Water filter failure feeds toxic flow into Laurel Fork
Heavy rains near Glen Rogers above Oceana caused about 18 inches of black mine water to flood Laurel Fork. The plant resumed operations but officials urged residents to use water only for household cleaning until Monday. State health, energy and natural resources officials probe. A Friday town meeting may explore piping water from Clear Fork or digging wells, but safety concerns remain due to upstream mines and iron sulphur in the water table. In 1983 a chlorinator failure and upstream sewer overflow caused 1000 plus stomach illness cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
Oceana
Laurel Fork
State Department of Health
Department of Energy
Department of Natural Resources
Short
Clear Fork
Mountain road blast project faces cliff safety test
In March Danis-Ray's bid won the contract to stabilize a hillside along a highway near Dry Branch Creek. G.E. Ray Inc. crews began mid April under Harrison, aiming to finish by June. Rock fragility and proximity to homes create a high risk balancing act between blasting force and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danis-Ray
G.E. Ray Inc
Danis- Ray Industries
Charleston
Harrison
Dry Branch Creek
Governor silent on Faerber donation request
Charleston AP Gov Arch Moore's office would not comment on whether it would return $4,000 in donations that Faerber said were made to Moore's 1984 election effort. Faerber indicted on six misdemeanors asked in a May 11 letter that the donations be returned, per his attorney Tim DiPiero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Arch Moore
Kenneth Faerber
Kananaha County
Faerber
Moore
Tim DiPiero
John Price
Price
Moore Campaign Finance Committee
Lottery Winning Numbers From Charleston West Virginia
Charleston West Virginia lottery officials announced Thursday night drawing results for the West Virginia Lottery Daily 3 and Daily 4 games. Daily 3 numbers were 7 5 9 and the Daily 4 numbers were 3 9 9 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Susman urges joint caucus to end WV Legislature bickering
West Virginia lawmaker Tom Susman calls for a joint Democratic caucus to stop bickering that has left the 60 day session in an extended deadlock for nearly three months. In Fayetteville a plan to release peregrine falcons on New River was foiled by storms and will be attempted again, with DNA personnel to feed the birds for six to eight weeks. In Thomas, local business owners say a visit by the District of Columbia National Guard boosted the economy, with Mayor Walt Ranalli noting the troops’ spending as the town’s sole benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Del
Tom Susman
Raleigh
Fayetteville
West Virginia
New River
Washington, D.C
Department of Natural Resources
Jim Crum
Crum
Thomas
Tucker County
District of Columbia
National Guard
Walt Ranalli
260Th
Virginia Reynolds founder’s great grandson convicted in rape case
The Chesterfield County Circuit Court found Cornelius Francis Florman Jr., 21, guilty Thursday of raping a nurse and sentenced him to the minimum five years. He was cleared on a breaking and entering charge. AMHERST One of two teens charged with capital felony murder testified he shot a victim in the leg. David Shane Campbell, 16, waived a jury trial and faces possible death if convicted in the December shotgun slayings of two pizzeria workers. He is charged with killing Michael E. Pugh and aiding Giovanni Russo’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Reynolds Metals Co
Chesterfield County
Cornelius Francis Florman Jr
Amherst
David Shane Campbell
Campbell
Michael E. Pugh
Giovanni Russo
Beach lawyer to challenge Joe Canada for 8th District seat
Moody E. Sonny Stallings Jr., a 39 year old Democratic lawyer from Virginia Beach, announced a challenge to A. Joe Canada Jr. for the 8th Senatorial District. Stallings, a longtime public official on the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries since January, vows to push for better roads schools environment and tighter conflict of interest laws. He previously served on the Virginia Commission of Public Beaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
A. Joe Canada Jr
Canada
Moody E
Sonny” Stallings Jr
Stallings
Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia Commission of Public Beaches
Builders rally as world brotherhood hall rises near Midway
More than 200 volunteers gather at the Old Goforth Dairy to start a 46 by 85 foot Kingdom Hall for the Bluefield Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. The project, part of 500 similar builds nationwide, aims for completion in four days with 400 expected workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Kingdom Hall
Midway
Goforth Dairy
Kingdom Hall
Bluefield
Jehovah's Witnesses
Tom Baynes
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Baynes
Francis Pettry
The
Faith
Martha Baynes
Stacy Kapps
New Kingdom Halls
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Peru
South America
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Pps
Kapps
Joseph “Verbena” Shaffer
Rock
Mercer County
Nicholas County
Mt. Look
Summersville
Vo Tech holds seventh annual commencement in Mercer County
The Mercer County Vocational Technical Center held its seventh annual commencement for 224 graduates including more than 40 non traditional students. Robert J. Bailey hosted as master of ceremonies and highlighted programs in vocational training and adult education. Scholarships from Concord College were awarded to Jennifer Lynne Woods and Deborah Louise Holdren, with Mary Ann Riggs Shrader receiving one from Bluefield State College. Eighteen graduates had already taken college credit courses at Bluefield State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District
Nick Joe Rahall
Mercer County
Mercer County Vocational Technical Center
Robert J. Bailey
Bailey
Earl Muse
Jennifer Lynne Woods
Bluefield State College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bradshaw
Coral Reef
Zebco
Coleman Fuel
Adouglas
Sandash
Donner
Susman
Reynolds
Thursday
Joe Canada
Highlands Greenhouse
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
12Th Street
Princeton
Joe’s Deep
Vo-Tech
ED Cabbell
Daily Telegraph
Concord College
Deborah Louise Holdren
Mary Ann Riggs Shrader
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!