BECKLEY, W.Va. — Bucking the coal industry trend of shuttering mines, Ramaco Development announced Tuesday it is investing $90 million to open two coal mines in West Virginia and Virginia. One facility, Elk Creek, will mine metallurgical coal in Wyoming, Mingo and Logan counties, while the other, Berwind Land, will dig[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
Fayette board nixes cross-county student transfers
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Cross-county student attendance — both those requesting to attend in Fayette and students slated to attend other county schools under the proposed facilities amendment — sparked debate at Tuesday’s Fayette County Board of Education meeting. The board voted 4-1 against allowing four students from Summers County to[Read More…]
Owners discourage use of popular Hancock County spring
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — For decades, possibly even centuries, a natural spring has flowed in northern Hancock County that has provided water to anyone who was willing to make the trip and fill their jugs. That spring, for all intents and purposes, has stopped flowing — ending a tradition that[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Sept. 7
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. OBAMA HONORS LAO CULTURE Aiming to cement closer ties with the Southeast Asian[Read More…]
Vaccines necessary to ward off deadly disease
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Parents of school-aged children in West Virginia are doing something right. More than 97 percent of kids in that age group have been vaccinated against deadly diseases like whooping cough and measles — a legal requirement before children enter the[Read More…]
WV film office seeks vintage vehicles for series
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Film Office is seeking vintage car owners for the filming of an upcoming Netflix series, “Mindhunter.” According to Pam Haynes, director of the West Virginia Film Office, the series is a crime drama based in the 1970s, so period cars are needed. There is[Read More…]
Gator in popular WV fishing hole more than rumor
ELKINS – In a scene straight from a B-reel Hollywood horror film, an alligator has seemingly spent the last couple weeks running amok near the city’s flood-control system off Georgetown Road. Unlike its Tinseltown counterparts, though, this particular reptile wasn’t of the nuclear-experiments-gone-bad variety, nor had it torn off the[Read More…]
Huntington honors local ‘Rosie the Riveters’
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When World War II started, Dolores Ward was a sophomore in high school. “I was your typical teenager, going to school, studying, dating and going to parties, but by the time I graduated in 1944 all of that changed,” Ward said. Ward, of Huntington, said her high[Read More…]
Study on teacher stability points to more questions
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A recent study of public school teachers and administrators in West Virginia doesn’t provide all the answers regarding the stability of the state’s education workforce, but the findings raise concerns that merit more research. Those in charge of the study summarize the data[Read More…]
WV concealed carry change yielding mixed results
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The constitutional carry law, which went into effect on May 24, has affected the number of people seeking concealed carry permits slightly in some counties and more drastically in others, according to area sheriffs. “It has only been a few months, so it isn’t a good indicator[Read More…]
