Rhodell News

Rhodell, in Raleigh County, and Oceana, in Wyoming County, are under boil-water advisories, the state Department of Health and Human Resources reports.

Raleigh County emergency dispatchers say there was a structure fire in Sullivan Wednesday morning.

The Coal City Volunteer Fire Department resumed operations this morning after a temporary shutdown issued earlier this month was rescinded, State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis said.

For coal people, the second day of the 2009 Bluefield Coal Show was every bit as exciting as the first day, with lots of things to see and do and even a mid-afternoon visit by West Virginia Gov.

In the midst of a severe financial crisis, Coal City Fire Chief Ryan Bragg stepped down Wednesday and State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis received a letter announcing the department would voluntarily cease and desist operations immediately.

Firefighters from three Raleigh County fire departments were on the scene of an abandoned house fire on Coal City Road in Rhodell Friday evening.

Federal Emergency Management Agency representative Michael Jurnak walked up and down the alleys and roads of Rhodell Tuesday, knocking on doors of homes and businesses.

The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that a temporary Disaster Recovery Center will open in Rhodell in Raleigh County on Monday, June 15.

Thousands of West Virginians are in need after flood waters ravaged the region. RHODELL- -- At least 38 hundred people in the state have applied for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Federal Emergency Management Agency representative Michael Jurnak walked up and down the alleys and roads of Rhodell Tuesday, knocking on doors of homes and businesses.