Roane County

Only eight months after launching West Virginia’s first family treatment court, Boone County Judge William Thompson said the coronavirus pandemic caused…

Roane General Hospital is spending about $22 million to renovate its facilities in Spencer, West Virginia. A loan of $26 million from the U.S. Department…

Businessman A. W. Cox died on September 4, 1964. He was 79 years old.  The Roane County native attended a one-room school through the eighth grade. And,…

Spencer State Hospital opened in Roane County on July 18, 1893. It was intended to relieve the overcrowding at Weston State Hospital in caring for people…

West Virginia's U.S. senators say social service and health care agencies will share $4.8 million in federal funding to support Head Start programs in…

A newly elected West Virginia sheriff who admitted to authorities that he was a meth addict was charged Tuesday with stealing the drug from a police…

A volunteer fire department in Roane County has six months to fix its problems before the State Fire Marshal's Office closes it.WCHS-TV reports state fire…

Spencer State Hospital opened in Roane County on July 18, 1893. It was intended to relieve the overcrowding at Weston State Hospital in caring for people…

West Virginians who are out of work due to recent deadly floods are facing a deadline to apply for unemployment benefits.The deadline to file a claim for…

This week on Inside Appalachia, we'll hear stories of women whose grit and determination changed their own lives - and changed other people's lives, too.…