Jackson County News

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The Ripley festivities in Jackson County are dubbed America's biggest small town Fourth of July celebration.

Officials investigating the drowning of a teen in a Jackson County lake have identified him as a runaway from Georgia.

The body of a 17-year-old male was recovered Wednesday from O'Brien Lake in Statts Mill.

Emergency crews have recovered a body from O'Brien Lake in Jackson County, W.Va. Earlier reports from 911 dispatchers indicated that a person fell in the water.

Unemployment continues to grow in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Workforce West Virginia has released its May 2009 report with the majority of counties reporting an increase in joblessness.

Three people were injured, one of them seriously, in an accident Saturday on Interstate 77 near Ravenswood.

June 12 The Poca Valley Bank v. Darrell E. Casto P.A. - L. Kevin Levine; J - Nibert * The plaintiff is suing the defendant for defaulting on loans given to the plaintiff on Aug.

Farrah Fawcett, has died. Her spokesman, says Fawcett died Thursday morning in a Santa Monica hospital.

West Virginia Wesleyan College has named its second annual West Virginia Scholar.

From the drivers to the announcer to the fans, everyone was in agreement Friday night.

The wet weather being experienced in the Mid-Ohio Valley over the last few weeks is causing concerns for area farmers, local experts said.

The Ohio Valley Junior Beef Association 2009 Show scheduled is: Today: Beef Weekend, Wood County 4-H Campgrounds, Mineral Wells, show starts at noon.

Putnam County dispatchers have reported that searchers recovered the body of a teen who drowned in the Kanawha River near Midway.

Rescue crews still are searching the Kanawha River for the body of a Putnam County teen believed to have drowned.

The Wood County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of a small private plane that was flying between Parkersburg and Ravenswood.

June 4 City National Bank v. Polaris of Ripley, LLC and Robert Anderson P.A. - Donald Epperly; J - Evans * The plaintiff is suing the defendants, a Ripley business, and Fraziers Bottom resident, for defaulting on loan given to them on March 20, 2008.

West Virginia fairs and festivals offer affordable fun for families all summer long.

Volunteer firefighters from Jackson County demonstrated their skills and equipment at Evans Elementary on Thursday.

A special prosecutor has been named for the third trial of a Huttonsville man accused of killing a South Carolina man in 2007.