Gauley News

A group of students and their supervisors from Clemson University were recently at the Gauneka Ruritan Center in Falls View to erect some playground equipment.

Rafters prepare for a wild trip down the Gauley River just below the Summersville Dam on Saturday as the annual Gauley Season kicks into full gear.

Rafters make their way down the Gauley River early Saturday morning just below Summersville Dam as Gauley season kicks into full gear.

It's that time of year again in West Virginia - Gauley Season. Each Fall, the Army Corps of Engineers lowers Summersville Lake in Nicholas County by 77 feet.

The August-September issue of West Virginia South magazine is on newsstands throughout the region.

As if to belie their nature, the two rivers merge smoothly and calmly. The New River glides up from the southeast, the Gauley down from the northeast.

Mayor Damon Runyon was re-elected by Gauley Bridge voters in Tuesday's municipal election.