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Sophia News

Local news for Sophia, WV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Monday May 12 | Register-herald.com

Training key for inexperienced coal miners

“There's nothing better than someone already employed to put in a good word to the boss for you. Everybody knows somebody who works around the mines.”

The key to unlocking the doors to a job in the financially invigorated coal mining industry appears to start with a T - training. via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Boone County, WV, Beckley, WV

Saturday May 10 | WVNS-TV Ghent

Furry Friends Get Some Help

Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 ; 09:01 PM Updated Saturday, May 10, 2008 ; 11:47 PM Watch Story Video Fundraiser is in memory of Sophia's town cat. via WVNS-TV Ghent

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Friday May 9 | WVNS-TV Ghent

Peanuts Promise For Pets Coming To Raleigh County

Posted Friday, May 9, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Friday, May 9, 2008 ; 04:03 PM The town of Sophia is organizing their third annual "Peanut's Promise for Pets." Story by Kate Krivanek Email Bio Other Stories by ... via WVNS-TV Ghent

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Related Topix: Raleigh County, WV

Sunday May 4 | WVNS-TV Ghent

Three Families Touched By Tragedy Get Help

Posted Sunday, May 4, 2008 ; 06:54 PM Updated Monday, May 5, 2008 ; 12:03 AM Watch Story Video A concert Sunday raised money for three Raleigh County families. via WVNS-TV Ghent

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Related Topix: Raleigh County, WV

Sunday May 4 | Register-herald.com

Benefit concert planned for ATV, skateboard victims

Drema Brown said she knows what it's like to nearly lose a child and all the other hardships that result. via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Midway, WV, Coal City, WV

Friday May 2 | Register-herald.com

Sophia gears up for animal rescue benefit

“Somebody's got to take the ropes and do something for the animals”

The third annual Peanut's Promise to Pets, scheduled for May 10 in downtown Sophia, promises to offer a little something for everyone, co-organizer John Fanary says. via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Raleigh County, WV

Wednesday Apr 23 | Register-herald.com

UTV might be stationed at head of Burning Rock trail

“But at this time, it would be really difficult for us to have funding to do that.”

A utility terrain vehicle, designed to act as an ambulance on rough terrain where navigation is tight, might be stationed at the head of the Burning Rock ATV Trail in Raleigh County, commissioners disclosed ... via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Raleigh County, WV, Coal City, WV, Rhodell, WV

Apr 20, 2008 | Register-herald.com

Profile: Bob Tipton

“When I went to the store to buy a gun, they wouldn't sell it to me because I wasn't old enough”

As a youngster, Bob Tipton never had an interest in law enforcement. After graduating from Sophia High School in 1977, the Helen native attended Beckley College and then went on to Bluefield State College with ... via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Beckley, WV, Helen, WV, Violent Crime

Apr 18, 2008 | Register-herald.com

House fire claims one life

“I've been in firefighting for 12 years, and this is the first black fire hydrant I have seen”

Authorities are unsure what extent - if any - an inoperable hydrant had in contributing to the death of a woman who died when her Glen White home was destroyed by fire. via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Lester, WV, Glen White, WV

Apr 13, 2008 | WVNS-TV Ghent

Heavy Winds Spread Numerous Brush Fires

Posted Saturday, April 12, 2008 ; 10:48 PM Updated Sunday, April 13, 2008 ; 12:13 AM Crews stayed busy Saturday afternoon in Raleigh County. via WVNS-TV Ghent

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Related Topix: Raleigh County, WV, Lester, WV

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Sophia, West Virginia is located in Raleigh County. Zip codes in Sophia include 25921.