Video is a must-see item for all WVPA newspapers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Want to see what West Virginia newspapers are providing “viewers” of the publication’s multimedia features. The Charleston Daily Mail’s Elaine McMillion, with assistance from fellow DM staffer Dave Boucher, gives subscribers an video update of the ongoing water[Read More…]
Month: January 2014
WVPA Sharing: Column from Jeff Kessler, president of the West Virginia Senate
Editor’s Note: The West Virginia Press Association hopes to provide our member newspapers with regular columns from the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House and Majority and Minority leaders in both chambers, along with the other State Constitutional Officers: Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor and[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Assistance available for water distribution site location
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has released the following information to assist residents in finding the nearest water distribution location. For assistance locating a water distribution point in your county, please contact your local emergency management office. Boone County – 304 369-9913 Cabell County – 304 743-5391 Clay County – 304 587-2019[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Water contamination hurting business
Zombie apocalypse? No, Toxic Friday. With public drinking water contaminated and all restaurants and many businesses closed during a state of emergency, at 2:30 p.m Friday — normally an extremely busy time — Capitol Street in Charleston, W.Va., was deserted. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency in[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin’s update on State of Emergency
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today issued the following statement regarding the current State of Emergency in Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, and Roane counties. From the Governor: The State of Emergency remains in the affected counties. The Governor dispatched the state’s Department of Environmental[Read More…]
Blog: wvpress extra — No immediate crisis for news coverage
A blog by WVPA Executive Director Don Smith: Jan. 10, 2014: No immediate crisis for news coverage. West Virginia newspaper reporters got the word out Thursday and Friday — even throughout the night — about the 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol chemical leak. During this nine-county state of emergency, West Virginia American Water customers[Read More…]
Is it a rainy day in West Virginia?
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Perception is nine-tenths of the law in politics and that is the problem with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s plan to give a 2 percent pay raise to teachers and a $504 a year, across-the-board raise to other state workers. Few[Read More…]
Morgantown Habitat houses go solar
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two recently-constructed Habitat for Humanity homes in Jerome Park are the first in Monongalia County equipped with solar panels. According to Evan Zuverink, director of operations for Monongalia County Habitat for Humanity, the installation of solar panels is part of a larger effort to[Read More…]
Bottled water shelves empty quickly in W.Va.
This photo from the Herald-Dispatch is an example of countless scenes across the region as residents flocked to stores in search of safe water. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for nine counties including Cabell on Thursday night because of a chemical[Read More…]
States pick up pace on workforce development
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Both West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear had some success in bringing new jobs to their states last year. In his “state of state” address on Wednesday, Tomblin pointed out the expansion of the Sogefi plant at[Read More…]