From the office of US Sen. Joe Manchin: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Thursday announced $1.8 million in Land and Water Conservation Funding (LWCF) for West Virginia. Funding is provided by the Department of the Interior. “I’m pleased[Read More…]
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W.Va. Supreme Court to hear Arguments at Marshall University
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will hear arguments in three cases at Marshall University beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11. The public is invited to attend the Court session at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Marshall University is named for[Read More…]
Wood County, W.Va., officials discuss dilapidated structures
By Brett Dunlap, Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Wood County commissioners told a local couple something needed to be done immediately to address dilapidated structures on a Lost Pavement Road property they own where drug paraphernalia has been found. James and Drinda Richards, the owners of a property at[Read More…]
Community meeting set for Sept. 12 on proposed lodge development within W.Va. Beech Fork Dam and Recreation Area
LAVALETTE. W.Va. — A community meeting to obtain public comments concerning a feasibility assessment for a proposed 75-room lodge and conference center near the Beech Fork Dam and Recreation Area near Huntington is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at[Read More…]
W.Va. Ethics panel addresses issues on vote involving proposed CVB and Gov. Justice’s Greenbrier resort
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two Greenbrier Valley Airport Authority members with ties to Gov. Jim Justice’s Greenbrier resort asked the Ethics Commission on Thursday if it would be permissible for them to vote on a proposal to create an airport Convention and Visitors Bureau — something[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Thrasher issues comment on W.Va. Ethics issue on CVB, Greenbrier
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican candidate for governor Woody Thrasher on Friday issued the following comment on a West Virginia Ethics Commission request from two Greenbrier Valley Airport Authority members: “Once again, Jim Justice is treating Greenbrier County and the state of West Virginia as a subsidiary of Justice enterprises. Obviously,[Read More…]
Media Advisory: PrimeLending ribbon-cutting celebration set for Sept. 10
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Area Alliance has issued the following information on the opening of PrimeLending’s Kanawha Boulevard location: Who: Charleston Area Alliance, PrimeLending representatives, local officials, community members What: Join the Charleston Area Alliance to celebrate PrimeLending’s Kanawha Boulevard location. PrimeLending offers home loan expertise and guides customers through each[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, Sept. 6
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS BRACE FOR DORIAN The hurricane is closing in[Read More…]
Battle of Blair Mountain, W.Va., Centennial planning meeting set for Nov. 2
West Virginia labor history to be to commemorated Release from the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum WELCH, W.Va. — The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum and a variety of local, state, regional, and national partners are spearheading a campaign to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain,[Read More…]
Media Advisory: U.S. Sen. Capito on Friday to visit Lincoln, Mason counties, W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today (Friday, Sept. 6) U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will make a number of stops in Lincoln and Mason counties. In the morning, she will visit Lincoln County High School to meet with students, faculty, and administrators and tour the school’s simulated workplace, which provides students[Read More…]
