MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced today that Jason Pizatella has been named the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2016. Pizatella succeeds Dan Kimble and most recently served as Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s liaison to the State Legislature,[Read More…]
Month: June 2016
Greenbrier Valley Theatre loses decades of costumes
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Fate, it has been said, has a strange sense of humor. Thursday night, when the rains started in Lewisburg, the Greenbrier Valley Theatre was just beginning their second weekend of the theater company’s production of “On Golden Pond,” starring “Rockford Files” actors Stuart Margolin and Gretchen Corbett. While[Read More…]
Through tragedy and disaster, goodness shines
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most religions have some version of the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Jesus spoke those words in the book of Matthew, but similar proverbs are common in other religions. The Dalai Lama[Read More…]
Make an industry of WV’s greatest need
A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — What if West Virginia decided to become the go-to place for addiction treatment, research and recovery? Journalist Sam Quinones, this year’s WVU Festival of Ideas speaker, actually suggested exactly that in a newspaper commentary. The region of West Virginia, Ohio and[Read More…]
Greenbrier County situation called ‘overwhelming’
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — “We are in trouble. People are going to die here.” That’s what Greenbrier County Commissioner Mike McClung said he heard when he answered the telephone late Thursday night last week and found a caller from Rainelle on the line, begging to be rescued from rapidly rising floodwaters.[Read More…]
FEMA warns flood victims of disaster-related fraud
BECKLEY, W.Va. — As thousands of West Virginians are at their most vulnerable after a 1,000-year flood event, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is warning of scammers who may attempt to cheat flood victims. A FEMA media release said scammers may pose as inspectors, government officials, volunteers or contractors.[Read More…]
WV law change on electronics disposal to take effect
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The law on disposal of electronic devices such as televisions and computers changes on Friday, the director of the Wood County Solid Waste Authority said. The law will again allow electronics to be disposed of in landfills, meaning residential customers can leave them at their curb with[Read More…]
Local, national businesses aid WV flood victims
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Local and national companies and organizations are rallying behind the West Virginia community by donating supplies, money and time to assist with the state’s flood recovery efforts. Appalachian Power will be offering free electrical inspections for families whose homes were damaged by flooding and is making a $25,000[Read More…]
Timber industry, Tomblin dispute reason for forestry layoffs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia timber industry is blaming Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for state Division of Forestry layoffs that affect 37 employees who battle wildfires and monitor logging sites. Tomblin aides counter that the industry refuses to support a severance tax rate that’s necessary to keep the foresters on[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, June 30
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, June 30, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RAIDS NET ISTANBUL AIRPORT SUSPECTS Police detain 13 people — including three foreign[Read More…]