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Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and Southern affinity. The region is also closely identified with southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky, with close proximity to northwestern North Carolina and East Tennessee.

 

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Local News for West Virginia from The Register-Herald, Beckley

Gun owners needn't fear Obama, W.Va. delegate says

Aug 26, 2008 11:32 pm

Gun owners in West Virginia turned their backs on Democrats in the last two presidential elections largely over Second Amendment fears, but one veteran hunter says none need fear a Barack Obama admini...

 

Love encounters Pat Buchanan on Denver flight

Aug 26, 2008 11:27 pm

Shirley Love always has considered himself a conservative.

 

Ground broken for new Oak Hill police station

Aug 26, 2008 11:26 pm

City and state officials, along with engineers involved with the project, converged on a 4.5-acre plot of land on Virginia Street Tuesday to break ground for a new Oak Hill police station.

 

Ordinance on video lottery tabled by commission

Aug 26, 2008 10:47 pm

A proposed video lottery ordinance was tabled by the Raleigh County Commission Tuesday after questions arose concerning the transfer of video lottery licenses when ownership of an establishment change...

 

Appalachia region sees slight increase in poverty rate

Aug 26, 2008 10:45 pm

The share of Appalachians living in poverty last year increased by 114,000 to 13.3 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday.

 

Raleigh board OKs bid for cardiac defibrillators

Aug 26, 2008 10:23 pm

Raleigh County Schools Superintendent Charlotte Hutchens said Tuesday?s first day of school was a success.

 

Some parents kept out of school on first day

Aug 26, 2008 10:20 pm

OCEANA ? A group of parents became upset Tuesday morning when they were refused entry into Berlin McKinney Elementary School with their children.

 

Council votes to increase funding for agency?s transportation system

Aug 26, 2008 10:16 pm

Beckley Common Council voted to increase the city?s funding to the Raleigh County Community Action Association?s public transportation program after the organization cited financial strain from skyroc...

 

Engineer promotes fireworks for firefighters

Aug 25, 2008 10:38 pm

CHARLESTON ? Retired chemical engineer Clifford Rotz touted legalization of ?more energetic? fireworks Monday before a legislative panel as a means of leveraging more taxes and creating a pension fund...

 

Union upset over Greenbrier CSX tactics

Aug 25, 2008 10:37 pm

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS ? Union officials met with Greenbrier hotel negotiators Monday for the first time in nearly a month, only to be rebuffed by what they say are stall tactics being used by resort o...

 
 

News for West Virginia from The Register-Herald, Beckley

Taste of Home

Aug 26, 2008 10:48 pm

Some of you have already called about it. Now, we can answer your questions.

 

Classes of ?08 will wear lots of looks their parents will find all too familiar

Aug 23, 2008 9:16 pm

This year?s back-to-school fashion market has kept the economic downturns in mind. Clothing distributors are offering a wider variety of items at affordable prices.

 

The Oak Ridge Boys set to headline free concert in Pineville

Aug 23, 2008 8:50 pm

Familiar faces. Familiar names. Most importantly, however, is the familiar sound. The Oak Ridge Boys? unique four-part harmony is as distinctive as the individuals who make up the internationally know...

 

Just what can you grow in your ?leadership garden??

Aug 23, 2008 8:41 pm

When we think of ?leader,? we often think of famous people such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. or John F. Kennedy. But the truth is leaders come in all sizes and shapes and in all walks of...

 

God just brews the coffee, not the cup

Aug 22, 2008 10:05 pm

An unknown author left me musing over the last few sips of my morning coffee this week. The story, included in a devotional guide, focused on a group of professionals who gathered for a visit with a f...

 

Fear of going to school is common affliction for some pupils

Aug 21, 2008 9:20 pm

Most high school students stroll confidently through the halls, which buzz with a jangly adolescent energy.

 

Simple and savory

Aug 19, 2008 8:27 pm

Although Lesley Weigel has a little more time now that she?s taking a hiatus from her career as a paralegal, she remembers the time crunch she faced as a working mom.

 

MSU set to welcome new culinary instructor

Aug 19, 2008 8:19 pm

Mountain State University has expanded its culinary arts program with the addition of a new culinary instructor. Chef Kelly Goode will join the culinary faculty this fall, according to director Leonar...

 

RUNAWAYS

Aug 16, 2008 11:25 pm

On dark street corners of American cities, many things are for sale ? including our children.

 

Coach finding success, memories in return home

Aug 16, 2008 9:37 pm

MORGANTOWN ? The sign sits on a shelf filled with books and other memorabilia from a life on the basketball bench.

 
 

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