Summers County News

Summers County law enforcement agencies have teamed up to get two accused burglars behind bars.

Integrity, tirelessness and dedication were words used Thursday to describe Pipestem State Park Superintendent Steve Bolar, the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished West Virginian award.

A man has been charged with setting two fires in Hinton, and residents hope the 19-month string of arsons in their town has ended.

An arrest has been made in connection with two intentionally set fires in the Summers County town of Hinton.

Summers County is encouraging summer reading. The Summers County Public Library in Hinton is hosting a summer reading program.

A golf tournament in Summers County honors the life of a local woman who died of breast cancer.

June 28, 2009 'WV MAIL POUCH BARNS': From Promoting Tobacco to Tobacco Prevention By Craig Hammond Bluefieldnews.net Tobacco has a deep, rich, and strong core in West Virginia culture.

In 2008, State Police Sgt. Christopher Smith helped solve over 13 homicides and had a hand in more than 300 arrests and indictments.

Summers County firefighters are investigating another fire. The latest fire puts an end to the two week break firefighters have had since the last suspicious fire.

Another suspicious fire has struck Hinton, where resources are already stretched thin after more than 20 arsons in the last 17 months.

There was another fire in Summers County Tuesday night. The fire department fought the fire for more than an hour at an abandoned apartment building on Third Avenue in Hinton.

The Raleigh County Animal Shelter is sponsoring a rabies clinic Saturday. Pet owners are encouraged to take their dogs and cats for their rabies shots at a reduced cost.

A fourth rabies case has been confirmed in Summers County. Chad Meador with the Summers County Health Department said a raccoon killed by a dog in the Ellison Ridge Road area near Jumping Branch tested positive for the virus Tuesday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ben Mahmoud, 73, the son of a Charleston grocer and a widely exhibited painter and sculptor known for his idiosyncratic takes on realism, died earlier this month in New Port Richey, Fla.

Summers County deputies say four people were fighting in the middle of the road when an oncoming car struck them all, killing two.

Health department officials in Summers County received confirmation Friday that a dead bat discovered outside a home on Duncan Branch Road tested positive for rabies.

Hinton's numerous arsons have terrified residents for more than a year, and next month, a new mayor will inherit the situation.

Justin Meadows was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in 2008. BECKLEY- -- A man who nearly lost his life in a motorcyle accident is now working to help save hundreds of others.

It's only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt, or worse, loses his or her life as a result of an intentionally set fire in the Summers County community of Hinton.

Two men are accused of setting a vehicle on fire in Hinton, where a series of arsons has left residents on edge.