RAINELLE, W.Va. — Pairs of FEMA volunteers clad in blue T-shirts and black pants fanned out over town Tuesday, knocking on doors, handing out fliers and making sure flood survivors knew how and where to register for help. Rainelle has the look, the smell and the sounds of a town[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
WVU Report: Coal industry struggles expected to continue through next decade
By WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The downward trend for coal production in West Virginia is expected to continue in both the near and extended future, as significant declines in the state’s coal mining will continue to weigh heavily on the industry over the next two decades. The coal production[Read More…]
Marshall pilots alcohol-friendly sections at stadium
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — This fall, donors to Marshall University’s Big Green Scholarship Fund will be the subjects of a trial to determine whether university officials will allow stadium-wide alcohol sales in the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. On Tuesday, Marshall’s Board of Governors approved a measure to allow Big Green donors[Read More…]
BrickStreet Insurance makes $120 million purchase
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — BrickStreet Insurance, West Virginia’s first private workers’ compensation carrier, has finalized the purchase of the workers’ compensation block of Pennsylvania-based HM Insurance Group, which will include $120 million in premiums. “This move will make us the third largest workers’ compensation carrier in Pittsburgh,” BrickStreet’s Chief Office Executive[Read More…]
Fantasy sports should be legal, regulated and taxed
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Sometimes good government requires our leaders to connect the dots, so to speak — to figure out that one decision ultimately impacts others. Such is the case with a recent opinion by state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who said he believes current[Read More…]
Charleston’s Magic Island splash pad finally opens
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The city of Charleston finally activated the long-awaited splash pad at Magic Island on Tuesday after two previous ribbon cuttings were canceled due to rain. While the splash pad wasn’t damaged during last month’s flooding, city workers had to wait for the Kanawha River’s levels to go down…
State Treasurer’s Office collects $3.7 million in unclaimed life insurance funds
From the office of State Treasurer John Perdue: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After fighting both court and legislative battles over life insurance companies who balked at turning over unclaimed funds, State Treasurer John Perdue’s office saw such firms surrender $3.7 million in fiscal year 2016 to the Unclaimed Property Division. That number[Read More…]
Actress Jennifer Garner helping with Herbert Hoover High School fundraiser
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Charleston native Jennifer Garner will return to her home state Tuesday, July 19, to host a fundraiser for Herbert Hoover High School. Garner will join W.Va. State Sen. Corey Palumbo, D-Kanawha, who announced the fundraiser, and HHHS principal Mike Kelley. Tickets for the event, which will be held at the University of Charleston,[Read More…]
Sen. Capito: Energy Bill One Step Closer to Finish Line
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., today issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s Energy and Policy Modernization Act advancing to a House-Senate conference committee: “For the first time in more than a decade, Congress is considering comprehensive energy legislation that will lead to more jobs and revenue in[Read More…]
Sen. Manchin statement on advancement of comprehensive energy bill to conference committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, released the following statement after the Senate voted to advance the Energy Policy Modernization Act to Conference Committee. Included in the bill are four of Senator Manchin’s measures that comprise the entirety of the bill’s coal title and focus on promoting an all-of-the-above energy[Read More…]
