From The Times West Virginian: FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A free old-time fiddling performance by Doug Van Gundy, a master-fiddler and an eighth-generation West Virginian, and Annie Stroud, his apprentice, will be hosted by the The Frank and Jane WV Folklife Center at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, according to a[Read More…]
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Holdren new managing editor of The Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va.
By Jessica Farrish The Register-Herald of Beckley BECKLEY, W.Va. — Wendy Holdren, an award-winning Register-Herald journalist who hails from Wyoming County, has been appointed managing editor of the daily newspaper in Beckley. “I could not be more pleased to have a person of Wendy’s character and integrity to help lead[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to unveil 2018 Holiday Ornament
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia First Lady Cathy Justice will be unveiling the 2018 Holiday Ornament alongside the artists who help handcraft each of the 500 ornaments on Monday at the W.Va. Culture Center in Charleston The Ornaments will be available for sale at $25 each at the WV Cultural Center and later[Read More…]
‘Trees of Our Heritage’ on display in WV at Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History
Release from the West Virginia State Parks: PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — It’s beginning to look like Christmas at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg, with the annual “Trees of Our Heritage” display underway through Dec. 23, 2018. The event features 36 Christmas trees representing different countries around the[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel sports reporter Steve Hemmelgarn retires after 46 years
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — One of the most recognizable sportswriters in the Mid-Ohio Valley retired Friday from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Steve Hemmelgarn started with the newspaper in 1972, back in the day when Jim Snyder was sports editor and Jim Young[Read More…]
SNPA recognizes Register-Herald photographers Barbero and Harnish
By JESSICA HARNISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Register-Herald head photographer Rick Barbero and videographer Jenny Harnish have both been recognized by the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association for their work in southern West Virginia. Barbero’s photo “Teacher’s Walkout” pulled in the popular vote in the “Reader’s Choice” competition with second place[Read More…]
Jury begins deliberations in Justice Loughry trial
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a morning filled with last-minute appeals by the prosecution and defense, the jury determining the guilt or innocence of Allen Loughry, a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, began its deliberations Wednesday afternoon. After[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Community journalism matters because communities matter
By Matt Geiger Executive Editor News Publishing Co. BLACK EARTH, Wis. — “Everything in this newspaper is important to someone.” It’s become something of a mantra for me, in recent years. Weekly community newspapers are eclectic, to say the least. We publish photos of ribbons being cut at bakeries, and donations[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Journalism matters because democracy matters
By Dave Zweifel Editor Emeritus The Capital Times, Madison, Wis. An in-depth newspaper investigation revealed that a state-operated home for aged military veterans was providing sub-standard care and that taxpayer money that was to go to improve the home was spent elsewhere. The result was the replacement of the state’s[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State Warner presents mobile voting app for military voters
Release from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office: WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) invited West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner to participate in a program the EAC hosted on election preparation for the November General Election. The Election Readiness Summit took place today in the[Read More…]
