W.Va. to make room for highway by ...

relocating a cemetery. West Virginia Highway Department officials are going to move the cemetery to make room for the next phase of the Coalfields Expressway.

W.Va. cemetery has a community garden

A cemetery in Huntington has plots for use in a community garden.

Remains removal OK'd in West Virginia

A  judge has approved the removal of 22 graves in a family plot in order for Patriot Mining Co. to gain access to 80,000 to 100,000 tons ($5.2 million) of coal.

More on West Virginia cemeteries vs. coal company

The Associated Press reports on the earlier-mentioned proposal to move 22 graves to expand coal-mining operations in West Virginia.

Mining company wants to surface-mine at West Virginia cemetery site

The Patriot Mining Company wants to relocate a Methodist church cemetery in Monongalia County, West Virginia, moving 22 graves in order to surface-mine at the location. So far, only eight people have signed consent forms to move their ancestors' remains; a hearing is set for Feb. 18 in Monongalia County Circuit Court on the matter. We will try to stay tuned for future developments