By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The members of the West Virginia National Guard should be prepared for a potential government shutdown later this week, according to Brig. Gen. Bill Crane, the Guard’s adjutant general. Crane issued a memo Monday morning saying the Guard will have to “implement[Read More…]
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Late Martinsburg mayor named Wonder Woman of West Virginia
By Emily Keefer, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — For eight years, WV Living magazine has honored 50 women around the state as WV Wonder Women in its publication. In the most recent issue, late Martinsburg Mayor Harriet Johnson was listed as one of the members of this year’s class. “Each[Read More…]
West Virginia Governor Justice’s companies make tentative deal over $850M debt
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If a major overseas creditor accepts, Gov. Jim Justice could get out of more than $850 million in debt, including $700 million in loans he personally guaranteed. According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Justice-owned Bluestone Resources[Read More…]
Huntington, W.Va., organizations team up to help provide food for children
By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Three organizations teamed up Monday afternoon to help get meals to food insecure children in Huntington. Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington was awarded a grant for $10,000 from Sheetz for the Kidz, an employee-driven charity. The funding is providing nutritious boxes of[Read More…]
Inaugural Berkeley Springs Film Festival to premiere this weekend in West Virginia
By Emily Keefer, The Journal BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – According to Brett Hammond, managing director of the Berkeley Springs Film Festival, this inaugural event will bring several debuting films to the area. The festival is scheduled for this weekend and will take place at the historic Star Theater in downtown[Read More…]
Remote approach luring people to West Virginia
By Greg Stone, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Ascend West Virginia, a $25 million program founded and funded by Intuit executive chairman Brad Smith and wife Alys, has attracted 53 remote workers to Morgantown, with more set to be added there, in Lewisburg and in Shepherdstown. Dr. Danny Twilley, assistant[Read More…]
Protected: West Virginia Association of REALTORS hosting 102nd annual convention in Charleston
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New York developer buys old Logan Banner buildings, plans to add manufacturing jobs to West Virginia
By Dylan Vidovich, The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — Dongming Pan, a Chinese-born developer and entrepreneur from New York, is now the owner of the both the old Logan Banner building on Stratton Street and the former printing press building on Charles Street. Pan was introduced at the Logan City[Read More…]
Dividing lines: Getting West Virginia’s congressional districts right
By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first draft maps laying out what a future without three congressional districts in West Virginia could look like will be available for public review as soon as next Wednesday as lawmakers start preliminary work. The West Virginia Senate’s Redistricting Committee[Read More…]
Love for West Virginia blossoms in tourism industry
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Beckley native Lisa Strader was 20 years old when she began her career in tourism in West Virginia. Her first position was the New River Travel Council, now called Visit Southern West Virginia. Though that organization would later make a huge[Read More…]