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ROANOKE, Va. – The mayor of a town in Giles County has been indicted for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. James Spencer, mayor of Glen Lyn, has been charged with three counts of violating the CWA. The indictment accuses...

Ghent, WV (WOAY) – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is still taking applications for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) until March 31st. This year’s applications will be covered separately by the SFMMNP and WIC. Additionally, participants must attend online training once qualified for the program.

BECKLEY, WV - Shaketa Redman has had a number of jobs – ranging from running food to customers and answering phones to prepping salads and working the grills – since starting with Fruits of Labor in Beckley. “I like cooking, and I love hearing the compliments coming from...

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Beginning Saturday, April 1st Tamarack Marketplace will extend their business hours to a 9 AM – 7 PM and open seven days a week. Since the recent temporary closure of the Beckley Travel Plaza and with travel season soon upon us, it was most important to reintroduce our seven-day a week operation as […]

PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On March 19, 2023, at around 3:45 PM, police responded to a residence in the Princeton area in reference to a domestic disturbance. Dispatchers advised police the caller stated that Shane Miller had hit his step-daughter in the face with a book. Upon arrival, the mother of the child was located […]

BECKLEY, W.Va. – The West Virginia University School of Nursing Beckley Campus has selected Kaitlyn Sizemore to represent the school as an ambassador. Sizemore, of Shady Spring, West Virginia, is a sophomore in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Established in Fall 2022 on the Morgantown Campus, the ambassador scholarship program provides selected students with a $500 scholarship per semester. Ambassadors […] The post Beckley sophomore selected as WVU School of Nursing ambassador appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.

Even when she was in college, Katie Surface knew that she wanted to become a teacher. And for the past 13 years, she’s been doing just that, working in classrooms in Wyoming and Raleigh counties. But despite education always being where she wanted to build a career, Surface has...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — The months of April and May will hold a celebration of ecology throughout Southern West Virginia in the annual Spring Fling. According to the National Park Service, the event is designed to show off the beauty of Appalachian nature. There will be free guided hikes and talks from rangers and naturalists, nature art projects, nature workshops, and a chance to learn more about regional plants through adult and child art.

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The LOOTPRESS Pet of the Week is Boujie! Boujie came to be a part of his family after being adopted from the shelter four years ago.  He is a sweetheart who is full of love, even if he is a little spoiled!  We would like to thank everyone who made submissions […]

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS ) – A trial pertaining to the events of a June shooting at a Raleigh County apartment reached its conclusion this week. According to Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Ben Hatfield, the defendant, Andrew Wayne Miller – 32 years old, formerly of Charleston, WV – was found guilty on Thursday afternoon of charges […]

[UPDATE] OCEANA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Both lanes of travel at Rt. 85 near Cow Creek have now been reopened to traffic following the removal of debris from a fallen tree by members of the Oceana Fire Department. _________________________________ OCEANA, WV (LOOTPRESS ) – Wyoming County motorists are currently incurring delays due to a fallen tree […]

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Southern West Virginia’s beloved town of Bramwell has a rich history in the first two years of its life through 1888 and 1889. From its foundation in 1888, to when the Bramwell Bank became the richest bank in America, the town quickly found itself as a hidden gem East of the […]

BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Thursday, March 16, 2023, at approximately 6:45 AM, officers responded to Ronceverte Street in Bluefield for a distraught female having called 911 stating she was going to hang herself. According to a criminal complaint, upon arrival officers were walking around the residence looking for a door, and when walking past […]

PRINCETON, W.Va. (WVVA) -National Vietnam Veterans Day is a recently established holiday made to recognize Vietnam Veterans and show them support. To coincide with the holiday, an event was held at the Vietnam Veterans of America 628 Center in Princeton. The speaker for the event, Chris Lambert Jr., is a Vietnam veteran and three-time purple heart recipient who gives talks around the county. He says he’s glad that Vietnam veterans are getting recognition for, not only their service in wartime, but also for their contributions to veteran support in recent years.

Mar. 24—Raleigh County man gets nearly four years for federal drug crime. beckley, w.va. — Treyvon Pankey, 22, of Bluefield, was sentenced Friday to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine. According to court records, Pankey...

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Treyvon Pankey, 22, of Bluefield, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 17, 2022, Pankey sold approximately 27 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential […]

MONROE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A fourth person has been charged in connection to the murder of Alison Thomas, a woman whose body was found in Jackson County after she was reported missing last month, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said 29-year-old Shawn Adkins of Hinton, West Virginia, was charged Wednesday […]

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Sequoyah Swain, 22, of Beckley, was sentenced to five years of federal probation for her role in a conspiracy to traffic over 140 firearms from the Beckley area to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to court documents and statements made in court, Swain admitted to recruiting straw purchasers to obtain firearms for a […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — As spring begins, it brings with it a common issue many people have to deal with, allergies. The Mountain State’s combination of humidity, warm weather and greenery makes dealing with allergies difficult. Dr. John Johnson is a pediatrician with Beckley Pediatrics. He said there is an expected surge in the number […]

Grounds in Jackson County earlier this month. Shawn Adkins, 29, is accused of conspiring to murder Alison Thomas of Union County, North Carolina,. and was apprehended apprehended by the U.S. Marshals i in Hinton, West Virginia, on March 22. Adkins is detained and awaiting extradition to North Carolina. This information...