Mannington News

The forceful winter storm that struck Marion County over the weekend left many residents in the dark.

Attention Times West Virginian customers. About 18 carrier routes in the rural areas of Marion County and the City of Mannington were interrupted because the recent winter storm cause tree limbs to fall across several major roadways, including U.S. Route 250.

For Valentine's Day, Mannington Main Street is looking for the person with the "sweetest lips." Mannington Main Street is sponsoring a brand new holiday activity called the "Sweetest Lips in Town Contest." Becky Williams, who became the organization's program manager at the end of January, read about a Valentine's Day contest held in Franklin, Va., ...

A 26-year-old man who allegedly broke into a Farmington home over the summer and performed an act of bestiality with the resident's dog pleaded guilty to felony charges in Marion County Circuit Court Wednesday.

City council has a light agenda planned for tonight's meeting. City Manager Jay Rogers and City Attorney Kevin Sansalone are unable to attend the meeting because of pressing matters out of town, so City Finance Director Eileen Layman will be serving as acting city manager in their absence.

Firefighters from several fire departments battled a blaze that wiped out a Mannington business.

Following the recent closing of North Marion IGA, efforts are under way to try to bring another grocery store to Mannington.

Today will be the first day on the job for North Marion High School's new principal.

WEIRTON a ' Ralph and Sherry Linville of Weirton announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney, to J. Vincent Donato, son of Paul and Cecelia Donato of Mannington, W.Va. The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of Weir High School, a 2007 graduate of West Virginia University with bachelor degrees in sports management and multidisciplinary studies ...

The recent elimination of Marion County's human resources department has resulted in more duties and a raise for the county administrator.

Sometimes a group of students can surprise even a veteran teacher. That was Fairview Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Vicki Mendenhall's response when her students began bringing in their science projects.

Words in tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. will be offered today in a variety of venues nationwide, but the question remains as to whether his dream has come true.

A fugitive accused of shooting a man in October was captured by U.S. Marshals, the Mountain State Fugitive Task Force and State Police on Thursday a few miles outside Wheeling.

REM WV Inc., is currently seeking a full time Service Coordinator for the Clarksburg and Fairmont areas.

City council starts the new year with some good news for homeowners at tonight's meeting.

Do you remember how good it felt when you gave someone you loved, or perhaps cared a lot about, a nice gift? It gave you a great feeling, didn't it? Well, that's the kind of feeling many people receive when they contribute to the "Gift of Love" food drive, sponsored by this newspaper once again, to help the many needy people in Marion County.

A Fairmont woman was transported to an area hospital complaining of neck pain after her car was rear-ended on U.S. 250 South in Mannington late Saturday afternoon.

A rate increase approved for Mannington water customers last month has come just in time to help the city get up to date on its finances.

Since the weather outside is frightful, officials at the Marion County Board of Education are on a daily quest to gather information to make the right decision about whether to have class or keep students at home.

Residents of Mannington are missing North Marion IGA, which closed its doors last week.