CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A family-owned weekly newspaper, located in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, seeks to fill the position of editor. A successful applicant needs to be community minded and willing to accept responsibility for covering local events/meetings, write feature stories and assisting with the day-to-day operations. Send resume[Read More…]
Month: May 2014
Hair Cuttery salons helping victims of domestic violence
CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. – Giving back to someone in need this spring can be as simple as getting a haircut in time for Mother’s Day. Hair Cuttery, the largest family-owned and operated chain of hair salons in the country, is honored to team up with The National Network to End Domestic Violence[Read More…]
Roush posts low golf score on Wendy’s Amateur Tour
FARMINGTON, Pa. — The Wendy’s Amateur Tour saw Trent Roush of Mason post the low round of the day by shooting a 75 in very difficult weather conditions Wednesday, April 30, at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s Mystic Rock golf course. Mystic Rock, the host of the PGA Tour’s 84 Lumber Classic for several years, was a[Read More…]
Pre-prom mock accident in Lincoln County
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Report shows W.Va. air quality has improved
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia got mixed reviews on air quality from the American Lung Association in its “State of the Air 2014” Report, released on Wednesday. Ozone smog worsened in all measured counties, part of a national trend attributed to warmer temperatures, but most particle pollution levels showed improvement[Read More…]
Charleston residents rally against violence
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of people marched in the rain from opposite ends of town to Haddad Riverfront Park Wednesday to call for an end to violence. The rally started with the vision of Deanna McKinney, mother of slain 18-year-old Tymel McKinney, who was gunned down on the porch of[Read More…]
Ravenswood man indicted for selling box turtles
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal grand jury meeting in Charleston on Wednesday indicted a Jackson County man on two counts of unlawful transport and sale of wildlife for allegedly capturing about 300 wild Eastern box turtles in West Virginia and selling them to out-of-state buyers, including an undercover federal law[Read More…]
Bug off, gnats
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — It’s been 28 years since the battle was won to help curb the scourge of biting, annoying, swarming black flies. Before the state started spraying the fly larvae in the New, Bluestone and Greenbrier rivers in 1986, outdoor activities were accompanied by what was[Read More…]
Failure to slow for highway workers has consequences
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — There are a solid few weeks of 2006 that Division of Highways worker Bill Swan just doesn’t remember. He doesn’t remember being hit by a vehicle, smashing his head against the windshield or falling with such force to the ground that[Read More…]
Power plant financing to affect school revenue
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Marshall County Board of Education may forgo about $181 million worth of potential property tax revenue to attract a natural gas power plant, but Superintendent Michael Hince said this fact tells only a small portion of the economic impact story. As Buffalo, N.Y.-based private developer Moundsville[Read More…]