By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Clay County attorney says Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., has not been admitted to practice law in West Virginia for at least 10 years prior to this election, which means he is not eligible to serve on the Supreme Court under the[Read More…]
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Region’s largest campground could take shape at West Virginia site
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — An outdoor resort combining one of the largest water parks east of the Mississippi with what would be the largest RV-friendly campground in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia is being planned for a tract of forest and farmland a few miles south[Read More…]
Huntington-area events to remember 9/11 victims, responders
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Patriot Day ceremony to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will take place today among the Healing Field, a display of flags at Spring Hill Cemetery on Norway Avenue in Huntington. The Healing Field is a vigil to[Read More…]
Coal’s power loss not just to natural gas
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 28 states used coal for their most common electricity generation source in 2007. By 2017, that number had dropped to 18 states. While much attention has been paid to the influence of natural gas, nuclear[Read More…]
WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities develops collaborative to address neonatal abstinence syndrome service challenges
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Over the next five years, a West Virginia University partnership with three divisions of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will target the prevalence of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the effect it has on children’s developmental outcomes. The WVU Center for Excellence[Read More…]
Hatfield-McCoy Heritage Food Dinner Series visiting Matewan
Series features locally sourced community dinners Release from wvfoodandfarm.org: MATEWAN — Community groups in Welch, Matewan, and Big Ugly, together with the West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition to launch the Hatfield-McCoy Heritage Food Dinner series. The Blair Mountain Strike Supper — set for Sept. 22 in downtown Matewan at 4:30[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia’s 46th annual King Coal Festival set for Saturday
By KYLE LOVERN Williamson Daily News WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Action in Mingo (AIM) organization will host the 46th annual King Coal Festival on Saturday with various events leading up to the festival. This year’s festival is expected to be loads of fun, according to AIM President Jada Hunter. An[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, September 11
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MONSTROUS HURRICANE AIMING FOR US SEABOARD More than a million people are predicted to evacuate[Read More…]
West Virginia’s upper Ohio Valley bracing for river’s wrath
By MIRANDA SEBROSKI The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register McMECHEN, W.Va. — People throughout the upper Ohio Valley spent their day Sunday preparing for river flooding and experiencing rising creeks as heavy rain continued to fall. Big Wheeling Creek spilled its banks Sunday afternoon and creeks around the region also began[Read More…]
