By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A forest fire sparked late Saturday on the west face of Seneca Rocks, one of West Virginia’s best known and most rugged natural features, continued to blaze across 50 acres of nearly sheer terrain on Monday, keeping about 25 firefighters busy trying[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
Justice appoints Beckley business manager Renee Larrick to PSC
Staff report Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed the wife of his Lottery Commission director to one of the three seats on the state Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities and approves rate increases for West Virginians. Renee Larrick’s term on the PSC began Saturday, according[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle lawmaker reacts to Legislature blame
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Reacting to claims from both West Virginia University and Gov. Jim Justice that the legislators in Charleston were solely to blame for the five percent tuition hike at West Virginia University approved for the 2018 fiscal year, an Eastern Panhandle state delegate[Read More…]
Charleston native working Greenbrier as PGA Tour official
By DAVID WALSH The Herald-Dispatch WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – For Ken Tackett, the Monday sights and sounds at The Greenbrier Resort sure beat what he saw late last June after a devastating flood caused by record rainfall. Tackett, who is from Charleston, is in his fourth year as a[Read More…]
Parkersburg’s Memorial Bridge to close for two weeks
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Memorial Bridge will be closed for two weeks, and a construction crew plans to work around the clock to make sure it doesn’t last any longer than that, city officials said. Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce announced the bridge[Read More…]
Statewide #ShopSmallWV campaign encourages shopping locally
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Katherine Shaver spent 10 months working for a corporate women’s clothing store before she wound up working at Taylor Books. “Ten months, that’s all I could do before I quit and said, ‘I’m never doing this again,’” Shaver, who has worked at[Read More…]
Your guide to Huntington-area Fourth of July-related events
Staff report The Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Here’s a look at Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks displays across the region. Email your Fourth of July events to [email protected]. Summer Motion, through Tuesday, June 30-July 4, Ashland Central Park and Ashland Riverfront Park. The annual summer festival includes a[Read More…]
Girls Scouts from all over the country take on WV 2017 Jamboree
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Over 1,000 Girl Scouts from all over the country traveled by automobile, train, and plane to come to West Virginia and attend this year’s Girl Scout Jamboree at the Summit Betchel Reserve in Glen Jean. While Girl Scouts are known for practicing[Read More…]
DEP OKs water releases for Dries section of New River; rafters hope for more dates
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Plans to develop a new commercial rafting option on the 5.3-mile section of the New River between Hawks Nest Dam and Gauley Bridge known as the “Dries” are still afloat, but not at the level sought by state whitewater outfitters. Delays follow[Read More…]
#AlmostHeaven, Bridge Walk scored as major success for West Virginia tourism
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby wants to keep the volume turned up after what she describes as an incredibly successful social media campaign designed to tell the world “Wild & Wonderful” is more than just a catch-phrase. “We’re thrilled,” Ruby[Read More…]