Pendleton County News

Portions of West Virginia's eastern panhandle got up to eight inches of snow, and slippery roads caused problems throughout the state.

Two more hunters have died of heart attacks during the state's buck gun season. The Division of Natural Resources had initially reported one hunting-related fatal heart attack.

Eighteen students from the Wildwood Middle School Environment Club traveled to The Mountain Institute in Pendleton County on Oct.

Foresters at the West Virginia Division of Forestry report October is starting out as a colorful month.

Let the peeping begin. The fall foliage season has arrived. The West Virginia Division of Forestry put out its first fall foliage report on Thursday.

With the arrival of October, West Virginia's fall foliage season moves into prime time, sending thousands of leaf-peepers down country roads across the state in search of the perfect autumnal scene.

Unemployment claims are up in a majority of counties across West Virginia and seven area counties are following that trend.

The Pendleton County Commission will host a meeting tonight at the Franklin Community Center to discuss possible construction of a new federal detention center for nonviolent undocumented immigrants.

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A panhandle is a region that geographically is thought to resemble the handle of a pan, or a somewhat long stretch of land that juts out from the rest of the region.

West Virginia continues to feel the growing economic recession as more than half of the state's 55 counties recorded June unemployment rates of ten percent or higher.

2. Relay Raises $60,000 2009-07-13 FRANKLIN, W.Va. - The 2009 Pendleton County Relay for Life raised more than $60,000 for the American Cancer Society this past weekend, with more contributions still expected.

Looking for a neat place to eat? The Division of Tourism has 101 recommendations.

The latest round of E-Rate program funding will benefit three area school systems.

The Pendleton County school system will receive $38-thousand dollars from the grant.

There have been rumors of it for years, but now the official statistics are in. West Virginia isn't the oldest state in the country in terms of aged persons, but it does rank second.

West Virginia now has the nation's second-highest percentage of residents age 65 and older, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday.