MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. — A “true West Virginia success story,” which broke ground a year ago on a $2 million expansion project, this week officially opened the doors of its new facility. Conley Fabrication held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the 30,000-square-foot facility expansion. The company makes aluminum and steel[Read More…]
Month: September 2015
Logan, Boone, Mingo part of new tourist trail
LOGAN, W.Va. — A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held for the Country Roads Byway Visitor Center and the Hatfield McCoy Fountain Place Trail on Friday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m. Among those participating in the event will be Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. According to Christy Bailey, executive director with the[Read More…]
Manchin’s indecision on Iran vote smacks of politics
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This decision and this senator certainly would have never qualified as a chapter in “Profiles in Courage.” But if anyone ever pens a “Profiles in Cowardice,” a short biography describing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and his convenient indecision on the nuclear deal with Iran should be[Read More…]
Several staffers leave W.Va. attorney general’s office
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After just eight months on the job, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s consumer director has resigned and gone back to her former law firm. Michelle Gaston, who had headed the Consumer Protection Division since late January, returned last week to Steptoe & Johnson’s law office in Charleston.[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Sept. 10
The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHAT GOP IS ATTEMPTING TO SCUPPER IN CONGRESS Conservative House Republicans are embarking on an eleventh-hour political maneuver to[Read More…]
Rep. Jenkins supports bill to help drug-exposed babies
“No baby deserves to start his or her life in withdrawal from heroin and other opioids.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) spoke on the House floor Tuesday in support of legislation to help provide better care for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome, exposure to heroin and opioids[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce funding to combat youth substance abuse in W.Va.
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program will support youth substance abuse prevention programs in Brooke, Hancock, Mingo and Morgan counties Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced that three West Virginia community coalitions, Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, the Morgan County[Read More…]
This week in W.Va. history: Sept. 17-23
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Sept. 17, 1848: Artist Lily Irene Jackson was born in Parkersburg. Jackson was best known as a painter of animal portraits and floral arrangements,[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin celebrates Conley Fabrication expansion in Mineral Wells
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined Conley Fabrication employees and owner Roger Conley to celebrate the company’s $2 million facility expansion in Mineral Wells. “I’m pleased to join representatives from Conley Fabrication to not only celebrate the grand opening of its newest facility, but also recognize the[Read More…]
Future of Nursing West Virginia names Public Health Nurse Leader
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Future of Nursing West Virginia Action Coalition is pleased to announce that Angela Gray, BSN, RN, Nursing Director of the Berkeley County Health Department in Martinsburg is one of only 25 nurses from across the country selected as a Public Health Nurse Leader by the Robert Wood Johnson[Read More…]
