BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Local high school students learned Wednesday that newspapers are much more than printed paper these days. Students from Graham and Bluefield High Schools visited the world of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph during the annual Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program. The students spent much of[Read More…]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University professor has been nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award. The award, named after Edgar Allen Poe, is presented each spring to honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film and theatre published or produced in the previous year.  John Temple, a Reed College of[Read More…]

BLUEWELL, W.Va. — Well-wishers braved slick roads Wednesday to enjoy stuffed shrimp and mushrooms, cake, and the opportunity to wish a star among local journalists the best with his future endeavors. Despite the inclement weather, people converged on the Buffalo Trail resort off Lorton Lick Road in Bluewell for a[Read More…]

BECKLEY, W.Va. — A benefit night will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Beckley Galleria Chick-fil-A for sports writer Gary Fauber, who continues recovering from December brain surgery. Community members are hosting this fund raiser to help with his medical expenses. Fauber was diagnosed with a mass[Read More…]

WHEELING, W.Va. — Veteran journalist Al Molnar, whose career with The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register spanned 59 years, has died at age 87. The longtime newspaperman, who resided in St. Clairsville, died Sunday evening after a series of illnesses. He began his career in journalism 70 years ago. Molnar enjoyed[Read More…]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Burnis Morris, Marshall University’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, has been selected as a 2016 History Hero, for which he will be honored during West Virginia History Day at the Legislature on Friday, Jan. 29. The program will be[Read More…]

BECKLEY, W.Va. — In the 1990 Spirit of Beckley Tribute Journal, recipient Charles K. Connor Jr. was quoted as saying, “Leaving our area better than we found it — that’s what the Beckley Area Foundation is all about. Leaving a legacy for others to build upon is the responsible challenge[Read More…]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Boasting such names as Marvin Stone, Ernie Salvatore, Joe Johns, Estelle Belanger, Jim Comstock and even pioneer television comedian Soupy Sales in its Hall of Fame, Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking nominations for its upcoming induction class, according to[Read More…]

WHEELING, W.Va. — When Jim Cochran entered the world of journalism, he had no idea it would lead to a career spanning six decades. For Cochran, it’s been more than a job or career, it has been his life. Last week, Cochran, 81, marked his final day on the job[Read More…]