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Snuffer seeking study of historical Mercer homes
Mon, 14 May 2012 21:27:29 -0700
Preserving historic homes that rose in Mercer County when coal truly was the undisputed king could be a goal for West Virginia lawmakers in their interims work this year.
Princeton Primary named West Virginia School of Excellence
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:37:51 -0700
PRINCETON — Teachers, students and administrators at Princeton Primary School now know that their school is not only a good local school, but a West Virginia School of Excellence, too.
Update: Four Mercer County roads have been closed due to high water
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:47:08 -0700
MONTCALM — Four Mercer County roads have been closed due to high water according to officials with the West Virginia Division of Highways.
Wyoming County man charged with sex crimes against child
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:51:38 -0700
LYNCO (WVVA) - A Wyoming County man has been arrested on charges of sex crimes against a child. Van Buren Mullins, 38, of Lynco was taken into custody Wednesday by the West Virginia State Police and charged
Wythe County wins US OK to exit Voting Rights Act
Fri, 18 May 2012 04:51:28 -0700
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three political
N.Y. sex offender arrested in Raleigh County
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:37:18 -0700
BECKLEY (WVVA) - A New York man has been arrested in Raleigh County for failing to register as an out-of-state sex offender. Eric Lennell Larkin, 50, of Glen Falls, N.Y., was taken into custody on Thursday.
SLIDESHOW: Search for missing Fayette County boater
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:22:28 -0700
THURMOND (WVVA) - Photos from the scene of the search for a missing Fayette County boater, by WVVA's Robert Pauley.
Mercer School celebrating centennial
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:06:58 -0700
PRINCETON -- In the United States of America, 1912 was a year of growth, success, tragedy, and innovation. New Mexico and Arizona became the 47th and 48th states to join the Union, Fenway Park opened and
Mercer County Airport receives funding for upgrades
Tue, 08 May 2012 04:26:42 -0700
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Airports in Marion, Mason and Mercer counties will receive a total of $939,000 in federal funding for improvements. U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin announced the Federal
Mechanic killed in fall at W.Va. coal prep plant
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:08:00 -0700
UNEEDA, W.Va. (AP) -- A veteran mechanic is dead after a three-story fall at an Alpha Natural Resources coal processing plant in southern West Virginia. The state Office of Miners Health, Safety and Training