MCDOWELL COUNTY ... hear about McDowell County. The county has continually been ranked among the poorest, unhealthiest and least educated counties in both West Virginia and the entire United ...

The 4th annual Coalfields Cookoff kicks off on Friday, June 6-7 in McDowell County. The event, hosted in the city of Welch at ...

Construction on McDowell County’s first four-lane highway has reached the half-way point. Work on the Coalfields Expressway near Welch is now 50 percent complete, according to Rusty Marks with the ...