Camp Creek News

A search is underway for engineering services for a water service project that will reach more than 60 new customers in the Eads Mill and Unity Road areas of Mercer County.

Margaret Evans Sorah, age 86, of 252 Jason Avenue, Princeton, W.Va., formerly of Kimball, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov.

A $100,000 project to extend a natural gas line to residents in the Camp Creek community is expected to be completed in the next three to four weeks, said Randy Olson, operations manager for the Greer Commission of Public Works.

MERCER SHERIFF Oct. 22 A* FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE: Members of the Mercer County SWAT team and other investigators executed a search warrant at a Camp Creek residence on Silver Streak Road.

One suspect is behind bars, but another suspect remained at large Friday in connection with a breaking and entering of a Giles County store on Oct.

About 15 years ago - long before he threw his hat into the political ring - Mercer County Commissioner Jay Mills lamented the fact that his uncle had to hang up his fly rod when he got too old to make it to his favorite trout stream.

Work is under way at Camp Creek State Park to create a trout fishing area accessible to anglers who use wheelchairs.

Squirrel hunting season opens in West Virginia on Oct. 10, and the hunters will be out in full force.

Lessie Emily Ellison Maxey, 87, of Peterstown, W.Va. passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Riverview Nursing Home.

Sometimes I wonder if West Virginia's deer have a secret plan to drive humans from the Mountain State.

TAZEWELL, Va. - A Pocahontas, Va., man wanted in West Virginia on a fugitive from justice warrant relating to an alleged sexual assault at a rest stop off Interstate 77 near Camp Creek waived extradition proceedings Wednesday in the General District Court of Tazewell County.

Marijuana plants, stolen cars and hazardous waste were just a sampling of the items found at a home outside Springfield after an almost two-year investigation.

Marijuana plants, stolen cars and hazardous waste were just a sampling of the items found at a home outside Springfield after an almost two-year investigation.

Marijuana plants, stolen cars and hazardous waste were just a sampling of the items found at a home outside Springfield after an almost two-year investigation.

Marijuana plants, stolen cars and hazardous waste were just a sampling of the items found at a home outside Springfield after an almost two-year investigation.

Emergency crews stayed busy clearing accident scenes up in various parts of Mercer County Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews stayed busy clearing accident scenes up in various parts of Mercer County Wednesday morning.

Dry off. Clean up. Get back to business. It's a routine we're familiar with in southern West Virginia.

Camp Creek State Park had some damage due to high water. CAMP CREEK- -- Flood waters caused minimal damage at Camp Creek State Park in Mercer County.

Most of the heavy rain will stay off to the north. But, that does not mean emergency officials across the region are not keeping their eyes on the area's creeks and rivers.