By Charles Boothe for Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — City and county leaders generally see the pending purchase of Bluefield Regional Medical Center (BRMC) by Princeton Community Hospital (PCH) as a positive change, but the City of Bluefield will be hit hard with the loss of tax revenue and[Read More…]
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Positively affecting the community: W.Va. Route 52 Flea Market opens for business, draws hundreds of visitors
By Emily Coppola for Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Opening day of the new year-round flea market welcomed hundreds of visitors to browse the many vendor booths on Saturday. Located in the former 84 Lumber building, the Route 52 Flea Market, purchased by Lusk Disposal Service owner Gordon Lusk,[Read More…]
Bins may be reintroduced to Charleston, W.Va.’s recycling program
By Rebecca Carballo for Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Current city law in Charleston only allows plastic bags to be used to recycle, but the city’s Environmental and Recycling Committee is looking at bins as an additional option for residents. The city’s free recycling bag voucher program officially ended July[Read More…]
W.Va.’s SALS Energy Express working to engage children in reading and the arts
By Jordan Nelson for The Register-Herald in Beckley, W.Va. BEARD FORK, W.Va. — Tucked away in a small building nestled within the woods of Beard Fork in Fayette County, a small building known as the Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS) stands. Although quiet and secluded, there’s hustle and bustle on[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice announces all-time state record for revenue growth set in FY2019
By the Office of the Governor CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the twelfth and final month of Fiscal Year 2019 now in the books, Gov. Jim Justice announced today that general revenue growth of $511 million for the year marked the greatest single-year revenue growth total in West Virginia history. For[Read More…]
WVDEP-REAP Announces Tire Collections for July
Residents may dispose up to 10 tires per person with valid West Virginia ID CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is hosting several tire collection events around the state in the month of July. The events in July are: Monongalia[Read More…]
Harrison Co., W.Va. Board of Education discusses, approves Manchin evaluation
By Kailee E. Gallahan for the Exponent-Telegram of Clarksburg, W.Va. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison Co. Board of Education members evaluated Superintendent Dr. Mark Manchin’s performance during a special meeting Tuesday. Board members retreated into executive session to rate and discuss Manchin’s annual evaluation prior to determining if his performance met[Read More…]
Once touted as an economic boon, W.Va. intermodal facility faces auction block
By Phil Kabler for The Charleston Gazette-Mail PRICHARD, W.Va. — Once touted as a key economic development tool for southwestern and central West Virginia, the $32 million Heartland Intermodal Gateway is likely to shut down this fall, and go on the auction block within a year, Transportation Secretary Byrd White[Read More…]
W.Va. Community and Technical College System awarded $4 million grant from U.S. Department of Labor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Community and Technical College System (WVCTCS) and its nine colleges have been awarded a nearly $4 million apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that will support Apprenticeships in Motion (AIM), which will train and place apprentices in middle- to high-skilled IT occupations.[Read More…]