By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In his red Santa shirt that read “Don’t Stop Believing,” 5-year-old Colin Roe anxiously peered out the train windows at the world passing by. “I just saw an Army helicopter and a million trains,” reported his excited 7-year-old cousin Alexander Toler. Before they[Read More…]
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Marshall University graduates 1,200 at winter commencement
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Having coached his son, Cory, through the many levels of youth and travel baseball, Armando Garrastazu knows there’s no better sight than his son rounding the bases and stepping onto home plate. On Saturday, Garrastazu and his wife, Mary, came up from Miami,[Read More…]
‘The engine of innovation is change,’ West Virginia University’s December graduates told
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The weather outside wasn’t quite frightful, and it was delightful inside the West Virginia University Coliseum Friday (Dec. 15) as the largest December graduating class in the University’s 150 years received diplomas amid cheers, shrill whistles and honking horns from their friends and families. For[Read More…]
Mount Olive acting warden discusses staff shortages’ effects on West Virginia facility
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald MOUNT OLIVE, W.Va. – Acting Mount Olive Warden Ralph Terry describes his line of work as a calling – a calling he remembers having as a young child when he aspired to become a “castle guard.” When he was a young boy, his mother frequently[Read More…]
Northern West Virginia: EQT to spend additional $2.2B in new shale wells
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register BELMONT, Ohio — EQT Corp. completed its $8.2 billion acquisition of Rice Energy last month, while the Pittsburgh-based firm now plans to spend an additional $2.2 billion drilling new Marcellus and Utica shale wells during 2018. Company officials said they hope to[Read More…]
Mercer County mother appeals decision to dismiss Bible class case
By MICHAEL LEMLEY The Exponent Telegram BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A Mercer County mother has filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge’s decision to dismiss her case involving a Bible studies class previously taught at public elementary and middle schools. Elizabeth Deal, on behalf of her daughter, and a woman[Read More…]
AAA: Peak traffic congestion Dec. 20-21
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — AAA is anticipating a record-breaking 107 million Americans celebrating the holidays away from home — traveling by plane, train or automobile. Roughly 97.4 million people will travel by automobile; 6.4 million people will travel by air; and 3.6 million will travel by[Read More…]
Stadelman named development director for the Tucker Community Foundation
The Inter-Mountain PARSONS, W.Va. –Kelly Stadelman has been named development director for the Tucker Community Foundation. Stadelman joins the Foundation after working at Stadelman Consulting, a marketing, public relations and market research firm with offices in Thomas and South Charleston. Previously Stadelman co-owned and operated The Parsons Advocate and The[Read More…]
SkyWest Airlines brings United Express jet service to West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley beginning in April
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Daily United Express jet service from Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Washington Dulles (IAD) will begin Apr. 3, 2018! Operated by SkyWest Airlines, the daily flights will provide Greenbrier Valley travelers seamless access to United’s global network via the airline’s Chicago[Read More…]
Eastern West Virginia officials seek relief from rising unclaimed body counts
By TIM COOK The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – When someone dies without a family member or friend available to take custody of the body, medical crews are often left literally holding the body bag. Who will transport many of those unclaimed bodies and where to send them has become[Read More…]
