By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $1.23 million contempt-of-court fine issued to Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal company in a lawsuit filed against the company by an equipment vendor. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dispensed with Justice[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
Frontier sues to nix pole attachments section of WV broadband bill
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Frontier Communications has filed a lawsuit to prevent the enforcement of an article of House Bill 3093, known as the broadband bill, arguing that it conflicts with federal law and increases the chances of an interruption or outage for customers. The federal[Read More…]
Wheeling leaders ramping up recycling
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Mayor Glenn Elliott said new Wheeling residents are often “disgusted” when they learn municipal workers collect only 19 tons of recyclables each month, compared to 1,500 tons of trash. Endeavoring to make the Friendly City a more attractive transfer[Read More…]
American Queen to stop in Huntington today
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell-Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau is putting its final plans in place as Huntington prepares to welcome The American Queen, and its 374 expected passengers, to Huntington today. The riverboat, which last visited Huntington in 2014, is scheduled to arrive at noon Wednesday,[Read More…]
DIY Network show ‘Barnwood Builders’ visits Ritchie County
Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — On last Sunday’s episode of “Barnwood Builders,” Mark Bowe and his team of old-school craftsmen saved a 150-year-old log cabin on top of a mountain in Ritchie County. While they were in town, they visited Berdine’s, America’s oldest five and dime store.[Read More…]
NASA robotics summer camp coming to Beckley July 17-21
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The NASA IV&V Educator Resource Center, NASA WV Space Grant Consortium, and Mountaineer Area Robotics (MARS) 2614 have teamed up with their partners in West Virginia to bring forward a robotic summer camp July 17-21 at the WV State Extension NASA SEMAA[Read More…]
Testimony heard, no decision made in Nicholas consolidation lawsuit
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County Circuit judge took up testimony Tuesday in a lawsuit filed over the denial of Nicholas County’s school consolidation plan. The rule to show cause hearing concluded after about eight hours of testimony and Judge Duke Bloom asking attorneys to[Read More…]
Consol Energy prepares for split into two companies
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Consol Energy is prepared to complete its split into two separate companies before the end of the year. One will focus on coal, and the other will focus on natural gas. “Today’s filing represents a significant step towards completing the company’s[Read More…]
Rally North America drivers reach historic Bramwell checkpoint
By BLAKE STOWERS Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — The rumble of sports cars were heard passing through the quiet town of Bramwell Tuesday as a national road race and scavenger hunt made its way across the East Coast. Rally North America Route Organizer Tony Intieri helped to organize this particular run,[Read More…]
Pricketts Fort feasts on old African American cuisine
Staff report The Dominion Post FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Pricketts Fort highlighted the African American experience on the western Virginia frontier July 11 with catfish stew, hoecakes and other homecooked staples. Historic interpreter Cordelia Spencer led a hearth cooking demonstration featuring dishes common among African American slaves. She prepared catfish stew[Read More…]
