Lewisburg – Mary McCoy Boone, 90, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at CAMC General Hospital. She was born Nov. 18, 1932, at Renick, to the late Russel and Ellie Clutter Hamrick. Mary was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband,...

White Sulphur Springs – Patricia Ann “Pat” Humphrey, returned home to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Born Mar. 21, 1936 in Price Hill, WV, Pat was 87 years old. Pat was a long-time member of the WSS Emmanuel United Methodist. Pat was preceded in...

Ronceverte – John Evander Ward, II, 38, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, June 17, 2023. He was born on Sept. 21, 1984 in Beckley, the son of Debbie and Ron Ward of Ronceverte, and John E. Ward (Darlene) of Summersville. He is preceded in death...

Clayton – Charles Roger Lester, 84, formerly of Baileysville, WV, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, June 19, 2023 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a long illness. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept...

On May 24, Greenbrier County Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) held their annual Achievement Day. The highlight of the program was having Mark Lilly from the Appalachian Headwaters to speak about bees and how we can protect them for future generations. Greenbrier County CEOS also planted a Butterfly Bush as part of the NVON Project in Common to protect and promote pollinators. They were also joined by Sinks Grove CEOS at their meeting.

The AA McLaughlin scholarship was created in honor of AA McLaughlin who was a longtime high school teacher and a very successful coach at Alderson High School. He was the first athletic director at Greenbrier East. The scholarship annually is awarded to deserving Greenbrier East seniors who live in Alderson school district.

Middle Tennessee State University student Gabriella Carr of Lewisburg was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. Carr, who is majoring in Audio Production, was among 5,430-plus students who made the list. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point...

Mountain Gateway Community College (MGCC) has announced its President’s and Vice President’s Lists for the Spring 2023 semester. To be named to the President’s List, a student must carry an academic load of 12 hours and have at least a 3.91 grade point average. To be named to the Vice President’s List, a student must carry an academic load of 12 hours and have at least a 3.25 grade point average.

Carnegie Hall’s Appalachian Lecture Series concluded on Friday, May 26 with a presentation by internationally known fermentation guru, Sandor Katz. The Appalachian Heritage Series is a community forward set of lectures and workshops that present educational, cross-cultural opportunities to explore the diversity of arts in Appalachia. Programming includes events that cover a wide range of culinary, musical, and artistic pathways, with the objective of increasing community exposure to both the historical and emerging traditions of the region.

Carnegie Hall will kick off its 40th Anniversary Season with a summer block party on Church Street in downtown Lewisburg on Saturday, Jul. 29 from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission into the celebratory fundraiser is free with the music being presented by the James F. B. Peyton Fund. An open...

8 – 10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at the Mount Hermon Methodist Church. 9:00 a.m. Horseshoe Tournament Sign-ups (Pitching begins immediately following) 10:30 a.m. Parade Line-Up (Field across from Post Office, entrance to the field is across from Brownstown Road) 11:30 a.m. Parade Judging Begins. 12:00 p.m. Grand Parade. 1:00...

The Alderson Town Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, June 8, and had an opportunity to take the next steps in receiving funds from the recent settlements between the state of West Virginia and both Kroger and Mylan Pharmaceuticals. The two settlements, totaling $68,000,000 and $1,900,000 respectively,...

The Greenbrier County Grand Jury met earlier this month and has returned indictments against 50 individuals. Arraignments will be held on June 21 in front of Judge Jennifer Dent at 9 a.m. and at 1 p.m. in front of Judge Robert Richardson. Among the indicted is Ronald McMillion for being...

Andy Pendleton, Rainelle’s former longtime mayor, has been elected to serve yet another term as the town’s chief administrator. “I’m thrilled that I was accepted again, and happy that I’m able to go back to my position as mayor,” Pendleton told RealWV, shortly after the votes were counted. Unofficial results showed Pendleton received 140 votes against incumbent Robin Williams’ 60 votes.

The Lewisburg City Council met this month to discuss a full agenda, including what action the city can take on the stalled plans for work on the sidewalks on Lafayette Street. The work on Lafayette Street, encompassing only about 40 yards, has been in some sort of planning stage since 2011, but City Manager Misty Hill explained that most of the hold up has been related to the first bid. “The first bid we held only produced one bidder and no comparable bids were proposed. Since we did not get any other bids, we were allowed by law to throw out the bid, which we did, because we felt it was honestly just ridiculous.” As a result, the city was able to hold a second bid process and received a bid for $410,561.10. With the city having to pay a 13 percent contingency fee, the total bid for work amounts to $463,934.04. The city plans to pay this sum in installments with the first payment totaling roughly $63,000. Councilmembers were quizzical as to whether to proceed. While Hill explained that, “the city bears no liability for injuries on Lafayette,” as the sidewalk is owned in parts, by each of the respective businesses owners, she went on to say that, “someone recently broke their ankle there and had to go to the hospital, and it’s growing worse and worse every day.” All totaled, Hill advocated that the council begin the process and spend the funds required to repair the street to deal with the problem once and for all. Given that the other option was to simply abandon the idea of repairing the street and the hazard it does pose to Lewisburg citizens, the city did vote to approve moving forward the work on Lafayette Street.

At the June White Sulphur Springs City Council meeting, Mayor Bruce Bowling gave parting remarks ahead of the municipal election the following day. After six years of serving as Mayor, he finished his latest term with no bid for reelection. Prior to serving as mayor, Bowling spent a number of years on City Council, and before that he served as both a boardmember and president of the Greenbrier County Board of Education.

White Sulphur Springs – Aramis “Chico” Carrillo, 81, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at the Peyton Hospice House in Fairlea with his loving wife, Donna, by his side. He was born Feb. 12, 1942, in Remedios, Cuba, the son of Erasmo and Anna Magdaleno Carrillo.

White Sulphur Springs – Rose “Pearl” Graham Hilton, 92, formerly of Fort Lauderdale, FL, passed away peacefully in her home in White Sulphur Springs on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Pearl, the eldest of seven children, was born July 26, 1930 in Covington, VA, to the late Bowling...

Pence Springs – Christopher Dewayne Jackson, 19, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 at CAMC Memorial Division. He was born Sept. 10, 2003 in Ronceverte, the son of Earl and Amber Steep Jackson of Maxwelton. Christopher worked for Lil Caesar’s Pizza in Fairlea. Surviving are his wife,...

Gap Mills – David Ray Taylor, 65, passed away at his home on Monday, June 12, 2023. Born May 19, 1958 at Union, he was a son of the late Henry W. Taylor and Anna Mildred Taylor. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother.