The West Virginia Press Association offers a listing of obituaries from its member newspapers around West Virginia: Bluefield Daily Telegraph – http://bdtonline.com/obituaries Mildred Pauline Kennedy Dale, 80, of Packing Plant Road (Bluewell), Bluefield Jack Wayne Thompson, 80, of Belleville, MI Pauline Anna Jennings Shrewsbury, 85, of Lashmeet Catherine Charlotte Lester Lane,[Read More…]
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Aug. 20 obituaries from West Virginia Newspapers
The following is a listing of obituaries from newspapers around West Virginia: Bluefield Daily Telegraph – http://bdtonline.com/obituaries Kyle Edward Brewster, age 79 of Squire Tammy Collins Roberts, 44, of Burke’s Garden, Va. Geneva B. Carmichael Lukach, 92, of Crumpler Mr. Berlin Michael, age 93, and his wife, LouAnna, Michael, age 81,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares the 10 things you need to know for Tuesday, Aug. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know today, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHOSE RELEASE COULD FURTHER ROIL EGYPT A[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 19
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know today, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. MILITANTS KILL EGYPTIAN POLICE The brazen daylight[Read More…]
Marshall County soon to be state’s richest? — Jennifer Compston-Strough reports in The Intelligencer
TRIADELPHIA – With one of the most productive coal mines in the state and an ongoing oil and natural gas boom, state Senate President Jeff Kessler said Marshall County is poised to become the richest county in West Virginia within the next decade. His remarks came Thursday as part of[Read More…]
Lodging for ATV enthusiasts in demand — Report by Greg Jordan in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BRAMWELL — Work on two new ATV lodgings are underway, and while that’s good news, it still isn’t enough to meet the growing demand for rooms. In May 2012, the Pocahontas Trail, a new branch of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail, opened in Mercer County. ATV enthusiasts, both local and from[Read More…]
AP offers 10 things you need to know for Friday, Aug. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know today, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. ‘DAY OF RAGE’ IN EGYPT The Muslim[Read More…]
LCSD arrests six on prescription drug crackdown — report by Erin Beck of the Exponent Telegram
Erin Beck, Exponent Telegram WESTON — The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department had arrested at least six people by Thursday as part of a crackdown on prescription drug abuse in the county, according to Sheriff Adam Gissy. Read the full story: http://www.exponent-telegram.com/lewis-deputies-arrest-half-dozen-on-prescription-drug-charges/article_356c8b2e-05e2-11e3-9575-0019bb2963f4.html
Mingo Judge arrested on federal charges — report by Kate White, Charleston Gazette
By Kate White Charleston Gazette Mingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury was arrested Thursday after federal authorities allege he targeted his ex-lover’s husband, using his position on the bench to manipulate criminal charges against the man. The indictment returned Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Charleston charges Thornsbury with conspiring[Read More…]
