Upper Tract, WV

Goldie Marie (Burgess) “Granny” Berg, 91, of Maysville, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at E.A. Hawse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Baker, W.Va. Born Jan. 12, 1931, in Falls, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Charles Roosevelt Burgess and Ethel Christine (Mongold) Burgess. In addition...

Virgil Steven Ketterman, 63, of Maysville, W.Va., passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. Born Oct. 10, 1958, in Maysville, he was a son of Sara Katherine (Ayers) Ketterman of Petersburg, W.Va. and the late Virgil Edward Ketterman. In addition to his father, Steve was...

Janet Irene Sites McCarty, 81, of Petersburg, W.Va., formerly of Burlington, W.Va., died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at her residence while under the care of Grant Memorial Hospice. Born March 6, 1941, in Scherr, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Walter Roosevelt and Cora Ethel (Winters) Weasenforth. Twice...

Mrs. Zelda Montgomery Dove, 80, of 53 Martins Farm Road, Petersburg, W.Vs., went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg, with her family by her side. Born Jan. 28, 1942, in Naugatuck, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Columbus Montgomery...

FRANKLIN, W.Va. (WV News) - In what was their third match of the season, also the third matc…

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - This week, Broadway is hosting young baseball players for the Junior League Southeast Regional, where eight teams are competing for a spot in the World Series in Taylor, Michigan. The tournament is played as a double elimination draw that culminates in the final game on Tuesday....

According to Virginia State Police (VSP) a 17-year-old driver has been charged with “Driving Under the Influence” in the death of a 71-year-old driver in a mid-evening two-vehicle collision Wednesday, August 3, in Rockingham County. According to the VSP press release on the accident the northbound 2008 BMW driven by the unidentified 17-year-old minor male was “traveling at a high rate of speed” when it and a 1997 Mercury Villager attempting to make a left turn onto Route 42 after stopping at a westbound stop sign on Route 765, collided. There was one passenger in each vehicle, another 17-year-old male in the BMW, and a 78-year-old female in the Mercury. The investigation into the accident continues with additional charges being a possibility.

PETERSBURG, W.Va.,– The Laneville bridge over Red Creek on Forest Road 19 is closed until further notice. Safety concerns identified Tuesday during a routine inspection required an immediate closure of the bridge. The Forest Service is working to install a temporary bridge in place of the existing bridge. The timeline for removing the existing bridge […]

PETERSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) - Janet Irene Sites McCarty, 81, of Petersburg, West Virginia, f…