Gilbert Creek News

Flood relief for Mingo County residents just keeps rolling in from all over the state.

Associated Press Flood-damaged mobile homes are scattered along Gilbert Creek Monday in Gilbert, W.Va., where floodwaters have closed roads and damaged hundreds of structures.

State School Superintendent Steve Paine has asked U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to allow students in Mingo County to miss the WESTEST.

An array of Mother's Day flowers remains in the cooler of Clarice's Flower and Gift Shop days after they should have been delivered or picked up.

When you cover a flood--and I've covered a few--you are at first drawn to the dramatic scenes; ruined homes, piles of debris, and the mud.

Pigeon Creek and Mate Creek in Mingo County left their banks with "mean intent" is how Mingo County Emergency Services Director Jarred Fletcher describes his weekend.

The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia's southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 300 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream.