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Culloden woodworker hosting six-part PBS television series
By CLINT THOMAS HD Media CULLODEN, W.Va. — From his workshop in Culloden, Jerill Vance has been building – along with a variety of furniture and decor items – a statewide viewing audience of late. Vance is the host of “Appalachian Heritage Woodshop,” a six-part series that airs each Saturday[Read More…]
Manchin, Morrisey still debating health care after election
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate race may be over, but one of the central issues of that race — health care — continues to cause sparks between the victor and the defeated. A federal court in Texas ruled Dec. 14[Read More…]
West Virginia feels some effects of government shutdown
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Agencies throughout West Virginia that rely on federal funding and support are cutting operations as necessary as the partial shutdown of the federal government continues. According to the White House, 75 percent of the federal budget controlled by Congress is already funded,[Read More…]
Peace in the barns: Southern West Virginia family finds comfort at Ken and Kelly Adkins’ Sweetwood Hollow Farm
By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald SCARBRO, W.Va. — “My horse, every time I walk in the barn he usually starts his motor because he knows I’m going to give him treats or hay,” says 8-year-old Abby Richmond as she looks lovingly at Dude, a bright red sorrel quarter horse. Dude[Read More…]
Blind West Virginia delegate Eric Porterfield to take office in January
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail PRINCETON, W.Va. – You could learn something about Eric Porterfield by reading the writing on the wall. Literally. A Bible verse — “For we walk by faith, not by sight” — sits in black text on a partition facing his front door. Porterfield, 44, was[Read More…]
Steptoe and Johnson: Rapidly growing firm keeps North Central WV at the heart of operations
By CHARLES YOUNG NCWV Media BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Steptoe & Johnson law firm has roots in the Harrison County community dating back more than 100 years. Since its founding in 1913, the company has grown to become one of the most well respected and sought after legal teams in[Read More…]
Dominion Energy eyes Tazewell, Va.: Studies still underway to determine if Tazewell is suitable for $2B facility
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va. — As one part of the preliminary work needed to determine if Tazewell County is suitable for a $2 billion Dominion Energy pump storage facility project ends, another one will soon get under way. “We have completed the geotechnical studies on the[Read More…]
West Virginia officials encourage responsibility, safety when partying during the holidays
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding people to be responsible party hosts to cut down on drug- and alcohol-related arrests and crashes during the holidays. In anticipation of New Year’s Eve celebrations, law enforcement and highway officials are reminding party hosts to[Read More…]
