThe average Christian will spend his/her life doing Goda s work in the church that they belong.

Woodland Press, an independent West Virginia book publisher , is preparing for the release of a new title, Legends of the Mountain State 3. "We're excited about this upcoming project-part three of a popular series-and happy to again have Editor Michael Knost at the helm.

The McDowell County Public Service District is hoping to begin work soon on a new wastewater treatment project for the historic Coalwood community.

For weeks they prayed. Now, federal stimulus money is answering their prayers - at least in part.