An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — North Central West Virginia Airport continues to receive good news. Already ahead of last year’s passenger pace, the airport has landed another Big 12 football team — Baylor, which will use the local airport as well as the Wingate by Wyndham[Read More…]
Month: April 2014
Post-water crisis, W.Va. ups tourism ad spending
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $1.2 million cash infusion announced Thursday will more than double the Division of Tourism’s spring advertising campaign budget, in hopes of offsetting negative publicity from the Jan. 9 chemical leak in the Elk River. “We acknowledge we need to be pro-active in looking toward our image[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, April 18
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, April 18, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. UKRAINIAN MILITIA DENIES CALLS TO FREE BUILDINGS Pro-Russian[Read More…]
Nominations for Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award open until May 1
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is accepting nominations for the 2014 Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award through May 1. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by the West Virginia Press Association. It’s given each year in recognition of an individual’s service to the newspapers in the state, the West Virginia[Read More…]
‘Hands on the River’ provides licensed massage therapy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents of Kanawha County and the surrounding region have another option for massage therapy as Geraldine Gardner, a licensed massage therapist, has opened “Hands on the River, ” on US 119, between the Mink Shoals and Big Chimney exits of Interstate 79. With office hours and appointments[Read More…]
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad opens 2014 season with Cottontail Express
ELKINS, W.Va. – The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad opens its 2014 season on Saturday, April 19, with “a fun excursion for families celebrating springtime weather and the Easter weekend.” “The Cottontail Express pulls out of the Elkins Depot at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a 90-minute hop[Read More…]
CNN picks W.Va.’s Mountain Music Trail as top spot
MARLINTON, W.Va. — Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Cara Rose scored a huge coup recently when CNN picked the Mountain Music Trail as the place to visit in West Virginia in 2014. CNN travel writer Katia Hetter recommended one spot in each of the 50 states for[Read More…]
Coldwater owes state of West Virginia millions
A column by Jared Hunt, business editor of the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Economic Development Authority, Wood County Development Authority and United Bank will have millions of dollars on the line in the looming bankruptcy proceedings for soon-to-be defunct retailer Coldwater Creek. The company has[Read More…]
Manchin says he’s keeping 2016 options open
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Thursday that he’s keeping his political options open for 2016, even though his U.S. Senate term doesn’t end until two years after that. The West Virginia Governor’s Office — as well as other state and national offices — will be open that[Read More…]
Pulitzers affirm public service of whistleblowers
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ever since “Deep Throat” (FBI Associate Director Mark Felt) furtively told reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein about hidden White House sleaze — eventually sending many Nixon administration officials to prison and driving the president from office — we have admired[Read More…]
