Mount Hope News

Work on finding a way to complete the East Beckley bypass must happen now Build it, and they will come.

Fayette County Schools Superintendent Chris Perkins addressed allegations and questions raised by board president David Arritt and former superintendent Matt Edwards regarding the possibility that the school system illegally used taxpayer money to promote the recently defeated bond which was intended to consolidate four high schools.

Residents can get advice on how to protect their families from lead and mercury health risks at free workshops planned this week in Fayette County.

Hunger in the United States is at a 14 year high according to a published report released this week.

The Boy Scouts of America is getting ready to unveil its plan to turn a section of West Virginia into a high-adventure camp.

It's a resurgence of the past and the grand reopening of an iconic Beckley pizzeria.

Raleigh County sheriff's deputies say a northbound pickup truck struck a car in southbound traffic, which then struck a third car in northbound traffic.

The Valley Middle School Greyhounds captured the Class A Fayette County middle school football championship on Thursday with a 34-20 win over the Mount Hope Colts.

Although Fayette County voters overwhelmingly rejected the Oct. 24 $49 million bond call that would have consolidated Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Mount Hope and Midland Trail high schools, it remained the focus of conversation during Monday evening's board of education meeting.

"The Last Forest: Tales of the Allegheny Woods" by West Virginia writer G.D. McNeill has been reprinted by the Pocahontas Communications Cooperative.

Below is a list of trick-or-treat hours for local municipalities: Ansted - Saturday, Oct.

Voters turned out in large numbers this weekend to soundly defeat the school bond levy in Fayette County.

By more than a 3-to-1 margin, Fayette County voters rejected a $49 million bond issue Saturday that would have consolidated four high schools and helped fund school renovation projects countywide.

After months of heated debates, Fayette County voters will take to the polls Saturday and decide whether to support a $49 million bond call that would, in addition to several improvement projects, result in the consolidation of four of the county's six high schools.

Separate fires destroy several structures. Firefighters have had a busy morning in Raleigh County as they battle two separate blazes.

Fayette County voters will consider a $49 million bond issue Saturday that would build a new high school and close four existing county high schools, as well as renovate several other schools.

Debbie Elmore said "mortar and brick" issues have dominated the Fayette County school bond debate.

On Saturday night, 4-year-old Alle Legg was anticipating her first horse show at Blue Circle Ranch in Mount Hope.

A knock on the door can lead to just about anything these days - a lost traveler, persistent salesman, fervent cultist, or someone with mischief in mind.

The proposed consolidation of four of Fayette County's six high schools was once again the main topic of conversation during Monday evening's board of education meeting.