HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The loss of funding for the Cabell County Solid Waste Authority’s recycling program might seem like the beginning of the program’s end to some, but for the authority’s board members, it has set the stage for a new beginning altogether if county taxpayers agree. Members of the[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
Nation needs ‘all of the above’ energy legislation
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Despite the political rhetoric we hear this election season, even some our region’s biggest advocates for coal do not expect the industry to return to its glory years. Where coal once accounted for almost 60 percent of the electric power generation in the[Read More…]
Don Knotts statue unveiled at Morgantown theatre
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The legacy of Morgantown legend Don Knotts was alive and thriving July 23, as a statue of his likeness was unveiled outside High Street’s Metropolitan Theatre. Fans came from near and far, so many that one lane of High Street had to be temporarily closed for the[Read More…]
Kingwood zoo’s giraffe is top crowd pleaser
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, in Kingwood, is home to more than 300 animals from nearly 30 species. Among the variety of exotic animals, the giraffe is probably the most popular, said owner, Bryan Hovatter. “The giraffe is the biggest attraction and[Read More…]
Kanawha flood victim’s wife cherishes his memory
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The day after the flood, Diana Sanders walked along Jordan Creek, picking up the pieces of her life. A teal piece of siding here. Some clothing there. Her Bible was untouched, but most everything she owned was destroyed — and her husband, Bill, was killed — when the[Read More…]
Charleston’s famed MLK chorus celebrates 20 years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus members celebrated their 20th anniversary on Sunday by doing what they do best — singing. The group of around 30, ranging from ages 20 to 90, performed at the Charleston First Church of the Nazarene. Harry Stewart Jr. has been a[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, July 25
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, July 25, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AUTHORITIES: 17 SHOT, 2 KILLED AT FLORIDA NIGHTCLUB A captain with the Fort[Read More…]
Three more flooded WV schools may never reopen
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nicholas County’s new schools superintendent said Thursday that three of the county’s schools — Summersville Middle, Richwood Middle and Richwood High — won’t be able to reopen their buildings in time for the Aug. 19 start of classes there and that she doesn’t know if they can be[Read More…]
WV church houses dozens of relief volunteers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Devastation like what many West Virginians have faced in the past few weeks isn’t new to Brian Hughey. In 2011, a tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, where his family lives. It destroyed buildings and killed about 160 people. Hughey, 15, remembers his family sitting in a hallway in[Read More…]
Cole, Justice spar over alleged support of national Democrats
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Does the Democratic nominee for governor of West Virginia support the Democratic president and the Democratic candidate to be the next president? That’s the latest battleground in the race for governor, which has re-emerged with new TV ads and angry news releases after the political lull that followed[Read More…]