Rock News

A Mercer County postmaster will be ending her term of service on the National League of Postmasters board of directors next month with an exclamation point - earning her fourth "Eagle Award" from the organization in recognition for her recruitment efforts, and establishing a new record for Eagle Awards by one member.

Resurfacing work currently underway on U.S. Route 52 is among several projects in Mercer and McDowell counties being fueled by federal stimulus fund money.

Maj. Gen. Allen Tackett, the West Virginia State National Guard Adjutant General, swore in 20 Soldiers of 150th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, during a re-enlistment ceremony at the al-Faw palace on Victory Base Camp, June 17.

June 11, 2009 Dog Chaining Issue Dominates Council Good & Welfare Period WV Already Prohibits 'Cruelly... Chaining' By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Huntington, WV - Animal rights activists and several Huntington citizens squared off at the microphone voicing opinions concerning the 'anti-tethering' dog ordinance during the council ...

Theatre West Virginia opened its 49th season Tuesday evening at the Grandview Cliffside Amphitheater.

Organizers say the tough times are behind them. BECKLEY- -- Actors are rehearsing their lines, musicians are tuning up and dancers are getting in step for the opening of Theatre West Virginia's summer season.

A West Virginia soldier killed in the line of duty is honored on this Memorial Day.

May 21, 2009 Judge Aboulhosn to Lead Bridge Dedication From a West Virginia Supreme Court Release Lake Shawnee, WV -- Mercer County Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn will lead a Memorial Day ceremony dedicating a bridge in honor of a soldier killed in Iraq.

Mercer Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn will act as a tour guide for two groups of elementary school students who will visit the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver this month.

May 6, 2009 Boil Water Advisory Issued for Salt Rock Residents The advisory affects Cow Creek Road and surrounding areas Special to Huntingtonnews.net Charleston, WV - West Virginia American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for customers along Cow Creek Road and surrounding areas in Salt Rock, in Cabell County.

When she heard that her childhood friend, Staff Sgt. Stanley Brian Reynolds died in Iraq, Teresa Sexton couldn't believe it.

Mercer Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn will act as an auctioneer at a spring reward auction in a sixth-grade class at Montcalm Elementary School in Rock on May 4. Throughout the month of April, the 60 students of teachers Millie Hedrick and Susan French earn "Hedrick/French bucks" for good behavior, classroom work and answering random questions ...

Our special angel and darling son, DALTON ISAIAH BILLS, left the arms of Daddy and Mommy and was carried in the arms of Jesus to his eternal home, where he can see, hear and has a perfect heart.

His district is in line for nearly $19 million for road and bridge maintenance in stimulus cash, but Senate Minority Leader Don Caruth still feels the West Virginia Turnpike deserved first attention.

When the office becomes too confining for Chris McLaughlin, the events director at Tamarack has only to take a short walk to get his creative juices flowing again.

A Mercer County man charged with a rare murder by dueling count pleaded guilty Wednesday in McDowell County to two lesser offenses.

Just a little more than a month ago, Theatre West Virginia officials warned of the demise of the 48-year-old southern West Virginia cultural treasure when a $100,000 cut in state funding was thought to be a ...

The late O.L. a oeLeffa Moore was recognized at the 20th Anniversary American Trails Symposium for his long-standing vision and wisdom in support of trails.