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W.Va. Week in History - Mack Day
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 21—Lawman Malcolm Malachi "Mack" Day (July 29, 1873-February 14, 1925) was born in Virginia. His father, Joshua, abandoned the family, and his mother, Narcissa, later remarried and adopted ...
Manchin, Capito announce $2.8 million for voluntary floodplain buyout plan in McDowell County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 2—WELCH — A $2.8 million federal funding award will allow for a voluntary buyout of approximately 30 structures located with a McDowell County floodplain, officials said Tuesday. According ...
149th birthday of Prohibition sheriff 'Mack' Day of McDowell County approaches
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 27—WELCH — This July will mark the 149th birthday of a McDowell County sheriff who proclaimed during the 1920s that God had called him to enforce Prohibition, the national ban on alcoholic ...