http://www.register-herald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:49:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_303104707.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_303104707.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:55:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_282095523.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_282095523.html Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_266230729.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_266230729.html LEWISBURG — The city’s historic landmarks commission unanimously endorsed concepts for two projects involving government agencies Monday evening. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_266230336.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_266230336.html As undeveloped land continues to dwindle across the country, victim of the press of civilization, a handful of Greenbrier countians have joined with the local Farmland Protection Board to preserve more than 2,000 agricultural acres in perpetuity. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_155113448.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_155113448.html Staff members and development officers, volunteers and board members of non-profit charitable organizations are invited to attend a June 16 seminar entitled “Giving in Challenging Times – A Tune Up.”The program will be offered by Leave a Legacy, an outreach program of the National Committee on Planned Giving, at the Erma C. Byrd Higher Education Center, 300 University Drive, Beaver (near the Airport Rd. exit off I-64). Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_155112844.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_155112844.html For more than 50 years, the Oak Hill Swim Club has offered a safe summer place for kids and adults. This summer is no different.The pool opens for the season this Saturday and will follow a schedule of 12:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:19:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_153112228.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_153112228.html Nearly 1,000 residents in Raleigh and Wyoming counties have applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster grants in the wake of May 9 flooding that left those and three other counties declared as disaster areas.FEMA Public Affairs Officer Mike Sweet offered advice for those who are cleaning up their properties after the recent flooding: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_153111357.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_153111357.html The Piney Creek Watershed Association will host its first ever Piney Creek Festival June 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m at Little Beaver State Park. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_152110131.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_152110131.html A state fire marshal is on the scene of a suspicious early morning fire in Hinton that destroyed an abandoned trailer.Fire Marshal Scott Rodes said the blaze appears to be another in the long string of arson fires that have plagued the river town for more than a year.The call for the blaze at the trailer located on Grace Street came in after 5 a.m.Rodes said his investigation is continuing. Tue, 19 May 2009 11:01:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_139110250.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_139110250.html Public and private water supplies around the state have been affected by the massive flooding to hit West Virginia recently. Because flood waters carry disease-causing organisms that can lead to serious illness or even death, officials from the Bureau for Public Health and local health departments have been working to ensure that all water systems are operational and safe. Fri, 15 May 2009 11:29:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_135112853.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_135112853.html Officials in Hinton have asked for the state Fire Marshal’s assistance in investigating three suspicious fires over a six-block radius in town on Thursday night and early Friday morning. Fri, 15 May 2009 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_135112221.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_135112221.html Once a Marine, always a Marine?Ask any wizened leatherneck and you’ll get a swift and decisive answer, but it’s not merely a case of esprit de corps that is motivating Lewisburg winery owner Frank Tuckwiller to head for Beckley come May 23 to hear a speech by Marine Lt. Col. Ollie North. Thu, 14 May 2009 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_134134733.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_134134733.html Three local car dealerships are among 17 across West Virginia that have been notified their franchise agreements with Chrysler are being terminated as a part of the automaker’s corporate reorganization. Sat, 09 May 2009 14:37:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_129143739.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_129143739.html A Mother's Day buffet and dessert buffet at Smokey's on the Gorge will benefit breast cancer research. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:56:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_120110001.html http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_story_120110001.html BECKWITH — Fido and Prissy are patiently waiting to be discovered by a family wanting to share its love, and Saturday the pets and their compatriots hope to attract just that, leaving behind the stark and lonely cages for homes of their own.Members of the New River Humane Society and workers at the Fayette County Animal Shelter will team up Saturday to host the county’s first Pet Adoptathon, held in conjunction with a similarly-named national event hosted by the Animal League.