Month: June 2014

Hatfield descendants plan cemetery cleanup

LOGAN, W.Va. — Two of Devil Anse Hatfield’s oldest living relatives will be in Logan County this week with hopes of “cleaning up” the Hatfield Cemetery at its Sarah Ann location. Grant Browning, age 83, and his brother Joe Browning, 81, are the great-grandchildren of the renowned clan leader and[Read More…]

Stories of hope show drugs can be beaten

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two stories that appeared in The Register-Herald Sunday and Monday give us hope that the grip drugs have on southern West Virginia can be crushed. One is a story of personal triumph, the other dogged determination by officials to continue to find[Read More…]

Ex-Mingo judge gets 50 months in federal prison

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although federal prosecutors acknowledged the assistance provided to them by former Mingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury that has helped bring down two county officials and is believed will greatly aid in future investigations into political corruption, the prison sentence he received Monday in U.S. District Court[Read More…]

McClendon affiliate eyes W.Va. acreage for drilling

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two affiliates of American Energy Partners LP, founded by former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, announced agreements to acquire land in Ohio and West Virginia June 9. American Energy — Marcellus LLC, a platform company separate from American Energy Partners, announced it has signed agreements to acquire about 48,000 net[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, June 10

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FRESH ATTACK NEAR PAKISTANI AIRPORT Gunmen assault a[Read More…]

W.Va. broadband council to fold Dec. 31

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A governor-appointed council charged with expanding high-speed Internet in West Virginia will be disbanded at year’s end, after state lawmakers rejected the group’s request for additional funding. The Broadband Deployment Council wanted $5 million to distribute for projects that bring high-speed broadband to rural communities. “We didn’t[Read More…]

A coach’s actions reflect on her school job

An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jill Kimble was more than the head cook at Mary Ingles Elementary School. She also coached the cheerleaders at Riverside High School, which led school administrators to fire her as a head cook. Over the Christmas break in 2007, Kimble[Read More…]

New CO2 regs could change region’s future

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Less than a decade ago, American Electric Power invested more than $10 billion to retrofit the Mitchell and Cardinal power plants and others within the company with “scrubbers” to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and particulates being emitted into the air. Now, it appears as if[Read More…]

Big job ahead for Hinton native Burwell

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Hinton native Sylvia Mathews Burwell was confirmed by the Senate last week as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She’s got her work cut out for her. Burwell succeeds Kathleen Sebelius, the former Kansas governor who[Read More…]

Fairmont unveils splash park to happy crowd

FAIRMONT — Just in time for summer, the splash park at Palatine Park is open and spraying water from every direction — down from flower-shaped fountains, sideways from sprinklers and even straight up from the ground. The new addition turned on the water for a soft opening last weekend, and[Read More…]

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