CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The oil and gas industry may have experienced a bit of a slowdown in West Virginia in 2015, but there are still major investments on the horizon, according to industry officials. Corky DeMarco, executive director of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, pointed to the[Read More…]
Month: September 2015
Check change may cost state millions
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain of Elkins ELKINS, W.Va. — Make too many dumb mistakes as a corporate executive, and you will be filing for unemployment compensation. Make too many as a small business owner, and the cost comes out of your pocket. Neither of those ramifications is true in government.[Read More…]
Longtime Roane County delegate gets Senate seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Bob Ashley was in the state’s capital for an interim session of the Legislature when he received a call from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin at 1:20 p.m. By 2:30, he was being sworn in as the newest state senator from the 3rd District. “It was a[Read More…]
Morgantown man sells his guitars across globe
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There’s something soothing in the sound of an acoustic guitar. Science mingles with sound each time a string catches vibration, sending air molecules into motion, producing the notes that lay the tracks to some of our favorite songs. Andrew White knows and appreciates that science. Growing up[Read More…]
Next up at The Greenbrier: pro tennis, basketball
BECKLEY, W.Va. — It hasn’t been quite a month since the New Orleans Saints left The Greenbrier and headed back to Louisiana, putting an exclamation point on a busy summer at the Greenbrier County resort that included professional tennis, PGA Tour golf and NFL football. After a short break, The Greenbrier[Read More…]
Common sense for Common Core
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — We ask again that common sense be used when it comes to Common Core. Somehow, the effort to repeal Common Core standards in our state school system without having any replacement for it was thwarted during the legislative session. Thankfully so, as[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Sept. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HOW GOP CANDIDATES HOPE TO TAKE ON TRUMP Shifting their strategy for the[Read More…]
Greenbrier County sawmill’s comeback celebrated
SMOOT, W.Va. — The sawmill that shares this small community’s name was filled with activity Monday morning. Employees were unloading enormous tree trunks, feeding roaring saws and sorting wood by source and grade. Those activities are signs the Smoot sawmill is making a comeback after a blaze engulfed the facility[Read More…]
Lawsuit abuse climate better, but perception lags
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers made great strides earlier this year to tackle the problems of lawsuit abuse in our state. They have miles to go. Or, at least, the word has not yet gotten out about how much they did accomplish,[Read More…]
As coal value declines, W.Va. loses tax revenue
WHEELING, W.Va. — The assessed value of West Virginia’s coal reserves and coal mining equipment dropped a combined $1.1 billion between the 2013 and 2015 tax years, costing the state about $26 million in property tax revenue over that span. In those two years, the value of oil and natural[Read More…]
