Business Editor Jared Hunt reports on the need for a skilled workforce if a cracker plant materializes in Wood County: “…Cleaning out the notebook following last week’s landmark announcement that Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht is making plans to build an ethylene cracker and three other polyethylene plants in Wood County: David[Read More…]
Month: November 2013
10 things to know for Monday, Nov. 18, from The Associated Press
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. `THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD’S GONE’ Michael Perdun of Washington,[Read More…]
Times-West Virginian checks reader interest in political races
Politics in state could get interesting FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Come next fall, West Virginia may elect the first female senator ever to represent the Mountain State. We say that because the two major contenders are now U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, a Democrat…[Read More…]
Register-Herald of Beckley supports drug initiative
Wyoming County’s addition to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area long overdue BECKLEY, W.Va. — Another tool was added to Wyoming County’s arsenal for the continuing fight against drugs in that county. Rep. Nick Rahall announced Wednesday that Wyoming will be added to the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA),[Read More…]
A profile to make you pause
Love this photo on Twitter by Samantha Perry, editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. She says: “Ready to attack an invading squirrel.” Follow @BDTPerry.
Crowds jam Meadowbrook Mall for grand re-opening
By Darlene Taylor-Morgan Exponent-Telegram Staff Writer BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A grand reopening celebration drew hundreds of people to the Meadowbrook Mall Saturday with celebrity appearances, refreshments and entertainment on tap for shoppers. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and presentation of two charitable contributions kicked off festivities to mark the completion[Read More…]
Morgan courthouse heated, cooled by unique geothermal system
By Tricia Lynn Strader Special to The Journal BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — After many months of setbacks, the Morgan County Courthouse’s geothermal heating and cooling system was repaired this summer, and is now automated. The energy-efficient, water-sourced heating and cooling system is different from a typical geothermal system in a[Read More…]
Marlinton fire worries other city officials
by Jeremiah Shelor STAFF WRITER CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — After a blaze broke out in downtown Marlinton in the early morning on Nov. 10, leaving seven families homeless. In the aftermath, firefighters in other towns across the region remain vigilant, looking to protect the numerous historic structures in the area. Older[Read More…]
Magnum Hunter Chief Welcomes W.Va. Cracker
By Casey Junkins The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register PITTSBURGH – The CEO of a company with active Marcellus and Utica shale operations in Monroe, Washington, Wetzel, Tyler and Pleasants counties said having an ethane cracker in nearby Parkersburg would be “phenomenal.” “Ethane is something that we are going to have to deal[Read More…]
Record number of bald eagles in W.Va.
By Rick Steelhammer Saturday Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A record number of bald eagles have been spotted this year by volunteers tracking the fall migration of birds of prey at Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory, atop Peters Mountain in Monroe County. Since early August, 195 bald eagles have been sighted by[Read More…]
