By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators Monday debated the costs and benefits of a perennial issue at the Capitol: to reduce or eliminate requirements that state, county and municipal governments publish legal notices in local newspapers. Discussions Monday in the interim Joint Standing Committee on Finance balanced issues[Read More…]
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W.Va. House, Senate pass bill to give Pleasants Power Station a tax break
Plant, with 160 jobs and 400 plus indirect jobs, faced possible closure By Jake Jarvis, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON — A bill to give the Pleasants Power Station a more than $12 million tax break is on its way to the governor’s desk. The measure, House Bill 207, was passed[Read More…]
See World Scout Jamboree video, photos from the Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Clink the link below to view video and photo gallery from events during the second day of Scouts from more than 150 countries represented at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree, held on the grounds of the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Fayette County. Video by Jenny Harnish Photo Gallery[Read More…]
Editorial: More manufacturing jobs coming to Bluefield, W.Va.
From the Bluefield Daily Telegraph: More jobs are coming to Bluefield. Industrial Plating & Machine (IPM), located just outside of the city limits on U.S. Route 52, is looking to add up to 100 new employees. The company manufactures precision parts for various industries, and is in need of machinists, welders and mechanics. Ronnie Marshall,[Read More…]
W.Va. House adjourns special session on education
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates finally adjourned Tuesday its special legislative session on education, which Republican Gov. Jim Justice started and eventually expanded to include non-education-related bills. Justice began the session, which gave lawmakers more time to pass laws than they[Read More…]
World Jamboree: Scouts scale heights to learn important lesson on environmental sustainability
By MATT COMBS, CNHI News West Virginia GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — On the grounds of the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Fayette County, brightly colored national flags wave as a multitude of languages are spoken by passing teenagers. With Scouts from more than 150 countries represented at the 2019 World Scout[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Ward, Nyden among winners of rural journalism award
Charleston Gazette-Mail Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter Ken Ward Jr. and former Charleston Gazette reporter Paul J. Nyden are among three people named Monday as winners of the annual Tom and Pat Gish Award, given for “courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism.” Ward and Nyden are sharing the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, July 24
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 24 , 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MUELLER TO TAKE CENTER STAGE AT RUSSIA PROBE HEARINGS The back-to-back Capitol[Read More…]
Local businesses in W.Va. talk about profit effects of World Scout Jamboree
By Jordyn Johnson for The Charleston Gazette-Mail BECKLEY, W.Va. — About 43,000 Boy Scouts from more than 150 countries arrived throughout the day on Monday at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Southern West Virginia. The event, held every four years, has not been in[Read More…]
WV Press 2019 Convention: Are you registered yet?
Register and reserve your rooms today; Convention is Aug 2-3 in Morgantown CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration and the room block are open for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2019 Convention, Aug. 2-3, at Lakeview Resort in Morgantown. “The 2019 Convention marks 150 years of the West Virginia Press Association serving the[Read More…]
