East Bank News

Dave Evans lost both legs just below the knees in Vietnam. For 34 years now, he has committed and risked his life to help people like him all over the world.

Jim Herrald was supposed to graduate from East Bank High School in 1943. He was supposed to walk across the stage in a cap and gown to accept his diploma.

Posted Monday, June 9, 2008 ; 10:21 PM Updated Monday, June 9, 2008 ; 11:39 PM Many Kanawha County volunteer departments won't be taking part in summertime parades to save fuel.

The following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between May 9 to 16: - Johnny Ray Clark, 40, and Cindy Jo Keenan, 42, both of Pond Gap.

“Although it is highly regrettable that his vote wasn't counted initially, even if it was counted today it wouldn't change the result of the election”

A Kanawha County judge ruled Wednesday that the East Bank Town Council overstepped its authority when it ordered a new election in last year's highly contested mayoral election. via Charleston Gazette

Iran's Bank Saderat Plc., with a banking experience spanning 55 years, ranked second among 500 Islamic financial institutions in 2007, PressTV reported. via IranMania News

The West Bank and East Bank have been divided for too long. To this day, East Bankers make jokes about West Bankers. via CityBusiness Up to the Minute

“Rather than just playing the keyboard on the piano, you have to be able to rub your stomach and pat your head at the same time.”

He's vibrant, animated and bursting with good-naturedness, as robust as the powerful organ music he plays for the congregation at Kanawha United Presbyterian Church. via Charleston Gazette

Phone customers in eastern Kanawha County who use the 595 exchange cannot dial out or receive calls at this time, according to emergency officials. via The State Journal

Bravo for Kanawha Sheriff Mike Rutherford, who's delivering intelligent, practical, efficient government. via Charleston Gazette

This SUV veered off Cabin Creek Road and over a hillside when the driver attempted to pass a coal truck. via Charleston Daily Mail

“We are really heading into a time where these smaller towns are just not providing the type of services that the citizens need”

WHEN municipal officials face problems they can't solve, they seek bailouts from the county commission, so commissioners are often come to fiscal realizations before the public does. via Charleston Daily Mail

A student at East Bank Middle School was disciplined for having prescription drugs at the school without alerting the administration. via Charleston Daily Mail

“They had to tone us out twice, which burned up to 4 or 5 minutes--if not more.”

Firefighter: "Couldn't hear the siren, 'cause it didn't go off." The siren didn't go off because it wasn't even on. via WCHS-TV Charleston

“Our position on it is what (Town Council) did in East Bank was fair, just and appropriate”

EAST BANK, W.Va. - Mayor Chuck Blair is appealing the town council's decision to hold a new mayoral election after the initial results were challenged. via The Herald-Dispatch.com