By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLELY, W.Va. — Two miles up Beards Fork Road in Fayette County, sandwiched between two steep mountainsides, sits the Southern Appalachian Labor School’s (SALS) Beards Fork community center. The center hosts both after-school and summer programs for children of all ages where the students are well[Read More…]

By LEAH NESTOR The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va.  — November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, bringing attention to a disease that affects more than 30 million Americans, of whom 25 percent don’t know they have it. “Diabetes isn’t like crushing chest pain that sends you flying to an emergency room[Read More…]

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]. The Journal FALLING WATERS, W.Va. — Raymond Hardt says he learned the true meaning of hard work while in the U.S.[Read More…]

Eighth graders learned about manufacturing, skills, education options, career benefits  From the West Virginia Manufacturers Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Hundreds of middle school students recently learned more about West Virginia’s manufacturing industry, and the educational pathways and career benefits available to them through the West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund’s (WVMAEF) Explore[Read More…]

Kanawha Knights group bringing a new oppportunity for youth to compete CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – Kanawha Knights Independent Percussion is ready to raise a RUCKUS. The group is preparing for its inaugural 2018 season and is looking for percussionists and dancers, age 13-22, to attend Experience Camps being held at John Adams[Read More…]

By Malene Davis November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and I encourage fellow West Virginians to be more aware of the innovative and compassionate end-of-life care available throughout the Mountain State. From humble beginnings here as a nonprofit, volunteer organization in 1983, West Virginia Caring has grown in service[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘IT’S UNBELIEVABLE TO SEE CHILDREN, MEN AND WOMEN, LAYING THERE’ A gunman armed with an[Read More…]

EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel SPENCER, W.Va. — A Roane County employer is moving into the former Mustang Survival facility and plans to add nearly two dozen jobs in the next 12 to 18 months. A news release from the West Virginia Department of Commerce says Armacell, which[Read More…]

By Liz Beavers [email protected] Tribune Managing Editor KEYSER, W.Va. – As the Mineral County Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) looks to reinvent itself for 2018 and beyond, interim president John Lecky says the members need to emphasize the positive things that Mineral County has to offer.[Read More…]