A heavy rain pours across the flood ravaged areas of West Virginia. Predictions call for three inches and flash flooding. Today, on Independence Day, thousands of West Virginians sit cold and damp in tents, shelters, their vehicles and their damages homes – most still without power – watching the rain[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
For Hardy County residents, helping flood victims is very personal
From the Moorefield Examiner: We’re so proud of you. On Thursday, June 23, some 44 counties throughout West Virginia were hit by some of the worst floods in decades and many were declared disaster areas. The worst flooding took place in Kanawha, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Fayette, Clay, Roane, Summers, and Monroe[Read More…]
Education Alliance seeks donations for West Virginia teachers Impacted by flood
Website “FloodsOfSupport.com” Created CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Education Alliance is accepting online donations at “FloodsOfSupport.com” to offer teachers throughout West Virginia resources for classroom needs in the wake of recent torrential flooding. Amelia Courts, president/CEO of The Education Alliance said 100 percent of all donations will go directly to[Read More…]
WVPA Convention 2016 Registration open; Register and reserve rooms today
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Registration for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2016 Convention, Aug. 4-6 is open. “West Virginia — Focusing on the Opportunities” is the theme of the WVPA’s 2016 Convention, Aug. 4-6. The WVPA is inviting its 77 member newspapers and guests to Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa in Morgantown[Read More…]
Buildings in downtown Beckley demolished
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Mounds of brick, busted slabs of concrete and broken wood planks are all that remain of two downtown Beckley buildings — 310 and 312 Neville Street. Empire Salvage and Recycling of Princeton began the demolition around 9 a.m. Thursday at the building that formerly housed The Lost[Read More…]
Many can live with this tax hike
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There are numerous explanations why the number 13 is considered unlucky. But today we can think of more than 4,300 reasons why that figure is the luckiest number of all. After nearly 100 days of stalled negotiations and a last gasp effort, the state Legislature[Read More…]
North Central WV mounts massive flood relief effort
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Organizations and citizens all over North Central West Virginia are tirelessly contributing to the flood-relief effort, proving enough donations to take multiple trailer loads of supplies to affected parts of the state. What started out as a modest relief effort by local four fire departments has turned[Read More…]
A spirit of greatness continues at The Greenbrier
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — For the past six years, The Greenbrier Classic, a championship golf event on the Professional Golfers Association Tour, has brought great attention and acclaim to West Virginia. Thanks to the efforts of The Greenbrier’s owner Jim Justice and state officials, the golf[Read More…]
Lay pastor died as water seeped into Rainelle home
RAINELLE, W.Va. — Gary Keith Shumaker’s home in Rainelle had two rooms that were set aside for his passions. One was dedicated to the local Baptist church community that he loved. The other was devoted to the other institution he cherished: the U.S. Marine Corps. It was next to those[Read More…]
Paisley tours flood-ravaged Kanawha high school
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For Lilly Nichols, band is more than something she does in her free time. It’s where she met her friends. It’s a home of sorts. “The band room is my home away from home,” said Nichols, the Herbert Hoover High School band’s field commander and a rising senior[Read More…]