Philippi News

Danny Carl Holbert of Route 4 Box 225, Philippi, and his niece, Shannon Marie Holbert of Route 2 Box 121, Belington, were arraigned and ordered by Circuit Judge Alan Moats not to have contact with each other.

The Barbour County Grand Jury indicted 14 people Tuesday on charges ranging from drug-related crimes to abuse and forgery.

Thursday at 6:30 p.m. marks the official start of the 23rd annual Blue and Gray Reunion, with the Blue and Gray Choir performing at the gazebo in the Barbour County Courthouse square in Philippi.

Nationally renowned Civil War author Bob O'Connor will make his fourth appearance at the Blue and Gray Reunion scheduled June 1 to 3 in Philippi.

A Barbour County resident wielding a gun threatened to kill his wife and his mother-in-law, and take away his child by force on Monday, according to police.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon, "Moving on UP," during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Piano pupils of Eloise Federer will be presented in a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday at Halliehurst on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.

Dianne Byrer, volunteer for the Barbour County Senior Center, attended the Arthritis Foundation's Tai Chi Instructor Workshop at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling on April 12-13. Byrer is a licensed professional counselor and a nationally certified counselor, who provides counseling services at Circle of Caring, the Behavioral ... (more)

An elderly male and woman were rescued Thursday from a house fire in Barbour County, officials said, but the home was a total loss.

Melissa Ann Haddix, 42, of Route 2, Philippi, died Monday evening, May 7, 2012, in Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Grafton.

Marvelous May with bright sunshine warming cool mornings causes travel juices to flow and this Mountain State Mini hopes you will follow the Tygart River 14 miles beyond Philippi where month-long Grafton activities flourish.