National Jamboree Set To Open Under Stormy Skies
Scouts from across the nation are preparing to converge on Fayette County for West Virginia's fifth National Jamboree.
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Public Meeting On ‘Advanced Recycling’ Facility Planned
Clean-Seas West Virginia aims to turn plastic waste into sustainable energy in the town of Quincy. A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30p.m.) in the Belle Town Hall Gym, 1100 E Dupont Ave.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Teacher Chosen For C-SPAN Fellowship
Jeffrey Webb is a West Virginia Studies teacher for eighth graders at DuPont Middle School in Belle. A few years ago he started using free, educational resources on C-SPAN Classroom to support his own classroom lessons. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKCS Sued By School Counselor For Rights Violations
A school guidance counselor from Belle has sued the Kanawha County Board of Education and Superintendent Thomas F. Williams alleging the defendants violated her first amendment rights.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPutnam Co. Man Identified As Fatality In Belle Chemical Plant Explosion
A Putnam County man was identified Wednesday as the victim in a Tuesday evening plant explosion at the Optima Chemicals Co. in Belle that shook surrounding homes and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for several hours.
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A Year Later, No Progress on West Virginia Ammunitions Plant
Nearly a year ago, executives with Ranger Scientific LLC announced plans to bring a large industrial facility to a reclaimed surface mine site in West…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCorps of Engineers Offering Tours of Marmet Locks and Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering public tours at the Marmet Locks and Dam in Belle, West Virginia on June 4 in observation of National Dam…
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