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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — During the regular Raleigh County Commission meeting in Beckley on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, commissioners approved the dissolution of the town of Rhodell. For several years, commissioners and Raleigh County Commission attorney Bill Roop had followed a lengthy process to dissolve the town of just over 100 people. Roop said on […]
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) A Raleigh County man has been sentenced to prison for at least 12.5 years in prison for the sexual abuse of his granddaughter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAISIT-Rmso Robert Hatcher, a 65-year-old man from Sophia, was convicted by a jury last year for giving his granddaughter alcohol, sexually assaulting her, and filming her unconscious and naked
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — A former Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Chief was ordered to pay more than $200,000 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to 61 felony charges of theft from his own department. According to a release from the WV State Auditor’s Office, former Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Chief Kenneth Richard Churning appeared […]
Raleigh County voters will have to make decisions on several judicial races and West Virginia House seats for the 2024 election.
Those seeking to become elected officials at the state, county, or municipal level will have the chance to make their intentions known next week when the filing period begins for