By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va. — A wind turbine farm atop East River Mountain in Tazewell County may still be on the horizon. “Dominion still considers Tazewell to be a viable project, and we continue recording wind data on East River Mountain to further evaluate the potential of the[Read More…]
Month: January 2017
Horse racing industry struggles to stabilize
By DANYEL VANREENAN The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Providing 3,500 jobs, the horse racing industry in Jefferson County is a significant part of the community, according to Randy Funkhouser, president of Charles Town Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association. Not only does the racing industry provide thousands of jobs, but[Read More…]
Mary Tyler Moore, family had local connections
By MARY STORTSTROM The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Actress Mary Tyler Moore and her family share a connection with Shepherdstown — and Shepherd University — that university officials say will last for years to come. Moore died Wednesday at age 80. She was best-known for appearing on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and[Read More…]
WV third-grader’s poignant letter underscores perils of drug abuse
From staff reports The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The third-grader whose poignant memories of a father who died of an overdose will appear in newspapers across West Virginia, along with a picture of the two of them with another sibling taken just a week before his death. West Virginia[Read More…]
Local officials see no issue with voter security
By SARAH GOODRICH Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — President Donald Trump recently shared his thoughts on investigating voter fraud, however, local Marion County officials have not seen voter fraud as an issue for the area. “In this area, in Marion County specifically, I feel that (voter security) doesn’t need strengthened[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Jan. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ANALYSIS: BORDER WALL FACES REALITY CHECK U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill, starting with[Read More…]
Strange Things: ‘Ghosts of Shepherdstown’ gears up for second season
By MARY STORTSTROM The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The spooky series “Ghosts of Shepherdstown,” which highlights local paranormal activity, will get a second season, according to Shepherdstown Police Chief Mike King. The show, which is filmed documentary-style and includes interviews with property owners in Shepherdstown who claim unexplained phenomena occur in their[Read More…]
Justice fills 3 school board seats, SBA director role
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A day after announcing his appointment of West Virginia Board of Education member Bill White to a new role, Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he’d be filling White’s seat and two other state school board seats with former longtime county school system[Read More…]
US Department of Labor issues emergency grant to help Wyoming coal miners
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials for the U.S. Department of Labor have approved an emergency grant of up to $2 million to support retraining programs and other services designed to help laid-off coal miners get back to work. The money, from a National Dislocated Worker[Read More…]
$9.5 million contract allows TMC Technologies to continue work with NASA
From Staff Reports The Exponent Telegram FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The NASA Independent Verification and Validation program has awarded a systems and software engineering tools contract with a maximum value of $9.5 million to TMC Technologies in Fairmont. The contract will allow the company to continue working with NASA, as it[Read More…]