http://www.register-herald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_132221546.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_132221546.html Alexa Moberley, 10, takes a reading break on her parents’ van between her soccer games at the YMCA Youth Sports Complex Saturday afternoon in Beckley. Sat, 10 May 2008 23:27:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_131232630.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_131232630.html Conner Hall eats a piece of pizza as he enjoys himself during the Dogwood Festival in Mullens. Fri, 09 May 2008 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_130231731.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_130231731.html Lanann Ball, 6, left, and her brother Jeremy, 3, jump on their trampoline in their back yard in Beckley. Thu, 08 May 2008 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_129235011.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_129235011.html America’s 42nd president campaigned in the Fayette County seat Thursday on behalf of the woman he hopes to see become the nation’s 44th chief executive — his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. Wed, 07 May 2008 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_128224420.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_128224420.html A local television station with more than 50 years of service to the region was the featured business during Wednesday’s Business After Hours event which kicked off the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce’s 15th annual Business Show. Tue, 06 May 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_127224359.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_127224359.html Dust billows in swift-moving clouds, swirling around heavy machinery carving “roads” into the mountainsides that are providing the base for the next section of the Coalfields Expressway. Members of the Coalfields Expressway Authority and media toured the ongoing construction Monday, watching as construction workers literally moved mountains. Mon, 05 May 2008 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_126231127.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_126231127.html A butterfly balances on a cherry tree blossom as it gathers nectar from one of the flowers Monday in Beaver. Sun, 04 May 2008 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_125220033.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_125220033.html Beckley will take a proverbial bite out of both the Big Apple and Hollywood later this month when a new fingerprint development system designed by a Mountain State University professor and his students is featured on an episode of “CSI New York.” Sun, 04 May 2008 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_124235145.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_124235145.html Soon after rising, long before the sun peeks through his cozy house, and putting away breakfast dishes, Dennis Surber marks a ballot each election day — right in the comfort of his home.And why not? Fri, 02 May 2008 23:28:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_123232632.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_123232632.html When Margaux Siegel was very young, she made a promise to Max Lewin, a Holocaust survivor, that she would tell his story when he was no longer able.Lewin died six years ago, when Siegel was 10. Today, Siegel is a a 16-year-old student in the 10th grade at Woodrow Wilson High School. Thu, 01 May 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_122221024.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_122221024.html Sisters Polly and Peggy Cook care for their lawn on North Oakwood Avenue in Beckley Thursday using a reel mower and a set of electric clippers. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:49:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_121221836.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_121221836.html The cat seems to have the upper hand at this home on Arbuckle Avenue in Oak Hill Wednesday. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_120231706.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_120231706.html In a courtroom full of relatives of both the victim and the defendant, Raleigh County Circuit Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick sentenced 25-year-old Thomas Leftwich to life without the possibility of parole Tuesday for the Aug. 29, 2006, shooting death of Beckley Police Detective Cpl. Chuck Smith. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_119225507.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_119225507.html Meadow Bridge Elementary School Monday was one of 50 schools nationwide to receive a $10,000 grant through the Goody’s Good Deeds for Schools program. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_118215425.html http://www.register-herald.com/homepage/local_story_118215425.html Ruth Harrison had a great life. She taught school in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was a basketball coach. She had traveled to other countries doing mission work for her church. She was involved in community activities and was independent.