BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A trailer load of used clothing intended for flood victims in the Greenbrier Valley ended up at the Union Mission in Bluefield Wednesday. Craig Hammond, director of the mission, said a load that had been collected by Bill Cole Automall had to be redirected as a precautionary[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, July 7
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 7, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MOTORIST FATALLY SHOT BY POLICE IN MINNESOTA The 32-year-old man was inside a[Read More…]
Time to register for WVPA Convention 2016; reserve rooms at Lakeview today
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Registration for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2016 Convention, Aug. 4-6 is open. “West Virginia — Focusing on the Opportunities” is the theme of the WVPA’s 2016 Convention, Aug. 4-6. The WVPA is inviting its 77 member newspapers and guests to Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa in Morgantown[Read More…]
Stewards of Shavers Fork debuts on PBS, watch parties scheduled
THOMAS, W.Va. — Stewards of Shavers Fork, which premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 10, on the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Channel (PBS), is the story about how one of West Virginia’s most iconic rivers and watersheds came back to life. Lead by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources[Read More…]
WVU Press publishes photography book featuring railroads of Wheeling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Press has published “The Steam and Diesel Era in Wheeling, West Virginia: Photographs by J. J. Young Jr,” a book that showcases the major railroads of the northern panhandle of the state. For nearly 70 years, John J. Young Jr. photographed railroads. “With unparalleled scope[Read More…]
WV House speaker calls for flood plan review
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers need to revisit a more than decade-old flood protection plan to find ways to avoid a repeat of disaster that killed at least 23 people and devastated parts of a dozen counties, House Speaker Tim Armstead said Tuesday. “Given the recent devastation, I am certainly[Read More…]
Whitewater outfitters resume schedule after floods
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Whitewater rafting outfitters in West Virginia’s New River Gorge have resumed operating their full array of summer float trips on the New and Gauley rivers following heavy flooding across the state in the wake of epic rainfall on June 23 and 24. “We’re 100 percent open,” said[Read More…]
Kanawha fields 80 fireworks noise complaint calls
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite a rainy Fourth of July weekend this year, law enforcement in Kanawha County responded to dozens of noise complaints about fireworks, thanks in part to a new state law allowing for the purchase of more powerful fireworks in West Virginia. George Manahan, the owner of a local[Read More…]
Harrison magistrate acquitted of sex abuse charges
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A jury of seven men and five women had just acquitted Harrison Magistrate Mark Gorby of five sex-related charges when the hugs started. First came one of his lawyers, Morgantown’s Belinda Haynie, who put her arm around Gorby’s neck as he wept quietly at the full realization[Read More…]
Shinnston has one of three remaining WV drive-ins
SHINNSTON, W.Va. — Summertime can be marked by the sun going down later, fireflies coming out at night, and watching movies in the back of a car or lawn chair at the drive-in theater. “It’s in my blood, I love it and I love the people,” said Anthony Ellis, owner[Read More…]
