Southern West Virginia News

The Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, subsidiary 581GB in Charleston, West Virginia scheduled 6,644 pending appointments in September compared to 6,590 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Census Bureau reports Powellton population was 621 in 2020

Powellton had a population of 621 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Southern West Virginia News.

5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kistler

5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kistler in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau: 1.3% of people in Mount Gay-Shamrock Cdp identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,434 citizens living in Mount Gay-Shamrock Cdp in 2020, 98.7 percent said they were only one race, while 1.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: nobody in Mount Carbon identified as multi-racial in 2020

All 453 citizens living in Mount Carbon in 2020 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau reports Piney View population was 1,199 in 2020

Piney View had a population of 1,199 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Southern West Virginia News.

VA reports increase in number of appointments at Hershel "Woody" Williams VAMC health facility in Huntington in September

The Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, subsidiary 581 in Huntington, West Virginia scheduled 34,926 pending appointments in September compared to 34,121 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Census Bureau: 76.8 percent of people in Mount Carbon were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 453 citizens living in Mount Carbon in 2020, 348 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau reports Peterstown population was 752 in 2020

Peterstown had a population of 752 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Southern West Virginia News.

Census Bureau: 9.9% of people in Montgomery identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,625 citizens living in Montgomery in 2020, 90.1 percent said they were only one race, while 9.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: 83.4 percent of people in Montgomery were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 1,625 citizens living in Montgomery in 2020, 1,355 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Louis A. Johnson VAMC health facility in Clarksburg (540HK) in September