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The 2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Governor Joe Manchin III was the Democratic nominee, challenged by Republican nominee Russ Weeks and Mountain Party candidate Jesse Johnson. Manchin won every county in the state and was reelected by the largest margin for any gubernatorial candidate in West ...
The former Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area was located on 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) in Boone County near Nellis, West Virginia. [1] The steep terrain and narrow valleys are mostly covered with second-growth mixed hardwoods. Originally established in 1960 with a lease from Armco Steel, the land was subsequently purchased by Island Creek Coal.
Another option is taking U.S. 321 North to Boone and then N.C. 105 South to Beech Mountain Parkway. From Raleigh or Durham , take 1-40 West to U.S. 421 North to Beech Mountain Parkway. Can I stay ...
On February 1, 2006, a bulldozer operator was killed at the Black Castle Surface Mine operated by Massey Energy Company's subsidiary Elk Run Coal Company in Uneeda. This fatality along with another one in a separate incident in Wharton, also in Boone County, caused West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin to call for a "stand-down on mine safety" at West Virginia's mines.
Low Gap is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named for a low mountain pass near the original town site. [2]
Bald Knob is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Bald Knob is located on West Virginia Route 85, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Madison. Bald Knob had a post office, which closed on October 1, 2005. [2] The community took its name from nearby Bald Knob peak. [3]
A former mining town, Ashford includes all of the communities in the 25009 zip code from the top of Lens Creek Mountain to the bridge crossing Coal River, up the river (south) toward Costa and down the river (north) to Emmons and Lower White Oak. Rumble was a separate coal camp located within the area known as Ashford, but never had its own ...
Beech Bluff County Park will feature playgrounds, eco-friendly reserves and hiking trails. Here is where it will be located. Wake OKs $20M plan to build 300-acre park.