Jackson County News

Charlene Davis' dreams are finally coming true. Last month, Davis reopened the former Skate-A-Rama on U.S. 21 north of Ripley, which closed in August, as the Starlight Family Fun Center.

Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2009 ; 07:08 PM Post Comment Updated Tuesday, November 3, 2009 ; 09:17 PM Mayor says city is actively recruiting new businesses.

Jackson County residents celebrated Halloween with a party outside the courthouse.

Police say a South Charleston man accused of stealing a Jackson County man's credit card used it to buy a few hundred dollars' worth of pizza and make a down payment on an item from a bridal store.

Finding a job isn't easy. Just ask the thousands of people out of work here in West Virginia and they'll tell you it's about as tough as it gets.

Nearly 30 students at Heritage Christian Academy in Ravenswood got their H1N1 vaccinations Tuesday.

Jackson General Hospital is located in Ripley. RIPLEY - A Jackson County woman alleges she was injured not once, but twice while visiting the hospital last year.

Mary Badham, who portrayed Scout in the film "To Kill a Mockingbird," will be at Epworth United Methodist Church on North Church Street across from the Jackson County Library 6 p.m. Monday.

Isaiah Vail made furniture that was built to last. And the Ripley business he founded has proven to be equally durable as it celebrates its 165th anniversary this week.

Kanawha County's budget looks to take another hit after the Regional Jail Authority voted to raise the fees on counties to house inmates each day.

A fugitive from justice in Jackson County was apprehended in Tennessee and returned.

Wood County Habitat for Humanity dedicated its 47th home on Sunday, providing a new house for a woman and her four children, ages 9 to 19.

The Polymer Alliance Zone released the results of a study Wednesday into the impact the industry has on the state.

Emergency crews responded to an early morning fire between two buildings at a plant in Jackson County, a 911 dispatcher said.

Law enforcement agencies throughout the Mid-Ohio Valley are joining forces to combat crimes against the elderly that have resulted in the loss of thousands of dollars this year.

Health officials in Jackson County have confirmed more than 70 cases of the H1N1 swine flu within the Ripley area, with the majority being students.

Gareth R. Smith of Ripley, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a past officer of the Marine Corps League Department of West Virginia, will serve as the guest speaker at H.W. Daniels Post 29 American Legion's Veterans Day Dinner at 7 p.m. Nov 13.

Commercial Plastics Recycling Inc. employs people with disabilities to sort post-industrial plastics at its plant in Millwood, W.Va. TAMPA, FLA.

Habitat for Humanity celebrated a milestone Monday in Jackson County. The group broke ground on its 600th house in West Virginia.

Stewart "Sam" Parsons works his way through a pile of groceries at a checkout at the Martin's in Front Royal.