LANSING, W.Va. — A new community hub has sprouted in the New River Gorge region to provide local farmers a place to sell their produce in a general store setting. Owner Sierra Hattier said she purchased and reimagined the Lansing General Store as an avenue to provide better food to[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Sept. 12
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. PNEUMONIA DIAGNOSIS FUELS QUESTIONS ABOUT CLINTON’S HEALTH For weeks, the Democratic presidential candidate[Read More…]
Photo galleries capture the moment in history: 9/11
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are numerous galleries of photos that capture the horror of 9/11. As a courtesy to our readers, The West Virginia Press Association is providing this link to the National Geographic’s photo exhibit. Photo link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/september-11-pictures-remembrance/
WVU felt the terror of 9/11
From releases by WVUToday: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University felt the terror that gripped the nation 15 years ago – and changed our world forever. Two WVU alumni were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001: Chris S. Gray and Jim K. Samuel Jr. Gray, a 1994[Read More…]
The Exponent Telegram: Are we our own worst enemy?
By Andy Kniceley Publisher The Exponent Telegram Today is the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that will forever be known as 9/11. On this day, we saw thousands of Americans perish as Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them as kamikaze-style attacks against targets[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: War on Terror continues
By EVAN BEVINS Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERS BURG, W.Va. – Terrorism existed before Sept. 11, 2001, but that day brought it home to the United States on a scale not previously imagined. “Where was terrorism 20 years ago?” said Rob Anderson, associate professor of history at West Virginia University[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Liza Adams remembers daughter lost in Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack
By JEFF BAUGHAN Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERS BURG, W.Va. – For those old enough to remember where they were, what they were doing on Dec. 7, 1941, Nov. 22, 1963, April 19, 1995, and Sept. 11, 2001. For the rest, those are the dates for Pearl Harbor, John F.[Read More…]
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Memories of 9/11 resonate to never be forgotten
A visitor reaches to touch a name engraved at the Sept. 11 memorial site to remember the victims of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, Thursday Sept. 8, in New York. Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks. By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUE[Read More…]
The Journal: Ode to America — Remember what nation was like days after 9/11
By The Journal: Just 10 days after Sept. 11, 2001, all four American television networks and many cable networks aired “America: A Tribute to Heroes,” a charity concert to raise money for the families of victims of the terrorist attack. The show raised $200 million. Touched deeply by the concert,[Read More…]
The Journal: Local veterans reflect on 9/11 anniversary
By Matt Dellinger The Journal MARTINS BURG, W.Va. – America lost a lot on Sept. 11, 2001, but for some local veterans, the loss hits closer to home. “That was a bad day,” said Frank Barna, a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran. “I was supposed to go on a trip[Read More…]