Roane County News

A number of area health care centers will be receiving federal stimulus money to make improvements and to upgrade services.

July 7, 2009 OPEN FOR BUSINESS: July Report from Gov. Joe Manchin Special to Huntingtonnews.net Charleston, WV -- The July 2009 Open for Business report highlights projects and related announcements that will assist with the creation of new jobs and the preservation of a significant number of existing jobs.

A 57-year-old woman and her 4-year-old grandson were killed in an accident in Roane County Tuesday morning, according to the West Virginia State Police.

A family is in mourning after a woman and her grandchild are killed in a car crash in Roane County.

McDonald has served as leader of the organization since it was created in 1993. Marc Sprouse was elected McDonald's successor.

Once while traveling the scenic byways of Roane County, I found myself on a small one-lane road not listed on any map.

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a rather lively hearing on GM and Chrysler dealership closures that brought insight and depth to the ongoing restructuring and its local impact.

A West Virginia auto dealer defended his right for his business to exist during a Congressional hearing Wednesday.

Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2009 ; 04:37 PM Post Comment Updated Tuesday, June 2, 2009 ; 05:33 PM Looking for softer landing to closing dealerships CHARLESTON -- Some West Virginia Chrysler dealership owners were in D.C. Tuesday preparing to testify in a Senate committee hearing tomorrow on Capitol Hill.

The West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the state capital is now just a few months away from reopening.

Boil Water Advisory>>> West Virginia American Water issued a boil water advisory for customers in the South Hills area of Charleston.

Pete Lopez took a double hit. And now he's fighting back. Pete Lopez took a double hit.

For the second time in as many weeks, volunteers from the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross are being deployed to flood-hit areas of West Virginia.

The 67-year-old cut-stone building was once a school and a personal-care home, and it was sold Saturday for $125,000 to a Walton resident.

Streams swollen by steady rain have closed roads and shut down schools in parts of West Virginia.

In the gymnasium at the former Walton High School, Mountaineer Auctions founder Roger Mullins is surrounded by items to be sold this weekend.

On a windy, beat-up road near the Kanawha-Roane county border stands an erect wooden cross, a somber reminder for passers-by. Anita Reed drives past the roadside memorial every morning after she leaves her Walton home for work in Charleston.

Nearly 2 inches of rain that fell overnight along the western edge of West Virginia made roads impassable, washed out bridges, shut down schools and knocked out power to thousands on Monday.

Metro 911 was reporting high water and localized flooding throughout Kanawha County this morning.

Variety and being involved in the community often makes a job interesting. For Rodney Wallbrown, West Virginia University extension agent, the variety and daily community interactions that his job provides keeps him interested and loving his work.