MARLINTON, W.Va. — Some would call it serendipity. Others would call it coincidence. But when Cass Scenic Railroad park superintendent Scott Fortney saw rock sculptor Kevin Stitzinger demonstrating at the Leatherbark Ford Gallery at Cass, he knew he had found the right person to create a work of art for[Read More…]
Month: July 2015
W.Va. unemployment rate going in wrong direction
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is accustomed to coming up on the wrong end of national rankings on health, education and income. But this week, the Mountain State topped another troubling list – state unemployment rates. As the Great Recession hit in 2007-2009, unemployment rose across[Read More…]
Morrisey calls on major phone carriers to offer call-blocking technology
Charleston, W.Va. – Based on a new Federal Communications rule clarification, residents of West Virginia should be able to receive call-blocking technology from the five major telephone companies. In a joint letter to the chief executives of AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and CenturyLink, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 44 other state[Read More…]
Fire claims several Harpers Ferry businesses
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Fire companies from West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia battled an early Thursday morning blaze that claimed four buildings in Harpers Ferry. Chief Ronnie Shutts of the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department said his company was the first on the scene when they received a call from dispatch[Read More…]
Harpers Ferry stores vital to area economy
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — All of our thoughts and prayers at The Journal are with the community of Harpers Ferry in the aftermath of Thursday’s devastating fire. Harpers Ferry’s Lower Town is a destination for travelers from across the country and the globe. While there, those travelers[Read More…]
Bridgeport tops Barboursville for Little League title
Huntington museum offers a hands-on tour
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than a century’s worth of broadcasting technology became an educational playground Thursday for more than a dozen campers from the Teubert Prep Day Camp at the Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind. The visit to the Museum of Radio and Technology was part of the week-long camp,[Read More…]
Big motorcycle rally kicks off in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The sound of thunder is rolling into Morgantown this weekend as 15,000 motorcyclists arrive for the 11th annual MountainFest Motorcycle Rally. “It’s a great event to be able to be in your own backyard as motorcyclist or as a music fan,” said Cliff Sutherland, president of the[Read More…]
Charleston’s Taylor Books to celebrate 20 years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Ann Saville made the decision to purchase the building space that would soon become Charleston’s beloved Taylor Books in 1995, the property didn’t look promising. Capitol Street had become rundown with the arrival of the Charleston Town Center three years prior, depleting the small business economy.[Read More…]
Industry slump detailed at Bluefield coal forum
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The coal industry has a long history of surviving dramatic cycles of good times and bad, but most people familiar with the coal industry recognize the current slump as being one of most challenging in the history of the West Virginia coalfields. “We’re getting lip service from[Read More…]