Fayette County

More Coal-Related Job Cuts Coming In August, State Learns

Civil LLC of Beckley told state officials earlier this month that it was cutting 279 workers at nine coal processing and transportation facilities across five counties within 60 days.

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Secretary Of State Recognizes Student Voter Registration Efforts

The Jennings Randolph Award is given to any public or private high school in West Virginia that registers at least 85% of their eligible seniors to vote. 

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W.Va.'s First Lady Of Gospel Dies At 75

Mount Hope native Ethel Caffie-Austin died on Dec. 11  She started playing the piano when she was six years old and by nine was accompanying her minister father during his services. While studying ...

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Fall 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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