Month: May 2017

Gov. Justice to attend information fair at White Sulphur Springs Thursday

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice will join representatives of the West Virginia Department of Commerce, West Virginia Army National Guard, West Virginia Department of Transportation, West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety and the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on Thursday, May 4, as they conduct a[Read More…]

WV Sports Writers’ 71st Victory Awards Dinner awards set for May 21 in Clarksburg

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two state Hall of Fame inductions and 21 annual awards will highlight the 71st annual Victory Awards Dinner on Sunday, May 21 at the Village Square Conference Center in Clarksburg.Sponsored by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, the event will induct former Minnesota Vikings’ pro football players Carl Lee and Lonnie[Read More…]

W.Va. Delegates Pushkin, Robinson to host budget town hall tonight in Charleston

Kanawha County constituents invited to share their concerns, suggestions CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-37, and Delegate Andrew Robinson, D-36, will host a Budget Town Hall tonight at 6 p.m. for their constituents concerned about the upcoming Special Session and the state’s budget woes. The town hall will be held at[Read More…]

Progress on WV budget compromise still murky

By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There’s no shortage of reports about the budget talks among Democrat Gov. Jim Justice and GOP-majority leaders from the Senate and House of Delegates in the Mountain State. Whether any of the involved parties are listening to one another is a different[Read More…]

Senate majority leader says calling special session for Thursday premature

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns says he feels calling legislators into a special session Thursday is premature because an agreement hasn’t been reached between all parties. In a phone interview Tuesday, Ferns, R-Ohio, said he hoped the governor would change his mind[Read More…]

State Auditor makes plans in case of a government shutdown

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The West Virginia State Auditor said he is making preparations to make sure if a government shutdown happens, it will have the least possible outcome on the state. In a phone interview Tuesday, Auditor J.B. McCuskey said he is working with his office’s[Read More…]

Justice gives closed-door talk to WV DEP inspectors

By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice gave a closed-door speech on Tuesday to hundreds of state Department of Environmental Protection inspectors, in which the governor said he repeated his message that he wants DEP officials to stop saying “no” to state business and industry.[Read More…]

Former coal miner announces US Senate campaign

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A laid-off West Virginia coal miner, who entered the spotlight last year after confronting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, announced his candidacy Tuesday for the U.S. Senate. Jimmy “Bo” Copley II, who questioned Clinton for remarks she made about the declining coal industry,[Read More…]

Arch Coal benefits from tighter met coal market

By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A strong market for metallurgical coal propelled Arch Coal to higher earnings in the fourth quarter, and company executives said they continue to plan to develop additional met coal reserves in North Central West Virginia. Arch reported net income of $51.7[Read More…]

Sheetz to hire nearly 300 employees in West Virginia

Staff reports The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Sheetz convenience store chain announced Monday that it plans to hire nearly 300 employees in West Virginia as part of a companywide push to add more than 3,4000 full-time and part-time positions. Right now, 57 percent of the company’s staff is[Read More…]

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