Barbour County News

A museum exhibit in Barbour County featuring the mummified bodies of two 19th century women has drawn fire from a national mental health group.

Belington will come alive this weekend as several hundred visitors come to check out all the activities surrounding the Belington Homecoming and the Battle of Laurel Hill Re-enactment. The activities begin ...

Two coal companies have been cited in connection with fatal accidents at their respective mines.

Belington Community Medical Services Association Inc. board of directors has announced the election of Larry Simpson and Darla Goff to the board.

Barbour County and nine other counties recently were designated for Farm Service Agency emergency loans because of damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, mudslides and landslides June 3-7. "The ...

A fireworks show is scheduled at 9:30 p.m. Saturday over the Davis & Elkins College campus.

"As leaders in our community, I think that we have a civic responsibility to ensure that the young people in our community continue to have a safe and enjoyable place to enjoy recreational activities." Mike ...

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A coal miner was injured Friday afternoon at a Barbour County Mine. The West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, says the accident happened at the Sentinel Mine, around 1p.m. Officials say a ...

A project review and election of officers highlighted the Region VII Planning and Development Council's annual meeting Monday.

The sweet sounds of dulcimer music mingled with historicals facts at the annual West Virginia Day celebration at the Marion County Historical Society.

The center is at Philip Barbour High School. Story by Sarah Kapis Email Bio Other Stories by Sarah Kapis PHILIPPI -- FEMA has set up a Disaster Recovery Center at Phillip Barbour High School, for flood victims ...

Belington Staff Sgt. Steven Harward, whose brigade is now assigned to Afghanistan, used his mid-tour leave to travel to Africa in May to see his sister, Phoebe, who is serving in the Peace Corps there.

Escape to a secluded campground in Barbour County. Before the turn of the century, West Virginians were drawn to the natural beauty of the Middle Fork River and its surroundings.

Nearly 50,000 residents across West Virginia may miss out on the stimulus benefits.

A new playground is in the works at Audra State Park in Barbour County. And its all thanks to a collaboration between Broaddus Hospital and the park.

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 ; 05:20 PM Updated Wednesday, June 11, 2008 ; 06:42 PM The Upshur County Development Authority says Upshur County was close to one point below the national unemployment rate in ...

A new playground is in the works at Audra State Park in Barbour County. And its all thanks to a collaboration between Broaddus Hospital and the park.

People living with depression or bipolar disorder now have a place to find help now that the DBSA-Barbour County, a new local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, is hosting regular, ...

MSHA says a scoop operator hit him by accident. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has released its preliminary report into a fatal mine accident last week in Barbour County.