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Jan. 20—Bob Cannon, long-time chief code enforcement officer for the City of Beckley, has died, Mayor Rob Rappold reported Wednesday morning. Cannon had retired in spring 2021 after serving more ...
Here's the list sorted by year: John Beckley, 1872 & 1884-1896 (Founder of Beckley) [2]; Thaddeus K. Scott, 1891; Robert T. Willis, 1893; Thaddeus K. Scott, 1894 ...
Jul. 14—An ordinance that will change the way the city of Beckley is governed is in the works and could be before the Beckley Common Council in a few months. Beckley City Attorney Bill File told ...
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census , making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia , home to 115,079 residents in 2020.
The attorney general of West Virginia is the chief legal advisor to the West Virginia state government and is the state's chief law enforcement officer. The office was created by Article VII, Section 1 of the first Constitution of West Virginia in 1863.
Oct. 28—Beckley Common Council will soon vote on a new map of the city's five wards, all changed because of the latest Census. Meanwhile, city officials are asking county residents who live in ...
Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, Beckley, West Virginia: Hunsaker knocked out at 2:43 of the tenth round. Hunsaker was in a coma for nine days following the fight. Win 17–14–1 Thomas Dejarnette KO 1 February 24, 1962 West Virginia State Penitentiary, Beckley, West Virginia: Loss 16–14–1 Sonny Banks: KO 2 October 16, 1961 ...
In West Virginia, the county is the unit of government, although an unsuccessful attempt to introduce the township system was made in West Virginia's first constitution. Each of the state's 55 counties has a county commission , consisting of three commissioners elected for six years but with terms so arranged that one is up for reelection every ...