By BEN FIELDS The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Kathleen Napier and her staff have been training for a long time, but really no one knows what to expect when the doors to a small, first-floor room at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department open Wednesday at 1 p.m. No matter what, it[Read More…]
Month: September 2015
Big-airline fare war unlikely to land at Yeager
By Rick Steelhammer The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While some of the larger airlines are beginning to match, and even undercut, the fares of low-cost carriers on off-peak travel dates, the practice appears unlikely to happen any time soon at Charleston’s Yeager Airport. The lowest oil prices in nearly seven[Read More…]
The Gazette-Mail: Indicted ex-WVDOH official commits suicide, police say
By Eric Eyre The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just hours after he was indicted on federal racketeering charges Tuesday, a former West Virginia Division of Highways official apparently committed suicide near Bridgeport in Harrison County, authorities said. Bob Andrew, who headed the DOH equipment division in Buckhannon for 16 years and last[Read More…]
Bluefield Chief: Bomb threat caller warned ‘You killed my brother’
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Report BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Bluefield police, after spending much of Tuesday dealing with an attempted bank robbery, evacuated the Bluefield Municipal Building after a dispatcher received a bomb threat. A dispatcher at the Bluefield Police Department received a telephone call approximately 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, Chief Dennis[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Sept. 2
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press’s business development specialist for West Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HUNGARY RAILWAY STATION STILL CLOSED TO MIGRANTS Around 3,000 of them remain stranded[Read More…]
Kevin Slimp: Why they don’t subscribe
Plus, keeping subscribers you already have By Kevin Slimp The News Guru [email protected] Back in February, I spoke on the topic of Customer Service at the Ohio Newspaper Association Winter Convention. Shortly after, I received an email asking if I would lead a webinar in late summer or early fall[Read More…]
John Foust: Incongruence in ad creativity
By John Foust Raleigh, NC Congruence is an important characteristic of communication. In order to get a message through, all of the ingredients have to match. Most of the time, congruence comes naturally. Just notice how strange it feels to say the word “yes” and shake your head “no.” On[Read More…]
‘She’s always been my rock,’ Preston Chamber Executive Director Sheila G. Haney dies following extended illness
By John Dahlia, Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Sheila G. Haney, the person who has been called the consistent foundation keeping the Preston County Chamber of Commerce moving forward has died. She was 56. Chamber President Jessica Miller Lipscomb confirmed Haney’s death in a message sent to[Read More…]
Reporter shooting bring back memories of reporting in W.Va., Safety was never an issue
By John Dahlia, Editor Preston County News & Journal I’ve been at odds with my emotions the last few days. Certainly all of us have been following the horrible shooting of the two broadcast journalists in Virginia on Wednesday morning. The shooting occurred at 6:45 a.m. in Moneta during a[Read More…]
Confederate Flag controversy comes to Preston County, Five high school students asked to remove Confederate flags from vehicles by Principal
By Theresa Marthey Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — The national controversy over the Confederate flag has made its way to Preston County. On Tuesday, five students at Preston High were asked to remove Confederate flags from their vehicles by Principal Dr. David Pastrick. Tina Walker, Kingwood,[Read More…]
