PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Travelocity Gnome has been in Parkersburg the last couple of days visiting sites as part of National Travel and Tourism Week. The Travelocity Roaming Gnome is a mascot the travel website uses to highlight many destinations. Through the work of the West Virginia Bureau of Tourism,[Read More…]
Month: May 2016
Ex-Parkersburg armory to be drug treatment center
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginia organization is opening an addiction recovery center at 4200 Emerson Ave. Recovery Point of West Virginia, which has three locations in the Mountain State, has announced it plans to turn the Integrated Community Services of Parkersburg Inc. building into a Level III Peer Operated[Read More…]
West Virginia voters will not be fooled by Clinton
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — It is not clear whether Hillary Clinton’s campaign effort in southern West Virginia was a sign of bravery or delusion, but it certainly bolstered the impression that her presidency would be an extension of Barack Obama’s that depends heavily on[Read More…]
Marshall to graduate first pharmacy school class
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Thomas E. Menighan, R. Ph., M.B.A., executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Pharmacists Association, will give the commencement address at the inaugural Marshall University School of Pharmacy graduation scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington.[Read More…]
WVU Coliseum reopens, commencement unaffected
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Coliseum reopened late Monday, May 2, and commencement activities at the Coliseum, scheduled for May 13-15, will continue as planned. WVU Environmental Health & Safety officials made the announcements Monday, after additional samples sent to a third party lab for testing met regulatory clearance levels[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton visits Williamson
By Kyle Lovern [email protected] WILLIAMSON – Although there were many negative comments on social media about her visit to southern West Virginia, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came to Mingo County on Monday, one of the most economically depressed areas in the country. Clinton was at the Williamson Health and Wellness Center, opting[Read More…]
A #NeverTrump slate of delegates
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s process for selecting delegates to represent our state at the Republican National Convention has proven to be confusing and sometimes downright difficult to understand. Voters are asked to select no more than 22 candidates on the “at-large” ballot[Read More…]
Kmart closing in Bluefield in early August
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — City officials said Monday they plan to work proactively after learning that Kmart was closing its Bluefield location later this summer. The Kmart store at 3977 Cumberland Road in Bluefield will close to the public in early August, Howard Riefs, director of corporate communications said after receiving[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, May 3
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TED CRUZ FACES IN MIDWESTERN PRIMARY It’s a high-stakes test for the[Read More…]
Bill Clinton sees two contrasting WV crowds
LOGAN, W.Va. — Across three counties and five campaign stops in Southern West Virginia on Sunday, former President Bill Clinton gave two distinct speeches to two very different crowds, tried in vain to win over angry protesters, caused a commotion in two breakfast spots, went book shopping and took a[Read More…]