The Inter-Mountain ELKINS — Brad Johnson has been introduced as the new executive editor of The Inter-Mountain, and will begin his duties today. Johnson is taking over for Matthew Burdette, who served as executive editor since 2012. Burdette is leaving The Inter-Mountain for the editor’s position at The Telegraph in[Read More…]
Month: August 2017
WVU Tech welcomes new students to Beckley campus
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech welcomed more than 400 new students into the Golden Bear community at a Sunday picnic at its Beckley campus as part of new student orientation. Jen Wood Cunningham, director of university relations, said the picnic was a kickoff event so[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, Aug. 14
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO UNITED AGAINST WHITE NATIONALISTS Opponents of the Virginia event that descended into chaos included[Read More…]
Army veteran served as positive role model for his son
Editor’s note: The Journal’s Unsung Heroes series spotlights a local veteran each Monday from Memorial Day to Veterans Day. If you would like to nominate an Unsung Hero, email [email protected]. By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Army veteran and Martinsburg resident Paul Barsotti joined the Army out[Read More…]
OD driver crashes into police leading funeral procession
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON – Three people were charged after a driver overdosed behind the wheel and crashed into a Huntington police cruiser leading a funeral procession along Hal Greer Boulevard on Saturday, Chief Joe Ciccarelli confirmed. The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. when a green sedan ran[Read More…]
Time capsules opened in Shepherdstown
By JIM McCOY The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Approximately 100 people attended the Sara Cree Hall cornerstone event at the Masonic Lodge in Shepherdstown Saturday morning. The audience was made up of the public, Shepherd University faculty and staff, local community leaders and politicians wanting to learn what had been[Read More…]
Opinion: Brewing Success in West Virginia
From the West Virginia Craft Brewers Guild: West Virginia Craft Beer Week is Aug. 12 – 19 By Sam Mauzy President West Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Craft brewers in West Virginia are doing more than creating the perfect beer; they are creating new economic opportunities and bringing people to the state.[Read More…]
Look up! Perseid meteor shower activities planned at West Virginia state parks
From The West Virginia State Parks: SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Night skies above West Virginia’s state parks will offer excellent views of the Perseid meteor showers this week, through Saturday, Aug. 12. Special night viewing events of this annual spectacle are scheduled at Beech Fork, Blackwater Falls, Babcock and North[Read More…]
27th Annual DeLynn Golf Classic set for Monday
Event to raise $90,000 for the Mon Health Medical Center Radiation Therapy Center Morgantown, WV – A total of 138 golfers have signed up for the 27th Annual DeLynn/Mon Health Medical Center Foundation Golf Classic on Monday, Aug. 14, at the Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport. They will tee off[Read More…]
Lack of Sewer System Plagues Pine Grove
By LAUREN MATTHEWS The Wetzel Chronicle PINE GROVE, W.Va. –Residents said Pine Grove has been without a functioning sewer system for about two months. Residents vented frustrations during a Town Council meeting earlier this week. The town has suffered trial after trial for more than a month after a pump quit[Read More…]
