The Herald-Dispatch Communities RSS 2012-02-10T11:48:25-05:00 urn:uuid:e264f3e1-aba5-42fa-9517-7ddcc1999eaf Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Directory of W.Va. public officials and personnel The Herald-Dispatch urn:uuid:129b3590-fa48-47ba-ba06-1d4c13894c55 2012-02-09T14:52:39-05:00 <p> Prepared by the League of Women Voters</p> Gallery: Gift idea -- Herald-Dispatch photos of the Tri-State The Herald-Dispatch urn:uuid:4377d489-b37c-42e2-be40-b9de6ba48f01 2011-08-08T12:03:00-04:00 <p> Are you wracking your brain for gifts for that hard-to-buy-for person?</p> Putnam County Fair begins The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0710_PutnamFairSked 2011-07-10T00:22:27-04:00 <p> Putnam County Fair began Saturday, July 9, and continues through Saturday, July 16, at the Ernest Page Jr. Fairgrounds, Eleanor.</p> HOUSES OF WORSHIP The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0710_PutnamChurches 2011-07-10T00:00:00-04:00 <p>Glad Tidings Assembly of God, 121 Mill Road, Hurricane, (304) 562-3074. </p> Wayne County: Community is defined by its residents The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0703_CoverWayne 2011-07-06T12:15:43-04:00 <p>"Everybody knows their neighbors. We look out after each other," said Wayne's former longtime mayor James Ramey III about his community. "It's a nice little town. It's out in the country a little bit, but it's a good place." </p> DISCOVER: Wayne County The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0703_WayneCopyblock 2011-07-06T12:15:43-04:00 <p>This is the fifth in a series of sections intended to help The Herald-Dispatch readers get to know the communities that make up the Tri-State. Still to come: Putnam County, W.Va., on Sunday, July 10, and Mason County, W.Va., and Gallia County, Ohio, on Sunday, July 17. Visit <a href="http://www.herald-dispatch.com">www.herald-dispatch.com</a> if you missed Discover Barboursville on June 5; Discover Milton on June 12, Discover Huntington on June 19 or Discover Lawrence County on June 26.</p> What do you love about Wayne County? The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0703_WayneQuotes 2011-07-06T12:15:43-04:00 <p>"I've lived here all my life. The people are very close-knit here. It has its problems, but every town does....I like walking down the street and hearing, 'Hi, Mrs. Linda.' Almost everyday that happens." </p> Wayne County highlights The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0703_WayneHighlights 2011-07-06T12:15:43-04:00 <p>ORIGIN: Wayne County was established by the state of Virginia on Jan. 18, 1842. It and 43 other counties joined to form West Virginia on June 20, 1863. It's the westernmost county in what is now the state of West Virginia, and it was named in honor of Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne. The general is credited with making the region safe for a white settlement, after defeating the Shawnee Indians in the Battle of Fallen Timbers. </p> Active civic organizations in Wayne County The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0703_WayneCivic 2011-07-05T07:07:14-04:00 <p>The following clubs, organizations and charities are active in Wayne County </p> Huntington Highlights The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_communities/2011+0619_HtownHighlights 2011-06-19T20:26:44-04:00 <p> POPULATION: 49,138 (according to 2010 Census).</p>