BECKLEY, W.Va. – More than 360 participants gathered Sept. 19 at the Beckley-Raleigh Convention Center for the annual Beckley/Oak Hill WALK to End Alzheimer’s disease. The WALK, which is hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter, brings together people in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease. Teams collect donations,[Read More…]
Month: September 2015
Kessler challenges opponent to debate during radio interview
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appearing on this afternoon’s edition of “The Valley Today” on Radio WMOV, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jeff Kessler challenged his opponent, Jim Justice, to a series of debates around the state with the first being before the Jefferson Jackson Dinner Oct. 2 in Charleston. “This would be an excellent[Read More…]
Unclaimed property inserts set for distribution
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer John Perdue’s office is distributing unclaimed property inserts in newspapers from Huntington to Martinsburg, in hopes that people who find their names will file claims as rightful owners. Distribution began this week in the largest newspaper in each county. The final week’s distribution will begin[Read More…]
Morrisey announces his office to host National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day site at State Capitol
Morrisey: This event is yet another way to help reduce prescription drug abuse in West Virginia. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today announced his Office will participate in the tenth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 near the East Rotunda[Read More…]
Capito joins all 20 women senators to introduce #Freethe20 resolution
Bipartisan Resolution Calls for Release of Women Political Prisoners Around the World WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined all 20 women senators to introduce the bipartisan #FreeThe20 resolution to support the empowerment of women and urge countries to release women held unjustly. Earlier this month, U.S.[Read More…]
Audobon Int’l recognizes environmental efforts at Stonewall Resort
WESTON, W.Va. – Audubon International recently announced that Stonewall Resort’s Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course has retained its Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program Certification. Jason Hollen, golf course superintendent at Stonewall Resort said, “We take environmental stewardship very seriously at Stonewall Resort, and we’re honored that Audubon International recognizes our commitment[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito urge West Virginians to participate in drug take-back day this Saturday
National Drug Take-Back Day is an opportunity to help reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse and increase awareness of this critical public health epidemic Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today urged West Virginians to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA)[Read More…]
Martinsburg man relates intruder’s attack on disabled wife
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The husband of the victim in last week’s home invasion on the 300 block of Chestnut Street is speaking out about the day he discovered his wife severely beaten inside her bedroom. One neighbor called it “a vicious, uncalled-for beating I don’t even think a young man[Read More…]
Endowment can help put litter in its place
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Many of us who live in the Eastern Panhandle have grown numb to the staggering amount of trash littering our roadsides. But we’ve also heard time and time again that the garbage piled up alongside so many of our local roads is an[Read More…]
Bethany College names new president
BETHANY, W.Va. — Bethany College officials today named the Rev. Dr. Tamara Nichols Rodenberg as its new president, effective Jan. 1. Rodenberg becomes Bethany’s 20th president and the second woman to hold the top post in the institution’s 175-year history. She succeeds Dr. Scott D. Miller, who left the college[Read More…]