CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston’s Sport Mart, which has served the community for more than eight decades, will soon close its doors for good. Located near the Patrick Street Bridge, it has provided the area with sports paraphernalia since it was founded in 1930. Schools in Kanawha, Putnam and Boone County[Read More…]
Month: July 2014
Serious corrosion found in Freedom tanks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Citing “extensive corrosion,” federal investigators said an MCHM chemical storage tank at the Freedom Industries site along the Elk River likely was leaking prior to the Jan. 9 spill that contaminated the drinking water for 300,000 people across the region. U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators said Wednesday[Read More…]
North Central W.Va. loses Big Brothers Big Sisters
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — North View Elementary fifth-grader Joshua Waterman had just been assigned a Big Brother when he and his family heard the news that Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central West Virginia is closing its doors due to funding cuts after 30 years of service, officials said. Waterman[Read More…]
Another infrastructure crisis looms
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As federal and state leaders wrestle with the serious issues caused by the possible default of the U.S. Highway Trust Fund, another infrastructure crisis is looming. Federal and state money for water infrastructure projects is also drying up, leaving local officials[Read More…]
Conference USA coaches pick Herd to lead East
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University was a unanimous pick Wednesday by Conference USA football head coaches to finish first in the East Division. Marshall led the East Division poll voting with 91 points, followed by Middle Tennessee (73), Florida Atlantic (60), WKU (57), Old Dominion (33), UAB (31) and FIU[Read More…]
Congress again displays futility with highway bill
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Congress is showing its usual ineffectiveness, once again unable to develop a long-term strategy for one of the nation’s most pressing needs and instead opting for a short-term fix heavy on financial gimmicks. The case in point this time is the nation’s[Read More…]
38th annual Jamboree in the Hills starts Thursday
MORRISTOWN, Ohio – Thousands of country music fans will filter into the Jamboree In The Hills site starting Thursday when the 38th annual event officially begins. Plenty of work is done leading up to the show, which features a top-shelf lineup with the likes of Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Montgomery[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, July 17
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 17, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT’S SEEN AS POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN MIDEAST Israel[Read More…]
WVU to face Virginia Tech in 2017 season opener
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Another trip to FedExField in the Washington suburb of Landover, Md., is in the offing for the West Virginia University football team. The Mountaineers will open the 2017 season against Virginia Tech, playing on Saturday, Sept. 2, officials announced Tuesday. It was added after the schools previously[Read More…]
Gunshot narrowly misses Beckley TV reporter
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A reporter for WVVA television had already been told to leave the scene of a fatal weekend shooting at the Willbrian Apartments in Beckley when she asked an apartment dweller for an interview. But after completing another assignment in the area, Annie Moore went back to do[Read More…]