MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten people ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Frontier Communications announced Tuesday that a reward has been established to help catch the thief or thieves responsible for a phone and internet outage in Matewan. Frontier ...

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have arrested five people who were in the area of a late night stabbing that killed one in Matewan in Mingo County. Cory Marcum, 27, of North Matewan, ...

Situated in the steep mountains of Mingo County, West Virginia, the town of Matewan has a total area of no more than half a square mile. This small town, which has earned a place in history for the ...

Matewan tells the intricate story of labor organization and backlash in 1920 in the coal-mining community of Matewan, West Virginia. Far from a schematic tale of ideologies clashing, this is a truly ...

MATEWAN, West Virginia - The Mingo County fight nobody talks about started when coal miners finally said “enough.” Back in the early part of the 20th century, the coal companies controlled these ...

IT MAY be a town of only 500 people nestled in an isolated corner of Appalachia, but Matewan, West Virginia, has witnessed a great deal of history. From the 1860s to the 1890s, the rival Hatfield and ...

MATEWAN, W.Va.MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten ...

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