BECKLEY, W.Va. — Arch Coal Inc. exited chapter 11 Wednesday after a bankruptcy court allowed the coal producer to erase approximately $5 billion in debt. The bankruptcy restructuring plan is designed to allow the St. Louis-based company to succeed in the energy market. “We are particularly pleased to be emerging[Read More…]
Month: October 2016
Hurricane Katrina survivor helps WV flood victims
BECKLEY, W.Va. — For Travis Riddle, seeing the devastation wrought by the June flood that affected large portions of the Mountain State was like an echo of the past. Riddle, band director at Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, and his family were victims themselves of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in[Read More…]
Feds order cuts in prescription opioid production
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced this week it will reduce the amount of Schedule II drugs that can be produced in the United States by 25 percent, including prescription opioids. The three powerful, addictive painkillers that will see the most significant reductions from what was allowed[Read More…]
Casino rep seeks Hancock smoking exemption
NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County health board is being asked to amend its Clean Air Regulation so that video lottery businesses can once again entertain smoking customers. The smoking ban might be cleaning the air, but it’s also contributing to a poor business atmosphere in Hancock County, said consultant[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Oct. 7
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HURRICANE MATTHEW PUMMELS FLORIDA The storm, packing 120 mph winds and torrential rains,[Read More…]
West Virginia Gubernatorial Debate
2016 WV Gubernatorial Debate and Analysis
Economic diversity doesn’t come easy
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The lead sentence from Gazette-Mail business reporter Max Garland said it so well Wednesday — “Speakers at the West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference sang a familiar tune Tuesday: West Virginia must diversify its economy if it wants to make the[Read More…]
WVU experts weigh in on gubernatorial debate
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia faces many issues, as the two major party gubernatorial candidates outlined at Tuesday night’s debate in Charleston. Both the Democratic candidate, Jim Justice, and the Republican candidate, Bill Cole, focused heavily on the state of the economy in West Virginia. John Deskins, director of the WVU[Read More…]
Big names lined up for Bridge Day after-party
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Several thousand attendees are expected to gather Oct. 14-15 at the Cascade Festival Grounds in downtown Fayetteville for a second year of music, art, craft beer and delicious food. Headlining this year are Southern Rock genre pioneers The Kentucky Headhunters. Bill Wells, co-founder of the performance series,[Read More…]
Communities, newspapers have crucial partnership
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Newspapers have a partner whose importance can never be taken for granted. That’s the communities we serve. The 76th anniversary of National Newspaper Week, Oct. 2-8, is the perfect time to recognize this valuable partnership. This year’s theme is “Way to Know!”[Read More…]
