By Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Boone County has slashed multiple government jobs in an effort to make up for a multimillion budget shortfall because of coal’s decline and the county’s subsequent population drop. The personnel cuts will save the struggling Southern West Virginia county somewhere around[Read More…]
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Philanthropy WV unveils statewide ‘Build a Fund; Build a Community’ report
Release from Philanthropy WV: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the past twenty years, West Virginia has experienced a renaissance and growth of community foundations who are critical partners with businesses, nonprofits, citizens, and local government to create permanent funds to support the present and future needs of West Virginia’s communities. The[Read More…]
Pleasants County leads W.Va. in new business growth for August 2019
Lincoln, Hampshire, Summers and Roane counties also in Top 5 for the month Charleston, W.Va. — Pleasants County led in new business growth percentage for August 2019 with a total of six new businesses registering to operate in the county, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. The[Read More…]
W.Va. Delate Doyle asks Gov. Justice for $2 million for MARC train service in Eastern Panhandle
By Joseph LaFave, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — With the critical public hearing regarding the MARC train’s future service into the Eastern Panhandle this weekend, Delegate John Doyle, D-Jefferson, is urging West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to use contingency funds to pay the more than $2 million Maryland[Read More…]
Longwall coal mining going under I-70 in Northern Panhandle of W.Va.
By Scott McCloskey, The Intelligencer of Wheeing WHEELING, W.Va. — Crews are moving the proper monitoring equipment and traffic signage in place along Interstate 70 in Ohio County between the Pennsylvania State Line and the visitors center as the Tunnel Ridge Coal Company is scheduled to move its longwall mining[Read More…]
Editorial: Loss of mental health services critical in W.Va.
From The Wheeling News-Register The situation regarding Ohio Valley Medical Center is no longer just an emergency. It is a looming crisis. News that acute care and emergency medical services at OVMC were being suspended Wednesday came as quite a shock. California-based Alecto Healthcare had projected OVMC would close in[Read More…]
Editorial: U.S. Sen. Manchin made right decision in W.Va. governor’s race
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, W.Va.: For most of this year, Joe Manchin effectively prevented any other prominent Democrat from announcing his or her intentions to run for statewide office. As long as Manchin toyed with the idea of running for governor, no one else would jump into that ring.[Read More…]
September is ‘We Card Awareness Month’ to Combat Underage Tobacco Use in W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.VA. — In an effort to combat underage tobacco use, Governor Jim Justice joined with the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA) and the West Virginia Wholesalers Association to proclaim September “We Card Awareness Month”. The initiative is designed to encourage all retailers to successfully identify and[Read More…]
W.Va. State Rail Authority rolls in on engagement tour
By Jessica Farrish, THE REGISTER-HERALD Fayetteville, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Rail Authority proved it wasn’t asleep at the switch on Wednesday. Group representatives made several local “stops” around southern West Virginia to hear from folks who, like the late country legend Johnny Cash, have got a thing about[Read More…]
