By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State regulators have issued two more violation notices to the Mountain Valley Pipeline project, this time for for water pollution violations in Nicholas and Harrison counties. In all, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has cited the 300-mile pipeline project four[Read More…]
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Why not Pleasants County? Program aims to attract, retain residents
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel St. MARYS, W.Va. — Pleasants County wants you. The Pleasants County Development Authority on Monday announced the residency pilot program to attract and retain residents by offering up $1,000 for a family to buy or build a home in Pleasants County and up to another[Read More…]
WVU law students win cases for two West Virginia veterans
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students at the West Virginia University College of Law are winning benefits for the state’s veterans. Recently, student attorneys in the Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic at WVU successfully appealed two denial of claim decisions by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The first case[Read More…]
Solar Fest coming to Fayetteville
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Fayetteville’s Cantrell Ultimate Rafting will play host to Solar Fest 2018, which will be the first-ever solar-powered music and arts festival in the state, during the weekend of July 6-8. In its fifth year, Solar Fest will bring over 20 musicians to[Read More…]
Independent Herald reporter John Aubrey Conley dies at age 60
By CASSANDRA PARSONS HD Media PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Wyoming County has lost not only a dedicated journalist of nearly 40 years, but also a respected community member and friend to many. John Aubrey Conley died on Saturday, June 16, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. He was 60.[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: W.Va. lawmakers must embark on new initiatives on the economy
The Inter-Mountain editorial Increasing salaries paid to public school teachers in West Virginia was a step toward improving the state’s economy. The action, taken earlier this year by legislators, should make it easier to attract and retain educators. But, as West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee pointed out last[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, June 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AUDIO OF CHILDREN STOKES RAGE OVER SEPARATION A weeping child calling “Papa! Papa!” provokes outrage[Read More…]
After RISE administrative changes, WV flood survivors await help
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail LESLIE, W.Va. — When John Harris and his family moved into their church’s parsonage, it was supposed to be a temporary solution. The 40-year-old’s home in Leslie, Greenbrier County, was damaged beyond repair during the June 2016 flood. His church took them in last October,[Read More…]
Fallout puts West Virginia on the map
By TYLER JACKSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — When the first trailer for Bethesda’s latest installation in the Fallout franchise surfaced in late May, West Virginians took to social media to show their excitement. That excitement of course was spurred by the sound of “Take Me Home, Country Roads” playing[Read More…]
