By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Hosted by the Greenbrier County Branch Unit 3227-B, the NAACP West Virginia State Conference of Branches Spring Quarterly Meeting will be held at the Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg on Saturday. The meeting will be called to order by state President[Read More…]
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Reasons for industry opposition to tighter water pollution limits remain murky
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On a Monday morning in March, Rebecca McPhail, president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, sent out an email to members of the state House of Delegates. In less than an hour, the delegates would be heading to the House floor, scheduled[Read More…]
Unclear when program is coming to West Virginia: Kroger Co. begins to eliminate single-use plastic grocery bags
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Stores owned by the Kroger Co. are starting their transition away from offering single-use plastic bags, although it’s unclear just when the policy will be implemented in the Tri-State. QFC, a division of The Kroger Co. based in Seattle, Washington, this week[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, April 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, April 5, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S BACKING OFF BORDER SHUTDOWN President Donald Trump backed off his threat to seal the[Read More…]
W.Va. Family Health elects to not renew W.Va. Medicaid contract
Release from West Virginia Family Health: PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (April 4, 2019) – West Virginia Family Health (WVFH) has announced its intention to not renew its West Virginia Medicaid managed care contract, effective June 30, 2019. WVFH will be working together with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ (DHHR)[Read More…]
WVDEP Approves Construction Stormwater Permit for Mountaineer Gas Route 9 Extension
Application proposed construction of approximately 4.8 miles of natural gas distribution line Release from the WVDEP: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Division of Water and Waste Management has issued a State General Water Pollution Control Permit to regulate the discharge of stormwater runoff associated[Read More…]
State of Emergency declared for roads In Marshall County
By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — It’s official: Marshall County’s roads have deteriorated to the point that commissioners have declared an emergency. The Marshall County Commission made the declaration Tuesday — one day after a particularly serious slip occurred on Sally’s Backbone, a rural ridge[Read More…]
Jefferson County residents send delegation to Denmark, announce anti-Rockwool activities
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A small group of Jefferson County residents against the under-construction Rockwool manufacturing facility traveled to the Rockwool shareholders meeting in Denmark on Wednesday just one day after the group Resist Rockwool announced an escalation of direct, nonviolent moral directives against the company[Read More…]
West Virginia returns to ‘slow spender’ list; waiting on flood mitigation dollars
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON. W.Va. — West Virginia is awaiting more than $106 million to help limit the damage from the next big flood, but the state is having issues spending the federal funding it has now. In a statement released Tuesday, U.S. Sen.[Read More…]
Hancock County Republican Party supporting ‘no confidence’ move given to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The Hancock County Republican Party is supporting a Kanawha County GOP resolution expressing “no confidence” in Gov. Jim Justice. Kanawha County Republicans on Tuesday night passed the “no confidence” resolution, citing Justice’s failure to adhere to the party’s platform[Read More…]
