Marmet News

Hundreds of skateboard enthusiasts will head to Marmet this weekend for National Go Skateboarding Day.

Three Kanawha County residents have contracted Legionnaires' disease in recent weeks, the county's health director said Tuesday.

A former Marmet City employee will spend the next three years on probation for embezzling more than $11,000 from the city's accounts.

With diesel prices surging, some volunteer fire departments in Kanawha County are trying to cut costs by dropping out of local parades, a summer tradition in many small towns.

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.

June usually brings sunny weather and warmer water temperatures to West Virginia.

Mandolin player Robert Hudnall has his "own tree" at the Vandalia Gathering, across the steps from the Cultural Center, buttressing the state Capitol.

A downed tree in Marmet has closed down all lanes of W.Va. 94. Metro 911 reported the tree fell about two miles out the highway, also known as Lens Creek Road. via Charleston Daily Mail

“I'm second from last right now”

Voters put all 10 of Kanawha County's magistrates back on the November ballot, plus two newcomers who will challenge them. via Charleston Daily Mail

A Marmet man has been issued a summons to appear in court for allegedly having marijuana and several used syringes containing heroin residue in his vehicle. via Charleston Daily Mail

“Folks I like West Virginia and I'm glad to be back. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am to the people of this state for giving me a chance to serve as President in 1992 and 1996. Thank you for voting for me”

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ; 06:02 PM Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ; 07:08 PM Bill Clinton stumps for his wife Hillary in West Virginia Story by Sara Gavin Email Other Stories by Sara Gavin ... via WOWK

“It was apparent that the lab had been operational for some time”

Three people were arrested Monday after the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department's SWAT team raided a meth lab on Falcon Drive. via WOWK

' A woman is dead and man seriously injured in an apparent murder and suicide attempt Sunday on U.S. 119 south of Walton in Roane County, police said. via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Jan. 2 Adam Anderson; Aaron Anderson, by his next friend, Richard Ray Anderson; David Anderson and Michael Anderson by their next friend, Jeffrey Allen Anderson v. Bennett K. Hatfield, chief executive of ... via The West Virginia Record

“There's a huge difference in safety and efficiency of shipping coal on the Kanawha River”

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ; 05:42 PM Updated Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ; 05:53 PM Project leaders say you will save money because of it. via The State Journal

Freezing rain and snow showers continue to create slick driving conditions for commuters and emergency personnel in Charleston and eastern Kanawha County this morning. via Charleston Gazette

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington is receiving nearly $30 million to finish construction of the Marmet locks on the Kanawha River. via The Times West Virginian

“If we go like we normally do in West Virginia, we'll have about 2,000 bills introduced, and we'll pass about 250 of them”

Mercer County lawmakers say they've got their work cut out for them when the 78th session of the West Virginia Legislature opens Wednesday. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“I wasn't looking to furnish my whole apartment”

I think most of us have thrown stuff out stuff that we knew somebody else could have put to good use. via Trend Hunter Magazine

“It's just all sorts of countless acts of random kindness”

When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people gave away perfectly good things to strangers -- no money changing hands, no questions asked -- she figured it was too good to be true. via Times-Picayune