Matewan News

A boil water advisory has been issued for residents in the Matewan area, according to the Matewan Water Department.

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center and the SBA Business Recovery Center are located in Gilbert at the Larry Joe Harless Community Center.

MATEWAN a ' Minor flooding washed through parts of Mingo County again yesterday after heavy rains poured down over the coalfield region.

State and federal officials plan to close three disaster aid centers in southern West Virginia that were established to help victims of last month's catastrophic flooding.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's closing one disaster recovery center in southern West Virginia and changing the hours of two others.

Contracts have been signed by eight successful bidders and construction of the new Mingo Central High School is technically underway with completion two years away.

Taylorsville's Billy Hamilton has been selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft.

" Voters in more than 130 towns and cities across West Virginia will head to the polls June 9 to choose the men and women who will serve as their municipal leaders.

Just as the last school bell rings, children are busy thinking of how they can fill their time during the summer, I have a great idea for both children and parents: Summer reading! As a reading and language arts educator, I have always been a passionate advocate for the importance of reading at all times and for all ages.

Things were quiet at Matewan High School yesterday. There were no students walking the hallways, nor were there any in the office.

A coal car in the earliest mining days in West Virginia, depicting coal being pulled from the mines by mule Original cabinetry from the home of Nathan Goff in Harrison County, holds West Virginia made glassware The original keystone from the "Old Number 18" mine in Matewan Recreation of a New River Gorge Bridge overlook Commissioner of Culture and ...

As a place for trail riders to have fun, the Hatfield-McCoy Trails come highly recommended.

Although school is still out in the Gilbert, Delbarton and Matewan communities due to flooding, graduation ceremonies at all Mingo County schools will go on as scheduled, according to a high school principal.

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

Cleanup work is in full swing following flash flooding on May 9 that washed out roads and bridges across Mingo and Wyoming counties, and damaged hundreds of homes, schools and businesses.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened three disaster recovery centers in Mingo County to help flood victims get back on their feet.

" Mingo County has a company in place to work at moving debris from recent area flooding, thanks to a plan by Mingo's Office of Emergency Services.

FEMA opened three disaster recovery centers in Mingo County around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 20, 2009.

The executive director of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System says two trails damaged by recent heavy rains have been reopened.

The week's weather is expected to be some of the best this spring, but many West Virginia Students will no be able to enjoy it too much.