By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, W.Va. — The town of White Sulphur Springs showed their spirits were still alive during the town’s Family Fair Saturday — a “rebirth” of the town after last year’s 1,000-year flood. While families gathered to play games, eat food and spend time[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
Historic structures bill could have future
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A tax credit for rehabilitating historic structures that didn’t pass during the West Virginia Legislature’s recent special session may not be history, after all, as local lawmakers plan to reintroduce the measure next year. Language giving developers greater incentives[Read More…]
1,500 acre mountain-top resort to offer riding trails, more
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph GLEN LYN, Va. — The Kairos Wilderness Resort near Glen Lyn will officially open for guests on Saturday, in time for the July 4 weekend. With more than 1,500 acres of mountain-top property overlooking the New River, the resort offers over 30 miles of[Read More…]
Dynegy power plant in Beverly helps keep the lights on
By JANELLE PATTERSON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEVERLY, W.Va. — Sold on the energy market daily, up to 650 megawatts of electricity generated by two gas and one steam turbine in Beverly join the ranks of hundreds of plants supplying reliable power across the country daily. “That 650 megawatts[Read More…]
Prime Picking: Orr’s Farm Market offers family fun
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — What tastes better: farm picked or grocery store fruit? Customers who come to Orr’s Farm Market daily to pick their own fruit may be the best arbiter to that question. It’s now prime picking season at Orr’s, which first began offering strawberries and[Read More…]
Friday’s storm near Salem now labeled tornado; area continues cleanup
By WILSON R. HARVEY The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was in fact a tornado that struck near the Harrison County community of Salem on Friday. “The location was four miles east-southeast of Salem, and the estimated time was around 7:58 p.m.,”[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Monday, June 26
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, June 26, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE GOP HEALTH CARE BILL MAY COME UP SHORT Trump seems to have a realistic[Read More…]
Editorial: WestVirginiaStrong
The Register-Herald of Beckley: June 23, 2016. The rains came. Then it rained some more. It rained hard. It rained for hours. It rained so hard and so long that once-placid streams and creeks burst from their banks, spewing floodwaters where they had never gone before. Not just one neighborhood,[Read More…]
Philanthropist, former Charleston Daily Mail publisher McGee dies
By Ashley B. Craig The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — John McGee, local philanthropist and former publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail, died Friday afternoon.Strong, dynamic and generous were words used by McGee’s former colleagues to describe him. A native of South Carolina, McGee was known for his work in the[Read More…]
Adkins named ‘Distinguished Logan Countian’
By Nancy Peyton The Logan Banner Phyllis Adkins, long-time educator and Board of Education member in Logan County, was honored as a “Distinguished Logan Countian” by the Logan County Commission during its meeting June 19. Adkins, who retired from the board last summer after devoting 20 years of service to[Read More…]
