Glen-Jean News

The Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation has reportedly made a $50 million contribution to the Boy Scouts of America's new National High Adventure Base that will be developed in Fayette and Raleigh counties.

If everything goes as planned, Fayette County will become the permanent host of the Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree, a 10-day event that attracts nearly 40,000 Scouts and another 200,000 visitors every four years.

The Boy Scouts of America have completed the purchase of 11,000 acres in Fayette and Raleigh counties for a new high-adventure base, a scout spokesman told the Beckley Register-Herald. The transaction closed on Tuesday, scout spokesman David Lavalle told the newspaper.

An 11,000-acre local property marked as the future site of a new high-adventure base for Boy Scouts of America was purchased Tuesday by BSA, spokesman David Lavalle announced Tuesday.

Nearly 60 people came to a state Public Service Commission hearing Wednesday night in Beckley with their tempers flaring.

Raleigh County Airport's proactive attitude continues to pay dividends Gone are the days when Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., was the only choice for Beckley commuters.

Third District Congressman Nick Rahall maintains his support for a public option despite opposition from a number of his constituents.

Aug. 27, 2009 Rahall Schedules Town Hall Monday in Huntington on Health Care Other meetings slated in Glen Jean, Lewisburg and Mullens By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Beckley, WV - Demonstrating his openness to input from his Southern West Virginia constituents, Rep.

An estimated 145 people gathered at the state National Guard Armory in Glen Jean Thursday night - all possibly facing the agonizing decision of whether to take government money and leave their homes or risk yet another catastrophic flood.

A voluntary flood buyout program entailing a potential 290 properties in Fayette and Raleigh counties is in line for another $1.5 million in a Senate agriculture appropriations bill, Sen.

The Goshen Scout Reservation in Rockbridge County, Va., is yesterday's news. West Virginia is now in the spotlight.

A National Guard squad that included West Virginia soldiers apprehended an Iraqi cell leader July 12.

A National Guard squad that included West Virginia soldiers apprehended an Iraqi cell leader July 12.

The Boy Scouts of America's selection of Mount Hope-Glen Jean for its new National Scouting Center and high-adventure base is just the start of good news for southern West Virginia.

West Virginia soldiers helped nab one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq. About 500 members of the 150th Recon Squadron are stationed in Iraq.

Kanawha County Public Library will offer a free computer class titled "E-mail: Setting Up a Gmail Account" from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. today and from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 16 in the library's Technology Center.

Hundreds of potential new jobs and thousands of additional travelers are expected for West Virginia once a new Boy Scout high adventure base is developed in Fayette County, state and project officials say.

Thumbs up ... to the Boy Scouts of America which has announced a purchase and sales agreement with the Meadow Creek Coal Corporation for more than 10,000 acres of land in the Glen Jean-Mount Hope area to locate a National Scouting Center, which will include a new high-adventure base.

Southern West Virginia can expect to see thousands of Boy Scouts in town year-round when the Boy Scouts of America opens its new National Scouting Center and high-adventure base in the Mount Hope-Glen Jean area, officials say.

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 ; 05:47 PM Area chosen from proposals submitted across the country.