Lincoln County News

No sooner had the tents been folded away and the money been counted last May, than Relay for Life of Lincoln County organizers began looking ahead to the 2013 event.

There's an announced coalition in the race for the open speaker's job in the West Virginia House of Delegates giving a major boost to the candidacy of House Finance Committee Chairman Harry Keith White.

A case involving alleged animal cruelty and the removal of seven dogs from a property in Griffithsville by sheriff personnel has reached the federal court system in Charleston.

Alice J. Tomblin, Executive Director of Lincoln County Opportunity Company, Inc.

An early thunderstorm failed to dampen spirits at last weekend's second Relay for Life of Lincoln County at the Lincoln Primary Care Center in Hamlin.

A new restaurant will open on Monday, June 3, 2013 in West Hamlin, bringing not only a new family dining option for Lincoln County but also a jobs boost for the area.

The school's 374 students divide into groups and spend the rest of the day making their visions come to life.

Rick Lord Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 17, 2013 5:59 PM EDT Updated: May.

The Pound Punchers of Bulger Road in Alkol were again recognized recently, this time at a major women's health conference in Charleston.

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Harts man, early last week, following the discovery of methamphetamine materials in a residence in the south of the county.

The Huntington Area Food Bank will return to Lincoln County on Thursday, May 16, 2013, for its monthly mobile pantry.

Katy Brown Videographer: Katy Brown Web Producer: Katy Brown Reported: May. 12, 2013 6:11 PM EDT Updated: May.

The Lincoln County Board of Education last week approved the annual tax levy order, as had been approved by the state auditor.

A resolution, recently approved in the West Virginia State Legislature, names a bridge in the Atenville area for Shelton Topping, described as an upstanding member of the Harts community.

County, state, and congressional political figures were joined by local citizens, family, and friends for a 45th anniversary celebration for Lincoln County Opportunity Company Executive Director Alice Tomblin, last week.

All people in the United States that own guns should vote all senators out that are discriminating against us gun owners.

Lincoln County Commission President Charles Vance last week indicated that the process of signing off on county payroll documents may need to be modified to actually reflect work done by employees.

Twenty people and one club were honored at the Marshall University Alumni Association's 76th annual Alumni Awards Banquet Saturday, April 27, 2013, in the Memorial Student Center's Don Morris Room on Marshall University's Huntington campus.

FYI: The Band Wagon is scheduled regularly at the Bridge Road Bistro through the summer.

Kallie Cart Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 8, 2013 9:04 PM EDT Updated: May.