By Associated Press - Wednesday, July 3, 2019

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Former Rainelle Mayor Andrea “Andy” Pendleton has been named as a Distinguished West Virginian.

Gov. Jim Justice presented the award Tuesday during a lunch at the governor’s mansion.

Pendleton was elected as the city’s first female mayor in 2011 and served four two-year terms before retiring.

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The governor’s office said she helped the town “get back on its feet” after a devastating flood in 2016.

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