By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston-based refugee resettlement office will assist in placing 85 refugees in the area during the Oct. 2017- Sept. 2018 fiscal year, according to the director of the group organizing the effort. The West Virginia Interfaith Refugee Ministry, a group that has[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
Teapot Day canceled because of road work
By STEVE RAPPACH The Weirton Daily Times CHESTER, W.Va. — Safety concerns amid ongoing road construction, as well as adequate available parking, have forced the cancellation of the third-annual Teapot Day celebration. Scheduled for Aug. 12 in Chester, the 2017 event will take a hiatus as the West Virginia Department[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Justice rhetoric a big problem
The Inter-Mountain editorial West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has done quite well by using President Donald Trump as a model of how to handle oneself in politics. Last year, amid a nationwide political revolution that ushered Republican Trump into office, Justice prevailed as a Democrat by using many of the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, July 21
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 21, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHITE HOUSE INVESTIGATING THE INVESTIGATORS Pushing back against a probe that refuses to go away,[Read More…]
Opinion: Appalachia needs smart Internet policies
By Geary Weir Executive Director Webster County Economic Development Authority The Internet was supposed to level the playing field for geography. You would be able to work from anywhere as long you had access to a quality high-speed connection. The promises were boundless as the most rural parts of West[Read More…]
Judge rules vague reasons for executive sessions will cost SC county council $13,000
From the South Carolina Press Association: BY JOHN MONK The State.com NEWBERRY, SC — Newberry County Council went into closed-door session improperly and now must pay for not sufficiently disclosing to the public what it was discussing secretly, a state judge has decided. For its failings, council owes Columbia attorney Desa[Read More…]
Boy Scout community service projects announced as Jamboree heats up
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Citizens Conservation Corps (CCC), in partnership with West Virginia’s Arrow to the Summit Community Service Initiative (The Initiative) some of more than 220 projects to be performed in conjunction with Days of Service, part of the 2017 National Scout Jamboree under[Read More…]
Engineers find critical problem with WV Capitol dome
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Capitol Building Commission members gave final approval Wednesday to a project to resolve major water leakage issues in the West Virginia Capitol dome, after being apprised of a newly discovered critical problem within the dome. Rex Cyphers, an engineer with WDP &[Read More…]
Hatfield-McCoy trailhead welcome center to feature merchandise, more
By CHARLIE BOOTH Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — The new welcome center for the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System trailhead near Bramwell is well on its way to completion. “The exterior of the building is already up,” said Jeff Lusk, executive director of the trail authority. “It’s about 60 percent complete[Read More…]
R.G. Gunnoe Farms up for sale after ‘devastating’ past few years
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five particularly difficult years in the Kanawha Valley have the owner of a nearly 70-year-old business looking for a buyer. R.G. Gunnoe Farms, a Charleston wholesaler of items like cole slaw and macaroni salad, is up for sale after Kroger discontinued the[Read More…]