http://www.fayettetribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128155349.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128155349.html U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, vying for the Democratic presidential nomination with U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, visited West Virginia Wednesday and plans to be back today for a 10:15 a.m. rally in Charleston. A little later in the day, however, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, will visit Fayette County. Wed, 07 May 2008 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128155003.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128155003.html Toiling in an underground mine for 17 years before his company closed and he lost his job, Illinois state Rep. Dan Reitz feels he knows something about the importance of coal to the United States’ energy future. Wed, 07 May 2008 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128154750.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128154750.html Wed, 07 May 2008 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128154602.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_128154602.html The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces a comment period on draft Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for selected streams in the Upper New River and Lower New River watersheds. Mon, 05 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_126140036.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_126140036.html The Oak Hill Beautification Commission is sponsoring a city-wide litter pickup on Saturday, May 10, according to City Manager Tom Oxley. Participants are requested to gather at City Hall at 8 a.m. Mon, 05 May 2008 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_126135717.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_126135717.html The New River CVB recently published a couple of new brochures that detail activities and amenities offered by local municipalities. Mon, 05 May 2008 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_126135352.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_126135352.html Martha Hager has dreamed for years of a one-stop shop, a place at which those in need could find answers and help. For years she has worked with a number of organizations and entities to make such a place a reality. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_121162144.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_121162144.html As most dynamic endeavors are wont to do, this year’s sequel of the Fayette County Farmers Market will reveal some evolutionary growth from its successful inaugural season last year, according to Savanna Lyons, a member of its board of directors and co-chair of its advertising and outreach committee. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_121161556.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_121161556.html Through Monday, the Mine Safety Technology Consortium and the National Coal Heritage Trail will present a traveling historical diorama that details the historical changes in the mining industry in West Virginia. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_121161252.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_121161252.html Members of the Appalachian Children’s Chorus (ACC) are performing in a special concert Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. at Oak Hill Baptist Church. The concert will feature ACC’s concert choir and the New River Youth Chorus from southern West Virginia. Admission is free and open to the public. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_119142505.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_119142505.html Saving the land for future generations. ... That, in essence, is the goal of landmark legislation Gov. Joe Manchin approved early this month, one that allows some public money to be spent preserving private land if owners enter into pacts to either seal easements or donate their property to the public. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_119142132.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_119142132.html The Fayette-Nicholas Chapter of the American Red Cross was named a “Higher Performing Chapter” during the ARC’s national convention last month in Baltimore, Md. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_119142016.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_119142016.html Legislative leaders have created a joint select committee to closely examine the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_114171539.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_114171539.html Fayette County has turned to the Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority for help with its dilapidated housing program. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:11:00 +0000 http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_114171223.html http://www.fayettetribune.com/local/local_story_114171223.html The Ansted Elementary 21st Century After School Program’s fourth-grade students designed and sewed a nursery rhyme quilt, which they recently displayed for members of the Fayette County Board of Education, central office personnel and those in attendance at a board meeting.