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On August 10, 2003, Gary Carrier Jr., 44, of South Charleston, was fatally shot in the head while talking on a payphone outside a Charleston GoMart. On August 14, 2003, Jeanie Patton, 31, was killed at a Speedway filling station around 10:30. She was fatally struck by a bullet to the back of her head as she was about to pay for gas she pumped.
South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1917. [4] Leonidas Henrie Oakes Sr. (1843-1894) was a member of the West Virginia State Legislature. His son, Leonidas Henrie Oakes Jr. (1873-1949) was the mayor of South Charleston for many years. He was mayor from 1920 to 1921 and also from 1930 to 1946.
The U.S. economic downturn of the early 1980s hit West Virginia particularly hard, and the store faced increased competition from other chains. In February 1987 a $125 million merger agreement with New York City -Based Toussie-Viner Group was terminated due to weak performance by Heck's in the final months of 1986, and the company filed for ...
"The people of West Virginia will know exactly where I stand with them." Original article source: WV Gov. Jim Justice to delay US Senate swearing-in, averting brief bedlam in Charleston Show comments
Suzette Marie Raines [2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates having represented District 35 from January 12, 2013 until December 1, 2014. Raines won the primary for the 2014 House of Delegates election, however she would later drop out from the race due to allegations from the ...
Herbert Hoover High School and South Charleston High School are tied for the most Miss Kanawha Majorette wins with a total of 10; Hoover had 10 different girls win while South Charleston had nine different girls win as one girl, Juliana Kemp, won it twice.
Will Lester, a longtime reporter and editor for The Associated Press who played a critical role in the news organization’s 2000 election-night decision not to call the presidential race, died ...
An 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome became a hero after he alerted his 14-year-old sister of a fire in their Colorado home, helping them get out on time before it was engulfed in flames.