By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Mercer County Commissioner Greg Puckett is now a member of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors, and he was surprised who attended the first virtual meeting of the board that he participated in. Puckett said he is replacing[Read More…]
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Grey2K To Try Again To Stop Greyhound Racing in West Virginia
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — A national group seeking to abolish greyhound racing in West Virginia will try again when the State Legislature convenes in 2021, but local lawmakers agree their efforts likely won’t get out of the starting gate. Grey2K has targeted the elimination of greyhound[Read More…]
West Virginia oil and natural gas groups merge into GO-WV
By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two of the state’s oldest advocacy groups for natural gas and oil producers in West Virginia decided they were better off together than apart, merging into a supergroup to better promote the industry and downstream companies. The West Virginia Oil and[Read More…]
CBS White House reporter Weijia Jiang – who grew up in West Virginia – is writing a memoir
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is working on a memoir about her experiences as a Chinese American. One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint, announced Thursday that Jiang’s “Other” would come out in Spring 2022. “In rural West Virginia where[Read More…]
WVU Expert: Mylan departure will have ‘ripple effects’ on regional economy
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —‚ With the announcement that Mylan Pharmaceuticals is closing its manufacturing facility in Morgantown, West Virginia University’s Bureau of Business and Economics director John Deskins says the “major blow” to the regional economy will be spread beyond job loss. “This represents a major blow to the regional economy. The 1,500 layoffs in and of[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia with 60,637 positive cases, 938 deaths as of 10 a.m. today
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 60,637 Current Active Cases – 19,971 Total[Read More…]
Corduroy Inn and Lodge open at Snowshoe Resort, West Virginia
Release from the Office of the Governor: SNOWSHOE, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice today announced the grand opening of the Corduroy Lodge, a newly constructed boutique hotel adjacent to the existing Corduroy Inn at Snowshoe Resort.grand opening of new Corduroy Inn and Lodge at Snowshoe Resort “Today is a great day[Read More…]
W.Va. Senator-elect Mike Caputo issues statement on Mylan closure announcement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Delegate and state Senator-elect Mike Caputo, a member of the West Virginia AFL-CIO executive board, has issued the following statement regarding the Mylan announcement this morning: “The loss of these jobs is a devastating blow affecting more than 1,500 employees, their families and their communities. In[Read More…]
West Virginia Delegate Jason Barrett switches to Republican party
Release from West Virginia House of Delegates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and members of his leadership team today issued the following statements in response to the announcement by Delegate Jason Barrett, R-Berkeley, that he was changing his party registration to Republican. “We’re thrilled to[Read More…]
Chemicals present in fire after fatal plant explosion in West Virginia don’t raise red flags by themselves
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Chlorinated dry bleach and methanol were present in a fire that burned for two hours after a fatal explosion at the Optima Chemical facility on the Chemours Co.’s site in Belle Tuesday night, according to emergency responders. An emergency and hazardous chemical inventory that[Read More…]
