Lester News

This time it's not just Beckley native Morgan Spurlock on national TV. It's Spurlock - in Raleigh and Wyoming counties - on national TV.

His future was written in concrete from the time he was 6 years old. Steve McCarus saw it every day, on a corner of Charleston's East End, right there in the sidewalk His uncle, Lester Yerrid, owned a building ...

Raleigh County Circuit Judge John Hutchison Tuesday denied attorney Anthony Salvatore's motion to set aside Joe Friday Frost's December conviction for misdemeanor assault. via Register-herald.com

“I've been in firefighting for 12 years, and this is the first black fire hydrant I have seen”

Authorities are unsure what extent - if any - an inoperable hydrant had in contributing to the death of a woman who died when her Glen White home was destroyed by fire. via Register-herald.com

Parcel between Ernest H. Mynes and Gilmer Mosteller, deed without consideration, Duval District, Joes Creek Map and Parcel: 11 & 6, 2 &53 as of 2-29-08. Parcel between NKA Melinda K. Wainright and Randel D. ... via Lincoln Journal

A warm, dry and windy day left Raleigh County firefighters battling numerous brush fires, according to authorities. via Register-herald.com

Posted Saturday, April 12, 2008 ; 10:48 PM Updated Sunday, April 13, 2008 ; 12:13 AM Crews stayed busy Saturday afternoon in Raleigh County. via WVNS-TV Ghent

“That way, the WRC will already have some new clothing on hand and be able to provide that service immediately if it's needed”

As if a sexual assault isn't traumatic enough, a victim faces an added humiliation. via Register-herald.com

“You don't just go and buy chewing tobacco and a pack of cigarettes”

Raleigh County residents could have a burning house, a wrecked car or their cat in a tree, and there could be very few ways to help them. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

It's every citizen's responsibility to help eliminate these eyesores Several members of the Raleigh County-Make It Shine committee took a mini-tour this week of Raleigh County - including municipalities and the ... via Register-herald.com

A head-on collision in Raleigh County injured five people Saturday afternoon, with two being airlifted to a Charleston hospital, authorities said. via Register-herald.com

“We have solid business synergies with Bluefield Gear and IPM”

New seeds that were planted in the fertile soil that spawned a major Bluefield manufacturing company several decades ago are germinating and emerging to fill a much-needed line of products to serve the ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

A Raleigh County man is dead after a car accident Thursday morning. Deputies said 22-year-old Joshua James Mullins of Lester was killed on Route 3 in Stover. via WVNS-TV Ghent

Memphis Police say a 14 year-old Lester Elementary student was arrested Wednesday morning, February 13, 2008, and charged with carrying a weapon on school property. via WLMT

Gun found on Lester Elementary student during search Student taken to Juvenile Court One school board member says schools may need to be shut down george.brown@wreg.com A student at Lester Elementary School is ... via WREG-TV Memphis

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ; 05:37 PM One hundred and two people were indicted on a variety of charges. via WVNS-TV

“I am very surprised that they're closing”

Customers at the Lester Square Kroger shared a mix of surprise and disappointment Friday when they learned the store, which opened in 1981, will close its doors Feb. via Register-herald.com

The driver of a dump truck who died when the truck rolled over an embankment in Lester Wednesday suffered from a medical condition that caused him to lose control of the vehicle, authorities said. via Register-herald.com

A truck driver was died Wednesday when his vehicle rolled over an embankment, and authorities say the accident cleanup kept the highway shut down for five hours. via Register-herald.com

A couple and their child were not injured after a man crashed his car into their house Thursday evening, Beckley police said. via Register-herald.com