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Ghent Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Ghent, WV.
Results 1 - 20 of 89 in Ghent, WV
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Federal bill would regulate most national railroad rates
GHENT, W.Va. - With only a handful of companies owning most of the nation's railways, federal lawmakers want to rewrite industry regulations to give shippers more say over the rates they're charged for using those lines. Comment?
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A look back at 2009a s impact on southern W.Va.
A look back at 2009's impact on southern W.Va. January January 2009 was a month of history-making politics, the unveiling of the $24 million Beckley Intermodal Gateway and a special remembrance ceremony for victims of the Ghent explosion on Jan. Comment?
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... took effect, the protest continued, and one disgruntled lawmaker, Delegate Clif Moore, D-McDowell, vowed to block the Ghent toll plaza. Rolling fog shrouded the plaza that day, however, leaving Moore and some fellow delegates to stage a ... Comment?
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House Fire Claims One Life in Raleigh County
... and the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department are looking into the cause of the fire. Firefighters from the Beaver, Ghent, Mabscott, and Coal City volunteer fire departments responded to the scene. The name of the person who was killed has not been ... Comment?
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Shoppers Grab Last Minute Groceries
... d what I need. Because I'm sure with the weather the delivery trucks have had a difficult time," said Gayle Bowling of Ghent. Many grocers said they have been fortunate that most deliveries were made in time for the holidays. Comment?
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Abandoned on Cars on Roadways Being Towed
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... as well. Now theya re beginning to tow those cars off their lots. Beverly Farrish, a worker at Little General in Ghent, said that her stores are in the process of moving those cars. a oeI understand side roads are bad, but people need to get their ... Comment?
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Stranded Motorists Struggle to Find Food
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... Parents of children said they walked miles along Interstate 77 looking for anyone with food to keep them going. In Ghent, two convenience stores remain open, the Marathon gas station and Lakefront Grocery. Motorists stuck in the area say they're the ... Comment?
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Winter Storm Disrupts Huntington Shopping, Entertainment
... ceremonies Snowfall in Beckley may total 18 to 20 inches by Sunday, Dec. 20. Up to a foot had fallen at the Ghent Toll Plaza by late Friday. The Barrier C toll station as of late Friday will not allow traffic through in either direction. Virginia ... Comment?
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... blanket of man-made snow as they put the final touches on a ski lift Thursday afternoon. The resort, located near Ghent, off Interstate 77 Exit 28, opens for the season today at 9 a.m., and boasts several improvements this year. F. Brian ... Comment?
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... loving memory of grandson Park Fox, $25 Willis, Kathryn and John Nordlund of Glen Morgan, $25 Jerry and Deb Swanson of Ghent, in honor of grandchildren Celia, Isaac and Joel, $100 John and Helen Clemens of Beckley, in memory of Eula Clemens, $25 H. ... Comment?
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Ski Shop Offers Discount Rates
A Ghent ski shop is teaming up with a Snowshoe Ski resort to help put you on the slopes for a fraction of the normal cost. Comment?
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Mac's Toy Fund - Dec. 15, 2009
... donors to this year's campaign: Appalachian Fasteners and Supply of Beckley, $1,000 Norman and Rebecca Walker of Ghent, $200 William and Lynda Eades of Beckley, $100 Roberta Profitt of Beckley, in memory of Lenox Profitt, $25 Simpkins and Associates ... Comment?
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The Ski Shop Holds the Annual Ski Swap
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The annual Ski Swap and Tent Sale has been going on for 10 years. It is an event hosted by The Ski Shop in Ghent. Comment?
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... the money to the Children's Home Society. Drawings were held throughout the day Friday at the Ski Swap fundraiser in Ghent. "Financial situations are hard on everybody across the country right now. And this event helps bring people here to the Ski ... Comment?
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Freestyle snowboarder Corey Lilly guest of honor for CHS benefit
... Sale to benefit The Children's Home Society of West Virginia at The Ski Shop, located at ski area Exit 28 off I-77 in Ghent. He will greet ski and snowboard enthusiasts and sign pictures today and Saturday," said David Denault, Ski Swap coordinator. ... Comment?
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High Winds Wreak Havoc in Southern West Virginia
... customers in our region. The hardest hit areas have been in Raleigh, Greenbrier, Fayette and Mercer Counties. In the Ghent area of Raleigh County, residents and business owners have been dealing without electricity since the overnight hours. Crews ... Comment?
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... death by six brothers, Corbet, Arlie, Monterville, Edgar, Jack, and Troy Lusk; and three sisters, Agnes Whitt, Elsie Ghent, and Eula McKinney. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 52 12 years, Ethel B. Graham Lusk; two sisters, Bernice ... Comment?
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Donations sought for 79th annual Maca s Toy Fund party
... Bowling, $100 Clarice Royster Witten of Beckley, $25 Kelly and Betty Foster of Bolt, $25 Jim and Ellen Anderson of Ghent; in memory of our parents, Martha Rose and Leslie Gates and Pauline and Garrett Anderson, $50 John and Cathy White of Beckley, ... Comment?
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Holiday weekend traffic shows hopeful signs
... between 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., causing some significant back-ups at the southbound tollbooths at Charleston and Ghent. Each toll collector can process about 400 transactions an hour, at an average of nine seconds per transaction, Barr says. But ... Comment?
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Traffic comes to a standstill at the Ghent toll booth in the southbound lanes of I-77 Sunday as travelers pack the roads after Thanksgiving. Comment?
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