Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Rob Snyder is the Spirit of Jefferson’s publisher, and also a photographer, writer, copy editor, editorial cartoonist, headline writer and ad salesman. He’s also the weekly paper’s sole comic strip artist. Snyder’s original comic strip, Pet Peevy, has been running each week in[Read More…]
Newspaper Industry News
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Gazette-Mail editor’s columns win award for online commentary
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Columns by the Gazette-Mail’s editor emeritus have been judged the best serious online commentary of 2017. James A. Haught has been awarded a first-place Green Eyeshade Award by the Society of Professional Journalists for essays he wrote for the website of the United Coalition of[Read More…]
Media Alert: Conference Call at 1:15 p.m. today on Rosie the Riveter/Mother’s Day
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — ‘Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc.’ is hosting a conference call today to all Rosie the Riveters to explain the importance of Mother’s Day to their members and movement. WHO: Two Rosie the Riveters and one Rosie’s Daughter WHAT: Two Rosies and one Rosie’s daughter hold a[Read More…]
Wood County to interview five candidates for school superintendent
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education’s county superintendent search, coordinated by the West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), is entering its “final stage,” said Howard O’Cull, director of the West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), who is coordinating the search. “The momentum is present. Next week is pivotal.” said O’Cull,[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Farmers Bank grand opening and ribbon cutting signals expansion into Teays Valley
Community invited to free celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 11 HURRICANE, W.Va. – Farmers Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Farmers Bank and Savings Company, headquartered in Pomeroy, Ohio, invites the community to its Friday, May 11 grand opening and ribbon cutting at its new state-of-the-art[Read More…]
The Welch News scheduled to cease publication May 7
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va — McDowell County’s only newspaper plans to publish it’s final issue on May 7, the end of a 90-year tradition. The Welch News, distributed three days of week, has been a mainstay of the county, but publisher Melissa Nester announced Wednesday that[Read More…]
The Journal welcomes Publisher Will Alsworth
By KELSIE LEROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — After serving in his most recent role as the circulation director for The Journal and the Northern Virginia Daily, Will Alsworth began his new role as publisher for The Journal on Monday. Alsworth has worked his way from an independent contractor to[Read More…]
Author, H-D columnist Clyde Beal to sign new book
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Author Clyde Beal will sign copies of his second book, “Grass Roots,” an accumulation of personal accounts from West Virginia’s early years, from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 4, at HIMG, 5170 U.S. 60, Huntington, in the main hallway. Beal authors a column each[Read More…]
Truston Technologies: Company’s ‘best days are surely ahead’; new facility opens in Wyoming County, W.Va.
PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Truston Technologies Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour Tuesday, May 1, to officially open its new facility in Wyoming County. The opening celebration took place in the John D. Rockefeller IV Industrial Park, 8446 Welch Pineville Road, Pineville. The steel fabrication manufacturer remodeled an existing[Read More…]
Final week for nominations for the WVPA’s Adam R. Kelly Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is accepting nominations for its Adam R. Kelly Award through May 9, 2018. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by the West Virginia Press Association. It’s given each year in recognition of an individual’s service to the newspapers in the[Read More…]
