Tag: Mercer County
Louisiana murder suspect killed in gunfire with West Virginia authorities
Camp Creek, WV (WOAY) - A suspect wanted in connection with a Louisiana murder, and child abduction has been shot and killed by West...
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces December mobile office stops
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces representatives from his office will meet with residents across the Mountain State in...
Mountain State Justice files suit against private equity firm in Mercer...
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Mountain State Justice, nonprofit legal services and advocacy organization, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of residents living in five...
Mercer County man facing Domestic Battery and Assault charges
Bluefield, WV (WOAY) - A Mercer County man is facing domestic violence charges after an altercation at a Bluefield residence earlier this month.
Bluefield Police...
Mountaineer Food Bank to host mobile food pantry in McDowell, Greenbrier...
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) - The Mountaineer Food Bank will visit McDowell, Greenbrier, and Mercer counties this week to host their mobile food pantry...
Beckley VAMC seeking caregivers for Veterans in Southern WV
Beckley, WV (WOAY) - The Beckley VA Medical Center seeks caregivers in southern West Virginia for its Medical Foster Home Program.
The program began in...
One Tank Trip: Ellison’s Mountain Heritage Nursery
FLAT TOP, WV (WOAY) - You may be familiar with growing heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, and squash, but one local nursery specifically specializes in the...
Bluefield Area Transit joins Union Mission for Thanksgiving Stuff the Bus...
Bluefield, WV (WOAY) - In anticipation of Thanksgiving, Bluefield Area Transit partners with Bluefield Union Mission to host the Stuff the Bus.
Bluefield Area Transit...
Two DUI checkpoints scheduled in Mercer County
Bluefield, WV (WOAY) - Mercer County authorities will conduct two DUI checkpoints in the area this weekend.
The first DUI checkpoint will be on Friday,...
Twenty underserved West Virginia communities selected for Rural Partners Network
Washington, DC (WOAY) - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Susan Rice announce the expansion of the Rural Partners Network...
Officer involved shooting in Mercer County
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Members of the West Virginia State Police Special Response Team exchanged gunfire with a suspect while assisting with the service...
Manchin and Capito announce $2.8 million for flood protection in Elkhorn...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announce $2,817,600 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The grant...
Mercer County authorities seek community assistance finding missing elderly woman
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Mercer County authorities are looking for Linda Sue Simpson, 75, of Bluefield, last seen at her residence yesterday on Sandlick...
Concord University signs MOU with WVU to create pathway to graduate...
Athens, WV (WOAY) - Concord University's Department of Fine Arts and the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University partner up to provide...
Attorney General Morrisey’s mobile office to visit across West Virginia in...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces representatives from his office will meet with West Virginians in November to discuss...
Mountaineer Food Bank hosting several food giveaways this week
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) - Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry is hosting several food giveaways this week across West Virginia. The giveaways start...
Justice Department files multiple lawsuits to stop the illegal sale of...
Washington, D.C. (WOAY) - The United States Justice Department filed complaints against six companies and related individuals to stop illegally manufacturing and selling unauthorized...
WVDOH accepts bids for three bridge replacement projects
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Department of Highways (WVDOH) held a bid letting Monday for 25 construction projects statewide, including a project to...
Operation Gratitude and Los Angeles community to assemble 16,000 care packages...
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Operation Gratitude will partner with volunteers in Los Angeles to create 16,000 care packages to thank veterans nationwide. Five hundred...
Capito and Manchin announce over $14 million in ARC POWER Grants
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announce 15 Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization...
One Tank Trip: Shawnee Lake and Amusement Park
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - While many get their Halloween thrills at haunted houses and tourist attractions, one place in Mercer County, just outside of...
Winners selected in fifth annual State Fire Marshall Fire Safety Poster...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security announces the Fifth Annual State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Poster Contest winners.
Out of...
Concord University to host COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine clinic
Athens, WV (WOAY) – Concord University will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, including updated boosters, on Friday, October 14th, from 10:00 am to 2:00...
Princeton police seeking public assistance searching for missing woman
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - State police and Princeton authorities seek the community's help finding Angela Marie Cecil-Lawrence. Witnesses report last seeing her in the...
Concord University ranks in multiple categories on the Best U.S. News...
Athens, WV (WOAY) - The U.S. News and World Report ranks Concord University among the Best Regional Universities South, Top Public Schools, and Top...
