By JESS MANCINI For The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register PARKERSBURG, W>Va. — A tax reform proposal from President Donald Trump won’t be a cut for the wealthy, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said after having dinner with the chief executive on Tuesday night. Manchin, D-W.Va., was among at least six senators[Read More…]
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Website claims tech company considering West Virginia
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A large, established technology company is considering West Virginia for an expansion, according to a West Virginia Development Office official. A website, https://www.hmenq-inc.com/, began making its rounds on social media in posts claiming that a large, global technology firm is considering locating in[Read More…]
22nd biennial Bluefield Coal Show kicks off at the Brushfork Armory
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The 22nd biennial Bluefield Coal Show at the Brushfork Armory officially kicked off Wednesday morning, welcoming 195 exhibitors to the “coal show for coal people” and celebrating optimism amid a renewed growth in the market. “We have worked to make it a good[Read More…]
Justice: If bond passes King Coal Highway will be built
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — King Coal Highway “absolutely” will be built if the upcoming $1.6 billion bond referendum passes, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday afternoon. Justice stopped by the Bluefield Coal Show at the Brushfork Armory to speak and said in an interview afterwards the[Read More…]
National event puts miners to the test
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BEAVER, W.Va. — More than 60 teams representing coal mines from all across the nation are participating in the 2017 National Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Competition this week at the National Mine, Health and Safety Academy in Beaver. The competition began Monday, and[Read More…]
West Virginia Division of Highways official: ‘absolutely’ no tolling on Interstate 70
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways District 6 Engineer Gus Suwaid says there will be no tolling on Interstate 70 following a proposed major rehabilitation of bridges along the highway in Ohio County. Suwaid discussed the upcoming state road bond[Read More…]
Vietnam seen through West Virginians’ eyes
By DOUGLAS IMBROGNO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Per capita, a higher percentage of West Virginians served and died in the Vietnam War than any other state, notes Suzanne Higgins, who has written and produced the one-hour documentary “Vietnam: West Virginians Remember.” The documentary will air on West Virginia Public[Read More…]
Locals react to earthquake blast, USGS official puts concerns at ease
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon near Pearisburg, Va., in Giles County, but many southern West Virginians said they felt a small blast beneath their feet, leaving them with a feeling of concern. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the[Read More…]
College Board’s SAT selected for statewide high school assessment
By VELICIA DARQUENNE The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — All West Virginia high school juniors will begin taking the SAT as the statewide summative assessment in spring 2018, the West Virginia Department of Education announced Wednesday. The College Board was selected as the successful bidder following a competitive review process[Read More…]
WV Supreme Court stays order to OK Nicholas school consolidation
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stay to a circuit court judge’s order that the state Board of Education approve the Nicholas County Board of Education’s plan to consolidate schools in Richwood, Summersville and Craigsville into a campus near[Read More…]