Matewan News

WV's top-ranked Class-A squad, the Man Hillbillies, will get what they were gunning for all season long a ' home-field advantage.

Forty people line up outside the Operation Charity Food Bank in Matewan on a cool Friday afternoon.

Oct. 28, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'Legends of the Mountain State 3': Treat, Not Trick: 13 Haunting Tales Set in West Virginia Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic There's both good news and bad news with the publication of "Legends of the Mountain State 3: More Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia" . The good news in this ...

A capacity audience attended at Garter Lane Theatre on Thursday last to listen to John Sayles, the twice academy award nominated actor, writer and director who was a guest of the Waterford Council of Trade Unions as part of their centenary celebrations.

Veolia announced the boil water advisory for the Sulphur Creek area of Matewan has been lifted as of Oct.

Contractors have been working hard on the new Mingo high school, for which the junior high students from the four facilities being consolidated have suggested names, school colors and a mascot.

Former Gov. Bob Wise's group targets nation's 'dropout factories' Bob Wise described himself as an "education governor," as have so many of his predecessors in West Virginia.

A plea hearing is scheduled for Thursday for one of the two people charged with killing a drug informant in Mingo County back in 2005.

" The Town of Matewan will assume the assets of the Red Jacket sewer system Sept.

Meghan Cea Daniels of Matewan has been appointed by West Virginia Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith as a princess in the royal court of the 73rd Mountain State Forest Festival.

The Appalachian Reg-ional Commission approved a $1.5 million grant to the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority for water and sewer system extensions that will serve Mingo South High School and additional development sites along the King Coal Highway, Senator Robert C. Byrd announced.

MATEWAN a ' A U.S. Postal Service employee in Mingo County has been indicted by the U.S. District Court in connection with theft of postal funds.

An old favorite is returning to Matewan. The Matewan Depot restaurant, which closed earlier in the summer after several years in business in downtown Matewan, reopened this morning under new owners and a new name.

The Hatfield-McCoy Trails network has more than tripled the single-track trail mileage available to dirt bike riders on its Buffalo Mountain trail system in Mingo County.

As an assistant state fire marshal, Robbie Bailey has been able to combine the best of two career choices - law enforcement and firefighting.

A truck carrying lumber travels up 22 Mine Road on Holden Mountain. A reclaimed surface mine site on 22 Mine Road is the site for the upcoming Friends of America rally, which will feature Fox News' Sean Hannity, performances by country music stars Hank Williams Jr., and John Rich of the country duo Big and Rich and an appearance by rocker Ted ...

Matewan became the first municipality in Mingo County to join the Coal Vendors Association and the Friends of Coal organization Tuesday, after the town council approved a motion during its regular meeting.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has been approved for $450,000 in federal funding to extend water service to 121 families on Thacker Branch near Matewan.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has been approved for $450,000 in federal funding to extend water service to 121 families on Thacker Branch near Matewan.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has been approved for $450,000 in federal funding to extend water service to 121 families on Thacker Branch near Matewan.