LOCAL NEWS HEADLINES
- ● W.Va. foresters, firefighters leave to battle Rocky Mountain firesThe wildfire has already spread across 110 square miles in California, threatening at least 1,500 homes.... Read more »
- ● Lawyers representing Bluefield man in beating case ask for venue changeWayne Hartley, 44, of Bluefield, allegedly was involved in beating his mother, 81-year-old Patricia Hartley, at her Wythe Avenue home.... Read more »
- ● Federal agency cites Justice company for Feb. mine deathJason Kenneth Matthews, 43, of Bluefield, Virginia, died after falling while repairing a plate press.... Read more »
- ● Kanawha school system may face AC issues again when classes startHVAC not working properly in all buildings.... Read more »
- ● Jack Rollins remembered one year laterLanterns and luminaries were lit in memory of Jack, with a special appearance from Spiderman, Jack's favorite superhero.... Read more »
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- 'Aquaponics' project will serve as community outreach by churchesRAVENSWOOD - A new community project at LifeSpring Community Church is combining aquaculture and hydroponics to produce food for needy people via aquaponics."We’re combining aquaculture and hydroponics," explains J.D. Scritchfield who is helping Lisa Simmons spearhead the church’s new community service projects. "There will be a 250-gallon tank with fish... Read more »
- Top parade float to win $1,000 prizeRIPLEY - Ripley’s Fourth of July Grand Parade is rewarding the best float entry with a $1,000 prize.Sponsored again by Sheetz, the parade begins at noon near Ripley High School and proceeds to the Sheetz location at the intersection of West Main Street and Academy Drive. Ripley’s Fourth of... Read more »
- Local banks putting books into kids' handsJACKSON COUNTY - In the financial world, it’s common for banks to be in stiff competition with each other, offering better rates and incentives to gain new customers. In Jackson County, two banks are joining together as a team on a project that will make a positive impact on the lives... Read more »
- Ripley announces 4th Parade enhancementsRIPLEY – Viewing the Grand Parade on the Fourth of July will be easier this year.The Ripley Fourth of July Committee has made arrangements to improve transportation and seating for the Firecracker 2- [...]... Read more »
- Armstrong Industries joins JCCF, Inc. Corporate Steering CommitteeRAVENSWOOD - Armstrong World Industries of Ravenswood has announced they have partnered with The Community Foundation of Jackson County to help fund and support the integrated 2017 Charity Challenge (September 30) & Community Celebration Benefit Dinner (October 19) with Rocky Bleier.The companies amongst JCCF, Inc.’s Corporate Steering Committee are those... Read more »
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- ● California governor turns to housing, rail after climate win
Gov. Jerry Brown's plea to lawmakers to renew California's signature climate change law proved fruitful, bolstering his credibility as a world climate leader.... Read more » - ● 'Let 1994 go': Simpson case's racial symbolism now a relic
A generation later, OJ Simpson's racial symbolism is now largely a relic as black Americans wrestle with more familiar injustices.... Read more » - ● Actor John Heard, Of "Home Alone" Movies, Dies At 72
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the "Home Alone" movie series, has died. He was 72. His death was confirmed by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner's office in California on Saturday. TMZ reported that Heard, who lived in southern California, was found... Read more » - ● 'Complete devastation' for some near California wildfire
The people of the small, Northern California Gold Rush town of Mariposa are slowly making their way back home after a wildfire left the place a ghost town for most of the week. Some 61 homes have been destroyed by the blaze.... Read more » - ● Ex-escort gets 16 years for trying to have husband killedA former Florida escort convicted of trying to hire a hit man to murder her newlywed husband could get up to 20 years in prison at her sentencing hearing.... Read more »
