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  1. Jackie W. Headley, optimist with sense of humorRead the original story w/Photo

    45 min ago | Cape Gazette

    Jackie W. Lawson Headley, 80, formerly of Harford County Md. and Grafton, W.Va., passed away at Cadbury of Lewes, Friday, March 8, 2013.

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  2. Mary WarderRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Inter-Mountain

    Mary K. "Kate" Warder, 82, of Ona Street, Grafton, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Donna Mayle's residence.

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  3. Get your taste buds ready for barbecueRead the original story

    Monday | Belleville News Democrat

    ... practice in O'Fallon. You can find her at 741 W. State St., Suite 2, or call 624-0800 for more information. The Grafton Winery & Brewhaus was recognized by a vacation-planning website. TripAdvisor has awarded the metro-east winery a Certificate of ...

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  4. Many - Firsts' Put West Virginia on the MapRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Jun 15 | The Intelligencer

    ... war. On May 22, 1861, Brown and another soldier met three Virginia militia members on picket duty at a bridge near Grafton. Brown reportedly fired first, nicking one of the militia men's ears before he was cut down by the group's return fire. There ...

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  5. Ann Marie DzikRead the original story

    Friday Jun 14 | Salem News

    Ann Marie Dzik, 66, of Century House, Salem, formerly of Grafton, W.Va., died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday at the Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

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  6. Father's Day restaurant freebies on the riseRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Jun 12 | USA Today

    ... for the women's holiday in 1907. Her portrait is pictured on the right, at the International Mother's Day Shrine in Grafton, W.Va., in 2008. Cindi Mason, left, was the director. Moved by Jarvis' struggle to promote Mother's Day, Dodd embarked on a ...

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  7. Elkins, B-U players on first unitRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Jun 11 | The Inter-Mountain

    ... Miki Glen and Tori Rovello, East Fairmont's Kayla Summers and Tori Postlewait, Liberty's Presley Lamm, and Grafton's Erin Wambaugh and Samantha Shingleton. Area players of the second team included Elkins' Madison Collett, B-U's Megan Williams, ...

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  8. Myrtle Ellen WeidowRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 11 | The Review

    ... crafts. Survivors include her four sisters, Bonnie Helmick of Sebring, Wilma Hupp of Canton, Dian Phillips of Grafton, W.Va., and Velma Johnson of Tunnelton, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by ...

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  9. Leona StevenskiRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jun 7 | The Inter-Mountain

    She was born Sept. 11, 1911, in Grafton, a daughter of the late Carl J. Vasicek and Leona Orfanus Vasicek.

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  10. Big 10 Conference names cheer teamRead the original story

    Friday Jun 7 | The Inter-Mountain

    ... Fisher and Amanda Corley (East Fairmont), Amanda Denicourt and Mecca Petersen (Fairmont Senior), Alyssa Duckworth (Grafton), Brittan Hughes and Kiersten Reider (Lewis County), Ali Allen and Twylia Shaw (Liberty), Emily Gerrard and Johnna Akers ...

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  11. Lawrence SimmonsRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Jun 1 | The Inter-Mountain

    ... five children, David Simmons of Quiet Dell, Lawrence Simmons II (Angie) of Philippi, Christina Simmons (Joey) of Grafton, Charles Simmons of Quiet Dell, Dravin Richards of Clarksburg; eight grandchildren, Jordan, McKennah, Chelsea, AJ, Noah, Kierra, ...

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  12. Lawrence SimmonsRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Jun 1 | The Inter-Mountain

    ... five children, David Simmons of Quiet Dell, Lawrence Simmons II (Angie) of Philippi, Christina Simmons (Joey) of Grafton, Charles Simmons of Quiet Dell, Dravin Richards of Clarksburg; eight grandchildren, Jordan, McKennah, Chelsea, AJ, Noah, Kierra, ...

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  13. Garnett RegesterRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 29 | The Inter-Mountain

    ... Danny, of Fairmont, Norma Everson and husband, Dave, of Belington and Pamela Hamilton and husband, Delane, of Grafton; two daughters-in-laws Judy Neff of Woodstock, Va., and Nancy Lewis of Moorefield; one brother, Garry Regester of Buckhannon; and ...

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  14. Grafton is ready (and waiting) for takeoffRead the original story

    Monday May 27 | Charleston Gazette

    The housing business is booming in Grafton, but many storefronts remain empty and some business owners say they're still waiting to feel the economic impact of a 2-year-old coal mine.

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  15. Grafton has new coal mine, but its no mining townRead the original story

    Monday May 27 | Charleston Daily Mail

    The housing business is booming in Grafton, but many storefronts remain empty and some local business owners say they're still waiting to feel the economic impact of a 2-year-old coal mine.

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  16. Grafton has new coal mine, but it's no mining townRead the original story

    Monday May 27 | WCHS-TV Charleston

    Grafton's housing business is booming, but many storefronts remain empty. And some business owners say they're still waiting for the economic impact from a 2-year-old coal mine. 4 comments

  17. Marking Memorial DayRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 26 | West Virginia Metro

    ... lives to keep us safe," the Governor said. In Taylor County, the 146th Annual West Virginia Memorial Day Parade in Grafton will step off at 10 a.m. Monday followed by the 146th Annual Grafton National Cemetery Program. "This is something that goes ...

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  18. National Mother's Day holiday founded by West Virginia womanRead the original story

    May 11, 2013 | Examiner.com

    Mother's Day became a national holiday mainly due to the efforts of Anna Jarvis of Grafton, West Virginia.

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  19. Southern W.Va. veterans to have their own cemeteryRead the original story

    Feb 19, 2010 | Examiner.com

    ... which is supported by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. will be the second military veteran cemetery in the state. Grafton National Cemetery in Taylor County was founded in 1867 for Union Army veterans and although they are accepting new burials, there ...

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  20. When did Mother's Day start?Read the original story

    May 6, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... War. After Jarvis died, her daughter ,Anna M. Jarvis petitioned her mother's church, Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, to celebrate Mother's Day. This happened on May 10th, 1908. Another church in Philadelphia also participated in ...

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