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Fire destroys building at area turkey farm
An early Wednesday morning Greenbrier County blaze at one of the world's largest turkey breeding farms destroyed a building with a large number of turkeys and eggs, officials said.
Legal Testimony Demonstrates Quagmire of Union Negotiating Process
Legal Testimony Demonstrates Quagmire of Union Negotiating Process Choking Health Insurance Premium Costs Leave Few Options for City, Employees, and Retirees By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter ...
Businesses open, close, honored
HCI Mechanical files bankruptcy On Jan. 19, I did a story about a Beckley company offering "green" heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.
Rahall Commemorates West Virginia's 145th Birthday
June 21, 2008 Rahall Commemorates West Virginia's 145th Birthday Special to Huntingtonnews.net Washington, DC - In recognition of West Virginia's 145th Birthday Friday, June 20th, U.S. Rep.
Accident happened in Monroe County. Story by Jessica Lilly Email Other Stories by Jessica Lilly UNION -- An ATV accident kills a man in Monroe County.
Happy Birthday: Rockefeller Celebrates West Virginia's Birthday with Senate Tribute
June 20, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Rockefeller Celebrates West Virginia's Birthday with Senate Tribute Congressional Record statement commemorates West Virginia becoming the 35th state 145 years ago Special to ...
Magnolia Announces Top 2008 Graduates
Pictured in the top row from left are Magnolia High School Class of 2008 valedictorians Chelsea Amos, Daniel Fonner, and Alicia Hinerman.
Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel
High water causing disruptions
High water is being reported in surrounding counties in the Mid-Ohio Valley where the Red Cross has opened shelters.
Top client pulls plug on Greenbrier
The Greenbrier's top client, the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, announced Monday it has canceled its 94-year-old fall leadership meeting because of the resort's ongoing labor dispute.
Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel
W. Lewis Mahaney, 75, of Pennsboro, W.Va., departed this life on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Parkersburg following an extended illness.
The Wheeling chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union voted unanimously Wednesday to oppose the Real ID Act, a controversial law mandating national standards for state-issued drivers' licenses and ...
Study: Union Pay Boosts Average W.V. Worker's Salary
Pay for union workers in West Virginia is 11.1 percent higher, on average, than for nonunion workers. via WTAP-TV Parkersburg
Battle of Lewisburg Re-Enactment Comes to Greenbrier County
Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Friday, May 16, 2008 ; 03:46 PM The Battle of Lewisburg will once again rage across one part of Greenbrier County. via WVNS-TV
State BOE Blasts Randolph's Leaders.....
“Randolph County is a poor county, and one of the greatest economic development tools is a strong educational system”
"They need to be told immediately that they will follow state law. It's time they get their act together, or we'll do it for them." Lowell Johnson State Board of Education Member WEST UNION - ' West Virginia ... via The Inter-Mountain
Now it's Bill Clinton's turn to campaign in W.Va.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on a victory in West Virginia, and it's her husband's job to run up the score. via Charleston Daily Mail
Town awaits fate of ex-governor's historic house
“There was not one bit of squeak when you walked up the stairs”
The years have not been kind to the outside of the 83-year-old house that Hazel Kump Burford is fighting to preserve. via Charleston Gazette
Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel
Fort Boreman project displayed at c.....
A fifth-grader's social studies project on the history of Fort Boreman Hill was donated to the Wood County Commission to go on display at the courthouse. via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel
Judge rules 2,000 percent tax hike fair
“My clients decided to appeal the 2008 assessments in order to reserve their rights at this time because there has not been a final resolution of the 2007 assessments, if they decide to appeal to the state Supreme Court”
A Monroe County judge has ruled against the developers of Walnut Springs Mountain Reserve who claimed the county's assessor unfairly increased land property assessments on their 1,200-acre forested community, ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Prosecutor: Bus driver's alcohol level was higher than field test showed
“Based on Mr. Watson's years of community service, the state will not object and would be willing to agree to the minimum sentence and fine”
Medical tests have revealed the blood alcohol level of a Monroe County school bus driver charged with DUI following an accident in February was considerably higher than his preliminary on-scene breath test, a ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Fire damages Lewisburg's historic Stuart Manor
“Family tradition has it that the initials G.W., J.A. and T.J. were cut into the stones of the house walls to indicate visits to the manor by George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson”
State fire marshals continued to sift through the ashes of Greenbrier County's oldest home Thursday, searching for the cause of a blaze that damaged a newer section of the 219-year-old structure. via Register-herald.com