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Follansbee, West Virginia is located in Brooke County. Zip codes in Follansbee, WV include 26037. More Follansbee information.

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6 hrs ago | Weirton Daily Times

Student remembers his old school

When it came time for Brooke High School senior to take on a project to earn hours of community service for his school's honor program, he thought of his old primary school.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Herald Star Online

Fugitive is now in custody

A Follansbee man sought for several days by area law enforcement agencies was apprehended Friday afternoon after he appeared at Weirton Medical Center seeking medical assistance.

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The Intelligencer

Parents, Teachers, Students Switch .....

Brooke High School's observance of American Education Week offered an opportunity for teachers, students and parents to switch places and for several area professionals to share life lessons with the school's teens.

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The Intelligencer

Steel Plant Set To Restart

Employees at the Severstal North America cold rolling steel mill in Yorkville could soon get called back to work, as the company plans to restart the plant in December.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Charleston Gazette

W.Va. bridge closing down for Unstoppable film crew

The Market Street Bridge near Follansbee will close Monday while a crew shoots scenes for a movie starring Denzel Washington.

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Herald Star Online

Police seek fugitive in Weirton

Local law enforcement officers and U.S. marshals continued to search early today for a Follansbee man who has been missing since he failed to appear for his sentencing in federal court last week.

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Weirton Daily Times

Hunters target local hunger program

It's November, and the area is in the midst of deer season. The Community Bread Basket of Weirton will again benefit from the 2009 hunt.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Weirton Daily Times

Birmingham - Morris

FOLLANSBEE a ' Candice Jill Birmingham and Jason Allen Morris were united in marriage at 3 p.m. July 18 at the Open Door Baptist Church in Colliers with the Rev.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Intelligencer

Change Is In The Air

John Kuzma knows that with Italian cooking, "it's all about the food." That's why he decided last year to put on his chef's hat and purchase the Bella Via Restaurant in Elm Grove.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

WTRF-TV Wheeling

U.S. Marshals Search for Fugitive Joe Gashchler

United States Marshals in Wheeling need your help locating a fugitive. Donald Joe Gashchler, 41, didn't show up Monday to to be sentenced on a heroin and gun conviction, Gaschler is a white male and is about five feet 10 inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds and has green eyes, brown hair and tattoos on both arms, his chest and back.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

The State Journal

Follansbee Honors Veterans

City leaders in Follansbee saluted military veterans today during a ceremony at 11 a.m. outside of the American Legion on Main Street.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Herald Star Online

Veterans Day program scheduled for .....

The Brooke County Public Library and Brooke County Visitors Center will hold a Veterans Day program at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wellsburg Christian Church at 10th and Charles streets.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Weirton Daily Times

Rachel Hope Mains

MAINS, Rachel Hope, 86, of Follansbee, W.Va., passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at Brightwood Center, Follansbee, W.Va. Rachel was born on May 1, 1923, in Pitt County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Ireland Broadway, also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Gerald Mains on February 15, 2007, and two brothers ...

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Weirton Daily Times

Brooke grand jury indicts 25

A Brooke County grand jury on Monday indicted 25 area residents, including more than a dozen accused of illegal drug activity.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Weirton Daily Times

Charity drawing to be held soon

Area residents have spent the summer months participating in fundraisers to assist area resident Pamela Poland with paying for a liver transplant.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Weirton Daily Times

Cox - Swiger

FOLLANSBEE a ' Stephanie Marie Cox and Justin Andrew Swiger were united in marriage at 2 p.m. June 27 at Hooverson Heights Church of Christ with the Rev.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Herald Star Online

Clubs show support for troops

Members of women's clubs throughout the Northern Panhandle want U.S. troops to know they aren't forgotten.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Herald Star Online

EPA reports on initial fi.....

Scientists with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reported toxic substances found in the air outside Follansbee Middle School and two other West Virginia schools are not sufficient to create short-term health concerns.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Herald Star Online

PSD: Scope of sewer project could b.....

Brooke County Public Service District officials said, at their Oct. 14 meeting, customers who had been left out of the first phase of the Mahan Lane-Eldersville Road-Bruin Drive sewer project still have a chance of being included and heard again from Follansbee officials hoping to serve the project area.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Intelligencer

Driver Walks Away From Tractor-Trai.....

Traveling thousands of miles up and down U.S. highways since 1961, Woodsfield resident Charles Burkhart had never wrecked a tractor-trailer until Monday.

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