Mabscott News

Lights out, a disco ball, balloons and a long line of healthy snacks and refreshments set the perfect mood for BODYWORKS' Zumba Party Thursday evening.

Harvest festivals are a sure sign that Autumn has arrived, and Apple Butter is the focus of a festival in Raleigh County this weekend.

Annexation law must be addressed by Legislature It's been nearly two years since we urged the Legislature to revise a 2001 annexation law that was blatantly unfair to residents who depend on county government for representation.

Veterans of Foreign Wars State Senior Vice Commander Terry Scarboro, at right, speaks as Congressman Nick Rahall and friends and family of U.S. Army Staff Sgt.

In its 15th year, Operation Backpack continues to supply backpacks stuffed with school supplies to local students in need.

A fire in Raleigh County destroys a house. Emergency Services say it happened early Thursday morning.

A fire in Raleigh County destroys a house. Emergency Services say it happened early Thursday morning.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeremy A. Brown, of native of Mabscott, died July 3, 2005, during his second deployment in Iraq.

A fire in Raleigh County destroys a house. Emergency Services say it happened early Thursday morning.

Deputies say 38-year-old James McClure, Jr. was driving a car on on Wickham Road just outside of Mabscott when he lost control and hit a tree.

A Raleigh County church is working to help kids get ready for back-to-school. MABSCOTT- -- A Raleigh County church is working to make back-to-school shopping a little easier for some local families.

Storm Eagle welcomed the audience by saying: Skee," Cherokee for "thank you," he explained, and joined Crow and Big Frog in a Cherokee Warriors' Dance to formally start the second annual All Nations Green Corn Festival & Pow Wow, at the Bland County fairground in Bland.

Thumbs up ... to First Community Bank of Mullens for donating $500 to the Mabscott Improvement Committee.

It's the whitewater that brings many people to West Virginia. In some cases, once they're here, they stay.

Fire destroys a home in Raleigh County on Tuesday. The home in Eccles was engulfed in flames and burnt to the ground in just a few hours.

At around 8 a.m. Wednesday, Beaver Volunteer fire fighters were called out on reports that three of a trailers were on fire in the Mountain State Travel and Trailer Park in Glen Morgan.

"C ome here, Cutie Pie," Sam Croy says, nudging a frisky red angus heifer toward the huge bottle of formula he wants to feed her.

Community members joined together to pray for the nation. BECKLEY- -- Members of the Mabscott Holiness Church gathered in Shoemaker Square in Beckley to celebrate the National Day of prayer.

June is the traditional month for tying the knot, but in Sophia and Mabscott, it promises to be a time of municipal elections.