BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The city board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday to select a drawing dubbed as the “railyard crest” as the city’s new logo. The illustration pays tribute to the city’s railroad history with a train and blue and green colors. It includes the slogan “Bluefield, West Virginia —[Read More…]
Month: December 2014
Rockefeller finds CIA report ‘deeply troubling’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Jay Rockefeller says lessons learned from a report delving into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program must be central to all future activities. Rockefeller made his comments Tuesday on the Senate floor after the Senate Intelligence Committee released its long-awaited report. Rockefeller once chaired the committee and called[Read More…]
Innovate to improve the state
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Is West Virginia a place to innovate? Can people in the Mountain State with great ideas for new products and services thrive in our state’s legal and cultural climate? Are entrepreneurs — people who work to create their own jobs[Read More…]
W.Va. DEP kicks off plans to restore Coal River
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Environmental Protection has committed $1 million to plan and begin a stream restoration project targeting the main stem of the Coal River from Alum Creek to its confluence with the Kanawha River at St. Albans, according to the DEP and the Coal River Group,[Read More…]
W.Va. governor sends out 24,000 holiday cards
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Marking their fifth Christmas in the governor’s mansion, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and first lady Joanne Tomblin have sent out more than 24,000 holiday cards this season. The card was designed in-house by the Department of Commerce’s office of communications, according to Marketing and Communications Director Chelsea[Read More…]
W.Va. ranks high in advanced teacher certifications
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is among the top 20 states in the country when it comes to National Board Certified Teachers, according to a report released last week. This year, 69 teachers in West Virginia met the national certification, ranking it 15th in the number of new teachers to[Read More…]
Progress, not miracles, desired
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Rome was not built in a day, it has been said. West Virginia will not be rebuilt in one legislative session. Republicans who will serve in the Legislature next year selected their leaders during caucuses last weekend. State Sen. William Cole, R-Mercer,[Read More…]
Buckhannon woman relates family’s polio fight
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – Catherine Moore-Blumer remembers the fear she felt as a child the night she woke up unable to walk. In 1949, she was a bouncing third-grader who loved twirling lessons. At age 10, she contracted the polio virus and suffered paralytic effects. Moore-Blumer shared her story Tuesday at[Read More…]
‘MotorWeek’ films TV episode in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — It was an exciting day Tuesday as crews from the popular television show “MotorWeek” came to Bridgeport to film an episode featuring the I-79 compressed natural gas (CNG) corridor. Crews gathered at at the CNG fueling station in Bridgeport, which is one of three stations around the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Dec. 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. ART DIDN’T IMITATE LIFE – SENATE REPORT SAYS TORTURE[Read More…]
