Teen's garden project helps those who want to 'be better'
By Jake Jarvis WINFIELD - Kathy Walker says her son Austin has learned a lot over the past few weeks as he supervised the construction of a raised-bed garden outside the Putnam County Courthouse.Very...
View ArticleThe Charleston Gazette: A historic week of progress
Looking back over the past century, here's an outline of U.S. social progress:Conservatives tried to block voting by women - but they lost.Conservatives attempted to prevent couples from using birth...
View ArticleKathleen M. Jacobs: A deep sadness for my country
By Kathleen M. Jacobs Prior to moving to West Virginia in 1966, I had lived my early childhood in St. Louis and in Memphis, where my first experience with racial discrimination materialized when a...
View ArticleReaders' Voice: June 27, 2015
Express your opinion on any subject you wish. Not all comments are published. Call 304-357-4451 or email readersvoice@wvgazette.com.Do people really think that by taking down the Confederate flag that...
View ArticleAlyce Faye Bragg Column: Summer's bountiful berries, heavenly fire balls and...
By Alyce Faye Bragg CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Hot summer has exploded in our hills with the force of a Fourth of July firecracker, with hot days and humid nights and resulting thunderstorms. Sun-loving...
View ArticleVent Line: June 27, 2015
It is really pathetic to see a loved one's grave still unmarked seven years after their death. The least you could do is leave flowers on Memorial Day. What does that say about your character?I'd like...
View ArticleSearch intensifies after N.Y. prison escapee killed
MALONE, N.Y. - The shooting death of one escaped killer brought new energy to a weeks-long hunt for a second escaped murderer as helicopters, search dogs and hundreds of law enforcement officers...
View ArticleDeformed mutt is crowned World's Ugliest Dog
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) - A 10-year-old mutt named Quasi Modo, whose spinal birth defects left him a bit hunchbacked, is the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog contest.The pit bull-Dutch shepherd...
View ArticleUtility tells W.Va. likely costs of converting power plants
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Appalachian Power says it could cost up to $65 million in upgrades to convert each of several recently retired coal-fired plants to natural gas.The estimate was submitted to...
View ArticleDonald Loudermilk
Donald K. "Duck" Loudermilk, 78, of Frankford, died June 25, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Sun. June 28, at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sat. at the funeral home.
View ArticleChristina Kinison
Christina "Chrissy" Lynn Kinison, 42, of Georges Creek, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday June 23, 2015.Chrissy was born in Charleston on May 25, 1973. She was a claims adjustor for CASCI,...
View ArticleOtto Jarvis
Otto H. Jarvis, 94, of Looneyville, died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the Roane General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit, Spencer, after an extended illness.He was born February 14, 1921, at Elana, a son...
View ArticleBetty Jane Hickman
Betty Jane Hickman, 71, of Evans, died June 25, 2015. Service will be 5 p.m. Sun. June 28, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans. Visitation wil be from 3 p.m. until time of service Sun. at the funeral...
View ArticleRobert Frye
Robert Frye, 69, of Chapmanville, died Wed. June 24, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Sat. June 27, at Pineview Freewill Baptist Church, Harts. Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville is in charge of...
View ArticleJoseph Evans
Joseph Woodrow Evans, 96, of Racine, died June 26, 2015, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. He retired from C&O Railroad after many years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was...
View ArticleVirginia Sue Burdette
Virginia S. "Ginny" Burdette, 70, of St. Albans, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House West after a short illness.Born Nov. 7, 1944 in Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late...
View ArticleLois Brewer
Lois Jean Brewer, 77, of Alum Creek, entered into her eternal rest on Thursday, June 25, 2015, with family and loved ones by her side. She was the daughter of the late James Early and Dona Peters of...
View ArticleCynthia Adams
Cynthia Shultz Adams, 49, of South Charleston, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015.She loved her children and her granddaughter, Zaeha, was the light of her life. Cynthia was dearly loved by...
View ArticleFunerals for: June 27, 2015
Arrington, Robert 1 p.m., Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet.Bias, Esther 2 p.m., Handley Funeral Home, Danville.Campbell, Mary 11 a.m. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted.Carte, Eva M. ...
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