CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association has arranged a newspaper industry conference call with W.Va. Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby for 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, to discussion and answer questions on tourism plans. The WVPA will host the call. Information on participation has been emailed to each editor. If[Read More…]
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WVPA stalwart Ed ‘Chad’ Chadwick dead at 83
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Edward Francis ‘Chad’ Chadwick, who was a leader in the West Virginia newspaper industry and the West Virginia Press Association for decades, passed away on April 6 at home surrounded by his family. Chadwick, 83, was an active member of the WV Press Association, serving numerous roles including[Read More…]
Palliative care legislation now law in West Virginia
Release from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Cancer Society (Society) commend the West Virginia legislature and Governor for improving the quality of life of cancer patients and their families through palliative care and[Read More…]
W.Va. Secretary of State’s office working to get voter registration, Voter ID, election information to the public
WVPA Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the deadline to register to vote just a week away and a new voter identification law on the books, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner’s staff is working to get residents registered and informed for the upcoming primary election. Warner said April[Read More…]
W.Va. Treasurer’s unclaimed property effort on record pace; inserts out soon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With his Unclaimed Property Division already returning lost assets at a record clip, State Treasurer John Perdue announced that his office’s next newspaper insert listing names of unclaimed property owners will be distributed beginning this week. The inserts are designed to inform and encourage owners to file[Read More…]
HD Media closes purchase of Charleston Gazette-Mail
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — HD Media and Charleston Newspapers closed the sale of the Charleston Gazette-Mail Friday afternoon, a few hours after a federal bankruptcy judge ruled the former owners of the Charleston Daily Mail wouldn’t receive a cut of the proceeds from the $11.487 million[Read More…]
Majority of Gazette-Mail employees to keep jobs in HD Media purchase
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The majority of Charleston Gazette-Mail employees will keep their jobs amid HD Media’s purchase of the newspaper, employees learned Monday. A total of 168 people received employment offers from HD Media Monday, according to Jim Heady, who will become the publisher of West[Read More…]
New Diesel Trio appearing at the 2018 Jackson’s Mill, W.Va., Jubilee
Release from Jackson’s Mill Jubilee: WESTON, W.Va. — The New Diesel Trio, a popular folk/blues group headquartered in Fairmont, is the first of a long lineup of entertainers to confirm they will be appearing at the 2018 Jackson’s Mill Jubilee. The group made their first appearace at the 2017 Jubilee and liked[Read More…]
Almost $4 million in federal funding headed to West Virginia’s northern panhandle
By CRAIG HOWELL Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — Approximately $4 million in federal grants announced Monday will assist with continuing development projects in Hancock and Brooke counties. A group of dignitaries, including U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Rep. David McKinley, both R-W.Va., gathered along Three Springs Drive[Read More…]
Printers, publishers unite to launch national coalition to stop newsprint tariffs
ARLINGTON, Va. – Members of the printing, publishing and paper-producing industries, which employ more than 600,000 workers, are announcing the formation of Stop Tariffs on Printers & Publishers (STOPP), a coalition to fight proposed countervailing duties (CVD) and anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood papers including newsprint and other[Read More…]
