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McDowell County is a county in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111. [2] Its county seat is Welch. [3] McDowell County is the southernmost county in the state. It was created in 1858 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor James McDowell. [4]
This category includes articles detailing county prosecuting attorneys in the U.S. state of West Virginia. For county prosecuting attorneys before West Virginia statehood in 1863, see Category:County and city Commonwealth's Attorneys in Virginia.
He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1950 and 1952. He was a Republican. He was born in Keystone, West Virginia. His father A. L. Calhoun ran a poolroom. [1] He was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. [2] He was one of several African Americans to represent McDowell County in the West Virginia House of Delegates. [3]
Jul. 7—WELCH — Two McDowell County residents are facing multiple charges including drug delivery resulting in death relating to the death of a man in the Jolo area. Jaclyn JoAnn Kersey, 43, of ...
William J. Powell (born July 14, 1960) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia from 2017 to 2021. [2] Prior to assuming his current role, he was the Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Jefferson County, West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
On in the courthouse yard, John Hardy, a black railroad worker, was hanged for murdering a man in Eckman, WV, then known as the Shawnee Coal Camp, over a gambling dispute. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This January 19, 1894, execution was the subject of a song: "John Hardy," which remains a staple of folk, blues, and bluegrass music. [ 7 ]
Jul. 11—BLUEFIELD — A McDowell County man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to distribution of fentanyl, officials with the Southern District Court of West Virginia said. According to ...
Jul. 13—WELCH — A McDowell County deputy has been suspended from duty after being charged with domestic battery against his wife. The deputy, Martin Kevin Shelton, 47, of Avondale, has been ...