Mullens News

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor A massive storm dumped 18 inches of snow on Wyoming County last Fri-day, leaving thousands in the dark and prompting many to seek help at shelters.

Despite more than 2 feet of snow on the ground, just over 800 children were served during the 11th annual Wyoming County Toy Fund distribution party Wednesday afternoon at Wyoming County East High School.

Tens of thousands of West Virginians remain without power. Some are sticking it out at home while others are staying with family and friends.

Southern West Virginians could spend this weekend buried in about a foot of snow, and meteorologists are urging residents to run all errands and get ready - now.

New stimulus money may pave way for completion of expressway The Register-Herald Coalfields Expressway Authority Director Richard Browning and other folks waiting for the completion of a highway that will open greater access to Wyoming County got a glimmer of hope this week.

Christmas parades are scheduled in both Mullens and Pineville. Mullens' annual Christmas Parade of Lights is scheduled Friday, beginning at 6 p.m. The parade route will begin at the Mullens pool, then down Moran Avenue to downtown Mullens.

South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens was surprised Thursday night when the regular City Council meeting was interrupted in order to award him the Distinguished West Virginian Award.

A Wyoming County man was sentenced in Fayette County court Dec. 4 on sex abuse charges.

Three small power utilities, born at a time when coal mines were pulling up stakes, are asking the state Public Service Commission to place them under the same corporate umbrella with authority to increase overall customer rates by 12 percent.

Charleston's annual Christmas Parade is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday. The parade will run south on Court Street, east on Virginia Street and north on Capitol Street, according to officials from the Charleston Civic Center.

Mercer County Prosecutor Timm Boggess said he will soon make a formal announcement that he is a candidate for the Ninth Judicial Circuit bench.

The city of South Charleston has reached a $5,000 settlement with a black man who claims he was subjected to an "intrusive and humiliating" unlawful search and seizure three years ago.

South Charleston police have settled a lawsuit with a man who says he was subjected to a humiliating roadside strip-search by the department's officers.

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor Mullens Middle School has won a prestigious award.

The owner of a Sophia auto shop suffered burns in a Friday morning fire that roared through the East Main Street business, officials said.

South Charleston residents will be heading to the polls next year to vote on whether to renew the city's municipal levy.

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Ever wonder how a pharmacist can decipher the spidery handwriting of a doctor's prescription that lies in a gulf between a child's scribbling and Egyptian hieroglyphics? To pharmacist Kevin Wilson, it really is no mystery.

A Wyoming County woman is facing charges of DUI Causing death after an accident that killed a local coach.

South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said he is glad the proponents of a metro government in Kanawha County have shifted their focus away from the issue, one he said will not settle well with voters in his town.