CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Six agencies have begun making preparations to move into the new State Office Building in Clarksburg. Move in will occur in stages from mid-August through September. The DHHR will be the first to offer services at the new location, with the DMV second, but both will close[Read More…]
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Medical supply firm expanding in Jackson County
RIPLEY, W.Va. — A new medical supply distribution facility will be located in Jackson County, a project valued at $10 million. Concordance Healthcare Solutions has broken ground on the 180,000-square-foot facility on 12 acres of land at the Jackson County Maritime and Industrial Center. Concordance, formerly Seneca Medical, employs about[Read More…]
High school athletes’ opioid use a growing concern
BECKLEY, W.Va. — As Americans have learned in the past few years, the opioid epidemic affects people from all walks of life, from all geographic regions and from all age groups. Perhaps one under-discussed age group in the epidemic, however, is high schoolers — specifically student athletes. Young athletes are[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Aug. 1
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FIGHT WITH MUSLIM ARMY CAPTAIN’S FAMILY TESTS ‘SAY ANYTHING’ PLAN Donald Trump begins[Read More…]
Rainouts put Theater WV inside for first time ever
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Because of more than 10 percent loss of show revenue due to storms and rain, Theatre West Virginia General Manager Scott Hill is looking for answers to make the theater more financially stable. Hill said that by July 27, 10 percent of the summer season had been canceled, and with[Read More…]
Retired WV Guard officer tells of sexual assault, retaliation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lt. Col. Teresa James, a 35-year veteran of the West Virginia National Guard, stood in front of about 200 people Thursday morning to talk about her experience as a whistleblower who was retaliated against by a general after she reported that she was sexually assaulted by a fellow[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, July 29
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 29, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AS CONVENTION WRAPS, DEMOCRATS GIRD FOR TIGHT CONTEST Even as Clinton and her[Read More…]
WV delegation votes for Clinton over Sanders by 1
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary in the state of West Virginia handily. But when it came time for West Virginia to cast its 37 electoral votes at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday, the state went to Clinton: 19 delegates were for the nominee[Read More…]
NFL’s Saints start WV training camp with flood work
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — For a couple of days a month ago, there was no baseball field at Villa Park, in downtown White Sulphur Springs. There was no football field, no tennis courts, no playground. “Nothing but brown water as far as I could see,” was how 85-year-old Irma[Read More…]
Low bid for new Ohio River bridge is $131 million
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although more than $57 million separated the bids received for the new Ohio River bridge from Wellsburg to Brilliant, the apparent low bid came in just about where state officials expected it would. The three bidders as of Tuesday’s bid deadline were Flatiron Constructors Inc., headquartered in[Read More…]
