By TIM COOK The Journal INWOOD, W.Va. — Lisa Campbell said she and her 15-year-old son did not intend to offend anyone. She said the gray T-shirt her son wore to school was about an action-comedy television show he enjoyed, and not making a political statement — including about the[Read More…]
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‘Bags to Mats’ hoping to help homeless sleep easier, dryer
By JONATHAN WEAVER The Weston News WESTON, W.Va. — Donna Petry learned this past spring to take hundreds of plastic bags and transform them into a sleeping mat. “This was something I saw (on YouTube),” Petry said. “The first one I crocheted, but then I saw a video where I[Read More…]
Coal uptick boosting Bluefield Coal Show
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The number of exhibitors for the upcoming Bluefield Coal Show continues to grow, and an increase in coal production is cited as providing a positive impetus. Charles A. Peters, longtime chairman of the show, said the number has climbed to more[Read More…]
Brooke County Fair to return in September
By WARREN SCOTT The Weirton Daily Times WELLSBURG, W.Va. — The Brooke County Fair will offer a variety of entertainment and activities, from circus-style sideshows of old to a disc golf tournament, when it returns to Brooke Hills Park Sept. 8-10. Patty Lish, who co-chairs the event with Cathy Hervey,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, August 30
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DEATH TOLL RISES, BUT SKIES MAY FINALLY BRIGHTEN IN HOUSTON The latest forecast delivers hope[Read More…]
DOH announces projects to be included in ‘Roads to Prosperity’ bond
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Division of Highways officials on Monday released a 16-page spreadsheet of road construction projects it intends to fund as part of a new “Roads to Prosperity” road building initiative. That includes 39 projects in 22 counties totaling $1.6 billion that will be[Read More…]
Hurricane Harvey: Not just in Texas
By BROOKE GRIFFIN The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas this past Friday evening around 11 p.m. What many West Virginia residents didn’t know was that this catastrophic storm was going to affect some of their friends and neighbors too. When the information and stories of devastation[Read More…]
Gas price spikes possible in the Ohio Valley in wake of storm
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Shutdowns at Gulf Coast petroleum refineries due to devastation from Harvey could cause a spike in Upper Ohio Valley pump prices, according to the West Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers Association. That is unwelcome news for drivers who rushed[Read More…]
Local Red Cross volunteers helping after hurricane
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — At least 11 American Red Cross volunteers from West Virginia have been deployed for a massive relief effort in Texas and Louisiana where Hurricane, now Tropical Storm, Harvey wreaked destruction, an official said on Monday. Three volunteers are from[Read More…]
Former Bluefield resident: Flooding from Harvey ‘beyond imaginable’
By BLAKE STOWERS Bluefield Daily Telegraph HOUSTON, Texas — Former Bluefield resident Patricia Gardner said her home near Houston, Texas has already received 30 or more inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey. Gardner said the flooding is “beyond imaginable” from the hurricane. “All of the roads to get my family out of[Read More…]
