Boone County News

During the April 21 meeting of the Boone County Commission, officials approved to release the funds necessary to pay for several public works projects.

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Johnny Workman, 28, of Holden, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 13, after allegedly trying to rob the Hatfield and McCoy Mart, located on Pritchard Road.

Visitors to the area will now be greeted as they drive into southern West Virginia on U.S. 119 with a Welcome Center.

The Carry On Campaign is a statewide collaborative effort to end garbage bags as an acceptable form of luggage for children in foster care.

Mediation has failed to settle a lawsuit by hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies.

Welcome back to the Whitesville Area News. I hope you are all busy outdoors getting your flower and vegetable gardens planted.

Parents and visitors at Madison Elementary School in the last few weeks may have noticed a new security system at the front entrance.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The owner of several area grocery stores said Tuesday he plans to convert at least one store from one store brand to another.

A Kanawha County man was arrested last month after he robbed a Turtle Creek gas station, according to Boone County Magistrate Court documents.

Jason Robert Nutter, 28, of Orgas, and John Weslee Berry, 21, of Racine, face charges of non-aggravated robbery, burglary, grand larceny and possession of a stolen vehicle for an Aug.

If you have lost a loved one during military service to our nation, if you have a loved one serving in the military right now, if you respect and honor our military men and women for protecting us day and night, then you may want to attend the annual Memorial Day Honor Guard at the Boone County Courthouse at noon on Monday, May 28.

With very few Republicans running for local office in the election, the primary election last week for Democrats is really equivalent to the general election.

Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series concerning coal slurry impoundments in Boone County Many people might not be aware that when FEMA speaks about being prepared for an emergency, the agency is not just referring to a terrorist attack similar to 9/11. FEMA has an entire section of emergency management devoted to natural hazards ... (more)

Two Alpha Natural Resources subsidiaries are being sued by environmental groups who claim selenium discharges at a surface mine and a coal slurry impoundment in southern West Virginia have violated federal clean water and surface mining laws.

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An area couple who were arrested on Wednesday for an earlier stabbing incident received more charges in Logan Magistrate Court on Thursday.

Alleged double murder and sexual assault suspect Timothy Ray Parsons is being led to Boone County Magistrate Court by Boone County deputies.

The case of two Boone County residents charged with murder can go forward after the recent appointment of a special prosecutor.

Representatives from the office of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin will visit all 55 counties this week on his "Commonsense Connections" tour.