CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dolly Parton will perform at the Charleston Civic Center on Tuesday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go non sale Friday, April 8, at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center box office and through Ticketmaster.com Ticket Prices are $55, $75 and $95. “An internationally renowned superstar, the iconic and irrepressible Dolly Parton has contributed countless treasures to the[Read More…]
Month: April 2016
Obama Administration Releases Scientific Assessment on Impact of Climate Change to Human Health in the United States
Obama fact Sheet: What Climate Change Means for Your Health and Family WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, delivering on another commitment in the President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Obama Administration released a new final report called The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, which[Read More…]
Hannah Jane Robbins featured at annual accordion concert June 11
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Back by popular demand, accordionist Hannah Jane Robbins will return to Fairmont for the 5th Annual Accordion Concert to be held on Saturday, June 11, at the Knights Of Columbus Hall, 7 p.m. Hannah’s high-energy, fun performance is sure to have you clappin’ and smilin’. Additional highlights, assembling musicians from NE, PA, DC,[Read More…]
Media Alert: Sen. Manchin to meet with Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, will meet with Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. TUESDAY, APRIL 5 When: 4:00 p.m. What: Senator Manchin will meet with Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Where: 306 Hart Senate Office Building. Before the[Read More…]
U.S. Senators file amicus brief challenging Obama immigration action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and 42 other Senate Republicans today filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of a challenge by a majority of the nation’s governors and attorneys general of the states, led by the State of Texas, to the[Read More…]
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Unclaimed property insert distribution to begin
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer John Perdue’s office will begin the statewide distribution of newspaper inserts listing unclaimed property rightful owners on Thursday. The distribution schedule continues through April 21. Inserts go to the largest newspaper in each county, in addition to a certain number of direct-mailed copies. A resident[Read More…]
Tomblin education bill vetoes evoke reaction
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Lawmakers and education leaders alike said Saturday that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto of a bill that would allow accrued minutes to grow into instructional days is “a slap in the face.” Delegate George “Boogie” Ambler, R-Greenbrier, said HB 4171 was “the one thing teachers saw as[Read More…]
Beckley, Bluefield hosting state bowling contest
BECKLEY, W.Va. — At 9 a.m. on Sundays most people are either getting ready for church or listening to the trumpets as “Sunday Morning” on CBS airs. That wasn’t the case Sunday at Beckley’s Leisure Lanes bowling alley, where more than 100 people turned out to either participate in or[Read More…]
Child abuse: West Virginia must make a change
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A report from Charleston last week indicated at least one Bureau of Children and Families official believes cases of child abuse are on the rise in West Virginia. Nearly 5,000 children are under state custody, which means the task for[Read More…]