Tag: Fayette County
Fayette County Prosecutor weighs in on what it means to be...
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Fayette County officially became a Second Amendment sanctuary on Wednesday as the county commission unanimously voted in the resolution.
This does...
What medical marijuana passage means for those who want to grow,...
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - On Wednesday, the Fayette County Commission voted unanimously to accept the Medical Cannabis Act. This was signed into state...
Mountaineer Food Bank hosted its Fresh Initiative Kids Market at Divide...
LOOKOUT, WV (WOAY) - Mountaineer Food Bank hosted its Fresh Initiative Kids Market at Divide Elementary School on January 22, 2020.
Mountaineer Food Bank Initiative...
Local areas named among the safest in state
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - Oak Hill is the 10th safest city to live in in West Virginia, according to a study conducted by...
Operation Mountaineer Highway suspect sentenced
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffery Mauzy announced today that one of the suspects arrested as part of Operation Mountaineer...
Fayette County approves medical marijuana and becomes a ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Fayette County Commission held a special meeting this morning to approve medical marijuana and to become a "Second...
Fayette County looking to become a ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Fayette County Commission plans to pass the Medical Cannabis Act tomorrow in a special session, but that’s not...
Selina Vickers announces she is a candidate for House of Delegates
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Selina Vickers filed on Saturday to run for House of Delegates to serve district 32, covering Fayette, and portions of...
Two men are charged with narcotics crimes in Fayette County
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Deputies in Fayette County seize over 64 grams of methamphetamines, heroin, and psychedelics during a traffic stop.
Early this morning a...
Wolf Creek Park trails coming along thanks to diligent volunteers
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Wolf Creek Park is a business park in Fayetteville owned by the county's Urban Renewal Authority. Not only is it...
Local students raise money to research condition affecting classmate
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) — Local high school students tackled a unique assignment when their teacher told them to give up their weekends to...
Multiple agencies able to talk Mt. Hope shooter into surrender inside...
MT. HOPE, WV (WOAY) - Several law enforcement agencies responded to an active shooting situation in Mt. Hope, raising a lot of concerns for...
Online local food marketplace platform offers free training classes
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - An online platform is allowing local farmers to take their farming business to the next level.
The online farmers...
Fayette County grand jury returns indictments to over 40 people
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - A Fayette County grand jury returned indictments on 47 people.
Charges range from sexual assault, strangulation, burglary, attempted murder, sexual...
Students get hands-on budgeting lesson with Get a Life program
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - At Oak Hill Middle School, students spent their morning learning the basics of personal finance and budgeting.
"The students are...
Two arrested on drug charges in Fayette County
KINCAID, WV (WOAY) - Two Fayette County people are facing drug charges in Fayette County following a traffic stop.
Sherrif Mike Fridley says, on Tuesday...
UPDATE: Fayette County man sentenced to prison after leading deputies on...
UPDATE: HILLTOP, WV (WOAY) - Jeffery T. Mauzy, Prosecuting Attorney, announces that on January 8, 2020, Nicholas Plumb, age 19 of Oak Hill, was...
Sheriff Fridley reflects on the biggest drug bust in Fayette County
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - The final defendant pleads guilty in Operation Mountaineer Highway, which was the biggest drug bust in the Fayette County area.
"The...
Oak Hill boy celebrates the end of leukemia treatment
CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) - Kolton Hess, a ten-year-old boy from Oak Hill, was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of seven.
After an almost...
Fayette County stepmother arrested for child abuse
ANSTED, WV (WOAY) - A stepmother is in jail after she allegedly hit a young child over the head with glassware, punched and kicked...
Former prison guard, inmate’s mom sentenced for drug scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former prison guard in West Virginia was sentenced to two years in federal prison in a scheme to smuggle...
Fayette County Substance Abuse Task Force brings different voices to the...
SCARBRO, WV (WOAY) - The Fayette County Substance Abuse Task Force has been hosting training sessions on the second Tuesday of every month since...
Operation Mountaineer Highway Update: Final defendant pleads guilty to federal...
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) – A Fayette County man pled guilty today for his participation in a drug trafficking operation in Fayette County, announced...
Oak Hill City Council signs proclamation honoring Black History Month
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - Monday night the City of Oak Hill honored and celebrated the achievements of African American history by holding a...
Halstead Ave. residents still awaiting their two-lane road after becoming Oak...
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - When the new schools opened at the Oak Hill complex, to cut back on the traffic, Halstead Avenue off...
