Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. JURY SELECTION TO GET UNDERWAY IN BOSTON MARATHON[Read More…]
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Times West Virginian hiring Assistant News Editor
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Times West Virginian, the seven-time West Virginia Press Association Newspaper of the Year , has an immediate opening for a full-time assistant news editor/writer. Job responsibilities will include copy editing and layout and design of daily newspapers, special sections and other projects, as well as regular writing for[Read More…]
Times West Virginian hiring director of Audience Development
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Times West Virginian is hiring a director of Audience Development. The Times West Virginian is a seven-day newspaper with a circulation of 9,000 and a website that produces 1.5 million page views from 100,000 unique monthly visitors. In addition, we publish the weekly Marion Times and[Read More…]
Marshall raises pay for Holliday, Hamrick
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University football head coach Doc Holliday and athletic director Mike Hamrick are receiving six-year contract extensions with pay raises. Marshall announced Tuesday that it has agreed in principle with Holliday and Hamrick on new contract terms. Details of the contracts will be finalized in the next several[Read More…]
Monongalia authority vacates recycling facility
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tuesday, Dec. 30, was moving out day for the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority (SWA). Machinery and equipment in the Morgantown Industrial Park facility’s processing plant was loaded onto trucks while files, office equipment and computers were boxed for transport. The SWA Board of Directors voted unanimously[Read More…]
NASA program will remain at Fairmont site
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — NASA’s Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) program will remain in Fairmont, officials said Tuesday. NASA’s future in North Central West Virginia had been in doubt ever since the agency’s Office of Inspector General issued a July report recommending that the program consider moving to the Goddard Space[Read More…]
Thousands in W.Va. sign up for health plans
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 12,000 West Virginians selected health insurance plans in the first month of open enrollment for health care plans taking effect on Jan. 1. About 46 percent of those who enrolled in the Health Insurance Marketplace plan for 2015 had previously been enrolled in the program,[Read More…]
Flu peaks in W.Va.; CDC declares epidemic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is seeing outbreaks of one strain of influenza two months ahead of normal flu season, according to state officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared a flu epidemic, as of Tuesday. The number of people seeking medical care for flu-like symptoms at[Read More…]
The past year was a woeful one for coal
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — By any measurement, the Central Appalachian Region coal industry suffered its lumps in 2014. With an unsympathetic administration in Washington that has effectively shaken confidence in an industry that has a long history of resilience through up and down cycles, the future doesn’t look bright. Add to[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Dec. 31
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. WHAT’S HINDERING INDONESIA PLANE CRASH RECOVERYBad weather is slowing[Read More…]