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The final bell sounds in honor of four fallen West Virginia firefighters: Charles Kessel, Robert McAtee Sr., Timothy Nichols and Lt. Johnnie Hammons.
Chief Tim Blake of the Craigsville-Beaver-Cottle Volunteer Fire Department lost two of his men, Nichols and Hammons, in February.
"[Its been] nothing but heartache," Blake said.
Each year the fraternity of firefighters comes together for the solemn duty of honoring their fallen brothers. Flowers are placed at the base of the statue honoring their ultimate sacrifice.
"Right now we have 83 names on the statue," West Virginia Fire Commission Secretary Chuck Runyon said. "I hope we don't ahve to add another name as long as we are here."
W.Va. chamber wants boycott of health care overall November 21, 2009 5:00 AM West Virginia's Chamber of Commerce wants the state's congressional delegation to withhold its vote on federal health care overhauls until questions surrounding the mining of coal are resolved.
Tenn. veteran sentenced in child porn case November 20, 2009 9:15 PM A veteran from Tennessee who admitted sending child pornography on the Internet and asking two Kentucky women to help set up sexual encounters with children has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison.
Wanted: Nov. 17, 2009 • You Can Help! Failure to appear for arraignment following sexual assault and incest, grand larceny and burglary, and felon possession of a firearm
Behind The Kitchen Door
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