Ravenswood News

Temp: 68.0 F Dispatchers in Jackson County say a body has been recovered from Sandy Creek, near Ravenswood.

Seeing a pair of $480 sandals inspired a Jackson County woman to create her own line of shoes.

Three people were injured, one of them seriously, in an accident Saturday on Interstate 77 near Ravenswood.

Plastic recycler Intercontinental Export Import Inc. is getting into the business of making products from recycled resin with a big splash.

With their little legs sprinting across the racetrack, and their ears flapping in the wind, only one word could describe Saturday's wiener dog race -- hilarious.

Four people were taken to local hospitals after a three-vehicle accident on West Virginia 68 near the South Fork of Lee Creek.

SOAR, Retired Steelworkers Local 5668, will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the local union hall below Ravenswood.

The Wood County Sheriffs Office is trying to find out why a plane, just back from the Jackson County Airport, has a bullet hole on the wing.

Wood County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of a small aircraft last month.

The national recession continues to take its toll on West Virginia jobs, with U.S. Census Bureau figures showing the Mountain State had the largest jump in unemployment numbers among all states in April.

June 6, 2009 PSC Denies AEP Interim Rate Increase Due to Unnecessary Hardships By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Charleston, WV - The West Virginia Public Service Commission on June 4 denied an interim rate increase for Appalachian Electric Power.

A flood watch for the region remains in effect until this afternoon as more rain is expected throughout the day.

Marshall University announced five new members of its Society of Yeager Scholars from West Virginia.

Elvis tribute artist Jim Forshey will perform at the NYA building in Ravenswood, WV on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 7:00 PM.

Frank Mullins has quite a twinkle in his eye when he talks about his baby, a rare custom-built 1947 Cadillac Convertible with dark red interior, three DVD screens and lots of shiny chrome trim.

A dreary economic climate has claimed an annual Charleston event, as the 2009 Mountain States Lineman's Rodeo has been canceled after six consecutive years of attracting hundreds of people from across the East Coast to the Kanawha Valley.

At their regular meeting last Thursday, the Jackson County Commission continued discussions with business owner John Paul McCoy over his concerns with the planned National Guard Armory to be constructed in Millwood.

Ritchie County broke a two-year dry spell with its 125-93 win over Ravenswood in last year's Little Kanawha Conference boys' track and field championships at Williamstown's Jack Jones Track and Field Facility.

West Virginia automotive suppliers and representatives of Volkswagen Group of America have met to discuss business possibilities, the state development office announced.

Charleston police arrested a Jackson County man they believe robbed a West Side convenience store early Monday.