An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Since the early 1990s, state government has been dealing with how to fund the nine different state worker pension plans. In some ways, the news is better for some plans. For instance, as the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported Sunday, the teachers retirement system[Read More…]
Month: August 2015
To Marshall fans, Herd players are celebs
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On Sunday, Marshall players got the superstar status as fans lined the entire width of the field and beyond to get autographs and photos with their favorites. For the newcomers, it is a unique effect from camp and one that gives them the ultimate Division I feel[Read More…]
Expedite road funding reform
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways crews are busy right now putting an exclamation point on the case for a new, realistic method of providing money for road and bridge work in our state. They are doing so by making repairs and[Read More…]
Shepherdstown land may be added to national park
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — After more than a decade of research, meetings and land acquisitions, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association, Inc. has announced that land involved in the Battle of Shepherdstown may be included in the Antietam National Battlefield Park as National Park land. According to Edward Dunleavy, president of the[Read More…]
Marion County men join forces to produce hops
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — James P. Lewis and Jason Ely are competitors. Not only do they both grow and harvest the same crop, but they are among only a select few to do so in the state. But in order to be successful they have decided to team up to grow and[Read More…]
Beckley man covers porch, creates rooftop oasis
BECKLEY, W.Va. — When Jeff Whittaker decided to put a roof over the back porch of his Beckley home, his motives were simple — he wanted a covered outdoor living space. A contractor by trade, Whittaker turned the porch of his newly purchased home into a page plucked out of[Read More…]
Justice lures NBA’s Pelicans to The Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,W.Va. — Add basketball to the list of sports offerings at The Greenbrier. Greenbrier owner Jim Justice has confirmed that the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans will follow the path of the city’s football team and come to West Virginia for training camp. “It’s a big deal for West[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Aug. 17
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. $470,000 IN CASH ABOARD INDONESIAN PLANE THAT CRASHED The[Read More…]
The Times Record & Roane County Reporter wins top Newspaper honor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Times Record & Roane County Reporter has earned the West Virginia Press Association’s top newspaper honor: Newspaper of the Year. The Spencer, W.Va., newspaper excelled in the advertising division earning first place in General Excellence in the West Virginia Press Association’s Advertising Competition. The[Read More…]
Kniceley named Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist for 2015
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Andy Kniceley, publisher the Exponent Telegram in Clarksburg has been named the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist for 2015 by the West Virginia Press Association. Kniceley — whose “outstanding career in the newspaper industry” was noted during the presentation — has also served as publisher of Times West Virginian[Read More…]
