Philippi News

July 5, 2009 BOOK NOTES: 'Crossings' WV Bridge Book Deserves Wider Circulation; Tamarack, Anyone? By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Editor/Book Critic I'm poring over "Crossings: Bridge Building in West Virginia," an oversized, coffee-table book focusing on the bridge building efforts in the Mountain State.

The FBI is now looking into a pair of cold cases in connection with the James Childers case.

Alderson-Broaddus College has announced its Dean's List for the Spring 2009 semester.

Judge Alan Moats led the Barbour County Chamber of Commerce on a tour of the courthouse this afternoon.

The Philippi Detachment of the West Virginia State Police has raided an illegal bar.

Two people are sent to the hospital after an accident in Taylor County Thursday afternoon.

At times, the weather was temperamental Saturday, but the chili was always scorching hot in Philippi as the 12th annual Smokin' On The Tygart Chili Cookoff brought hundreds of visitors to the city.

Canaan Valley Resort will celebrate West Virginia Days Friday through Sunday to commemorate the day West Virginia became part of the United States on June 20, 1863.

If you have a taste for the hot stuff then Barbour County was the place to be Saturday.

A Philippi resident has been indicted on federal bank fraud and embezzlement charges.

A Philippi resident has been indicted on federal bank fraud and embezzlement charges.

A federal grand jury in Elkins, has indicted a Barbour County woman accused of taking money from the First Central Bank in Philippi, on 12 felony counts.

Some of the finest chili cooks in the region will conjure up their best recipes at the Smokin' on the Tygart chili cookoff Saturday in Philippi.

It's the 12th Annual "Smokin' on the Tygart" Chili Cook-Off. The 12th Annual "Smokin' on the Tygart" Chili Cook-Off is set for this Saturday on the lawn of the Barbour County courthouse.

Authorities have released the cause of death for two women believed slain by a Clarksburg handyman.

Robert Matheny remembers seeing James Childers around town, often as he walked to the post office.

A cause of death is released for two of James Childers' alleged murder victims. On Thursday, Clarksburg Police released the names of the two bodies found in Barbour and Braxton counties last week.

Police in Clarksburg have identified the two women believed killed by handyman James Childers.

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Troopers say they'll search again in early winter. The West Virginia State Police have suspended the search for bodies in Braxton County believed to be related to the James Childers case.