Logan County News http://www.topix.com/county/logan-wv http://www.topix.com/rss/county/logan-wv.xml Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png State teachers vent their frustrations during forum at civic center http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/state-teachers-vent-their-frustrations-during-forum-at-civic-center?fromrss=1 "Is it going to end here, or are we going to act on it?"

In candid fashion, some West Virginia teachers made business leaders, state Superintendent Steve Paine and Gov. via Charleston Gazette

]]> Charleston Gazette Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:45:42 GMT 071111UONK00 0 Community Reacts to March http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/community-reacts-to-march?fromrss=1 "I was standing there looking at the marchers and it was like watching Martin Luther King almost"

Posted Sunday, November 4, 2007 ; 05:57 PM Updated Sunday, November 4, 2007 ; 09:16 PM Things have quieted down but some wonder if solidarity will continue. via WOWK-TV

]]> WOWK-TV Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:17:49 GMT 071108FNUIOH 0 Celebrating the People of West Virginia http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/celebrating-the-people-of-west-virginia?fromrss=1 "It's a celebration of West Virginia University, of Morgantown, of the greater North Central area, along with (all) of West Virginia and that's something we really wanted to try to do this year, to reach out to the entire state."

Staff Morgantown, W.Va. Mountaineer Week activities start Friday at West Virginia University. via West Virginia Metro

]]> West Virginia Metro Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:38:21 GMT 071106O5JQSG 0 Organizers Say March Will Happen http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/organizers-say-march-will-happen?fromrss=1 Organizers of the contraversial March for Megan say it will happen, even though many local black church leaders are opposing it. via WCHS-TV Charleston

]]> WCHS-TV Charleston Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:16:47 GMT 071105I4P088 1 Marching for Megan http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/marching-for-megan?fromrss=1 "What happened on that day is one of the worse hate crimes in U-S history and I'm not backing down, we're not backing down!"

Posted Saturday, November 3, 2007 ; 09:51 PM Updated Sunday, November 4, 2007 ; 12:09 AM Watch Story Video Hundreds march through the streets of the capital city to draw attention to case of Megan Williams ... via WOWK

]]> WOWK Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:52:35 GMT 071104Q982KP 0 Hundreds Rally In Support Of Megan Williams http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/hundreds-rally-in-support-of-megan-williams?fromrss=1 Breaking News- Hundreds Attend Charleston Rally>>> Hundreds of people are attending the rally and march for alleged torture victim Megan Williams. via WOWK-TV

]]> WOWK-TV Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:31:37 GMT 071103P4MCGC 0 Morgantown Group Spreads Word on Hate Crimes March http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/morgantown-group-spreads-word-on-hate-crimes-march?fromrss=1 A Morgantown group is trying to drum up support for this weekend's National March Against Hate Crimes in Charleston. via WBOY-TV

]]> WBOY-TV Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:41:35 GMT 071103VNL644 0 Students at State Also Planning Anti-Hate March http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/students-at-state-also-planning-anti-hate-march?fromrss=1 "The student body of West Virginia State University is committed to tolerance and diversity, and desires to engage the community in condemning all forms of hate and discrimination"

The Student Government Association at West Virginia State University announced Wednesday that they are sponsoring an anti-hate rally on Nov. via The State Journal

]]> The State Journal Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:40:52 GMT 071102G47J9A 0 NAACP disavows Saturday's hate crime awareness march http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/naacp-disavows-saturdays-hate-crime-awareness-march?fromrss=1 The NAACP says it does not support a hate crime awareness march that will raise money for Megan Williams, a 20-year-old black woman allegedly tortured by six whites in Logan County. via Charleston Daily Mail

]]> Charleston Daily Mail Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:37:51 GMT 071101BNIHM8 0 New trial granted in 2002 kidnapping, murder case http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/11/new-trial-granted-in-2002-kidnapping-murder-case?fromrss=1 One of five men convicted in the 2002 sexual assault, beating and murder of a Logan County woman is getting a new trial. via Charleston Gazette

]]> Charleston Gazette Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:14:33 GMT 07110141F96M 0 Shabazz: 'I am not a racist. I am not a hater.' http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/shabazz-i-am-not-a-racist-i-am-not-a-hater?fromrss=1 "I am not a racist. I am not a hater. I am not an anti-Semite, and I am not one that will do to me what has been done to us by whites."

Staff Charleston, W.Va. The leader of the group Black Lawyers for Justice says his group has the support of many local leaders in Southern West Virginia for Saturday's planned National March Against Hate Crimes ... via West Virginia Metro

]]> West Virginia Metro Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:58:04 GMT 0710319IAABQ 0 NAACP says 'no' to march Saturday http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/naacp-says-no-to-march-saturday?fromrss=1 "The recent attacks on the Charleston Black Ministerial Alliance as pawns of Mayor Danny Jones are hideous fabrications and just goes to show how shrewd and manipulative people seeking for self can be."

The NAACP is the latest group to say it won't support the Saturday march urging prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges in the Megan Williams case, according to spokesmen on the state and national level. via Charleston Gazette

]]> Charleston Gazette Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:37:58 GMT 071030B62H6M 0 Pulling discord from harmony http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/pulling-discord-from-harmony?fromrss=1 "We have to make sure folks are going to be responsible when they make the charge of racism."

SIX white residents of Logan County have been charged with detaining, torturing and raping Megan Williams of Charleston, who is black. via Charleston Daily Mail

]]> Charleston Daily Mail Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:45:15 GMT 071030981LV5 0 Black ministers meet resistance for decision on march http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/black-ministers-meet-resistance-for-decision-on-march?fromrss=1 "Our recommendation was that we are not going to join in this march"

Members of the Charleston Black Ministerial Alliance are facing opposition to the group's reluctance to join in a protest march organized by a controversial black lawyer. via Charleston Daily Mail

]]> Charleston Daily Mail Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:29:40 GMT 0710291F0I7L 0 W.Va. Black Leaders Reject Outside Group's March http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/w-va-black-leaders-reject-outside-groups-march?fromrss=1 The NAACP, the Charleston Black Ministerial Alliance and the West Virginia Council on Churches announced Friday they will not endorse a march planned for November 3 They claim march organizer Malik Shabazz, who ... via WOWK-TV

]]> WOWK-TV Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:23:18 GMT 071026T73360 0 Police make several area drug arrests http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/police-make-several-area-drug-arrests?fromrss=1 "She was then stopped and brought back"

By J.D. CHARLES, Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:09 AM CDT Law enforcement officers across the region have continued to rack up drug arrests this fall. via Logan Banner

]]> Logan Banner Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:49:22 GMT 071024TOMUKS 0 Torture Case 'Cries Out For Some Sort Of Action' http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/torture-case-cries-out-for-some-sort-of-action?fromrss=1 "I think anyone who heard about the facts of what happened to this girl, assuming the allegations were accurate, would be outraged and would think justice cries out for some sort of action."

West Virginia's U.S. Attorney for the Southern District says federal hate crimes charges can only be filed in cases where a victim is involved in a federally protected activity. via West Virginia Metro

]]> West Virginia Metro Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:53:05 GMT 071023O46QR8 0 Illuminate the shadow of hatred http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/illuminate-the-shadow-of-hatred?fromrss=1 "Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."

Some 100 years ago, lynching was commonplace in the South. In 2007, deaths that look like hate crimes and the lynching symbol -- a hangman's noose -- are surfacing all over the country: Six white people are ... via HeraldTribune.com

]]> HeraldTribune.com Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:55:26 GMT 071023M4EMHU 0 National March a "Go" in Charleston http://www.topix.net/county/logan-wv/2007/10/national-march-a-go-in-charleston?fromrss=1 "We gotta figure out exactly the route and how much manpower it would take to make that route safe and then also the security part of it, that'll be the biggest thing"

Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 ; 05:45 PM Updated Monday, October 22, 2007 ; 06:01 PM Plans for "National March Against Hate Crimes" have become official. via The State Journal

]]> The State Journal Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:48:50 GMT 071022TRVOPB 0