Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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FEMA Denies 7 Counties Individual Aid For Destructive February Flooding
The governor announced Tuesday night that FEMA denied his request for individual disaster aid to residents of Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe and Summers counties affected by February's severe flooding.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal Miner Was Killed By Falling Rock In Boone County: Report
Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing and thawing.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Reports First Coal Mine Fatality Of 2025, In Boone County
Gov. Patrick Morrisey said late Wednesday that 55-year-old Stephen Fields of Chauncey died of his injuries at the Twilight surface mine.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFall Fires Prevail Despite Burn Ban
Residents of the Kanawha Valley may have noticed smoke in the air. Emily Rice reports that the Division of Forestry is fighting about 82 fires in the state’s southern coalfields.
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Mother, Grandparents Indicted For Murder In Death Of Kyneddi Miller
On Tuesday, the grand jury indicted them on charges of murder of a child by parent, guardian or custodian by failure or refusal to supply necessities, and child neglect resulting in death, Boone County Prosecutor Dan Holstein said.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSongwriter And W.Va. Native Billy Edd Wheeler Dies At 91
The Boone County native was best known for writing several hit songs including “Jackson” for Johnny Cash and June Carter as well as “Coward of the County” for Kenny Rogers.
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