By Chris Hamilton, PresidentFor West Virginia Coal Association There are moments when events strip away the luxury of theory and force a return to first principles. This is one of those moments. Recently, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to strengthen America’s coal supply chains and reinforce the[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU president nears end of ‘Welcome Home Tour’ with planned stops in 6 southern West Virginia counties
By Shauna JohnsonFor WVU, Today WHAT: West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will visit Cabell, Fayette, Mason, Putnam, Wayne and Wyoming counties as he closes in on the conclusion of his “Welcome Home Tour” of the Mountain State. WHO: President Benson, University alumni and supporters, and local and community leaders WHEN: May 6-8 WHERE:[Read More…]
Lawyer: ‘Zero indication’ of cover up in ambulance dragging death of John Lucas
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia While the investigation remains ongoing into the death of John Curtis Lucas, the 45-year-old Elkview man who was dragged by an ambulance for nearly 2 miles and later died, family attorney Scott Summers said they now know what happened. In a lengthy Facebook message posted to the Summers[Read More…]
White Hall students stun autism nonprofit with fundraising effort
By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Kindergarteners at White Hall Elementary raised $1,600 this week for a nonprofit that provides autism support. They did it by selling lemonade. “It’s amazing,” Whitney Price, founder of Unpuzzled Parents Connect, said. “Even if they wouldn’t have raised any money for us,[Read More…]
REACHH Family Resource Center in Hinton To Hold Open House Friday, May 1
By Felisha HartwellFor REACHH Family Resource Center, Inc Hinton – Leaders of the REACHH Family Resource Center, Inc. at 411 Temple Street in Hinton, W.Va., would like to invite the community to attend a 12 noon Open House on Friday, May 1, to showcase the non-profit’s recent renovations and new[Read More…]
Made of Strong Material: Victims of sexual assault participate in Denim Day event in Parkersburg
By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – People from around the community gathered Wednesday in downtown Parkersburg to let the victims of sexual assault know that there are many out there who believe them and support them. Around 40 people gathered at Bicentennial Park to commemorate Denim[Read More…]
Justices newly claim $500M+ in damages in amped up Greenbrier business empire defense
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family are doubling down in their fight to preserve their control of the historic Greenbrier Resort and web of related properties. Representing the Justice family, Charleston-based attorney Steven Ruby on Wednesday filed an amended complaint claiming new allegations against a[Read More…]
Gardening Program director tends to vegetables, community growth in Charleston
By Laura BilsonFor HDMedia Wearing daisy-rimmed sunglasses and with her salt-and-pepper hair in an updo, the East End Resource Center’s Gardening Program Manager Carolyn Sue Young hacked at a root with a shovel in a square hole, three feet wide and two feet deep. She and several volunteers planted the[Read More…]
Low cost spay-neuter vouchers to be distributed Saturday, as code red continues at animal shelter
By Charles OwensFor The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Vouchers for low-cost spay-neuter procedures will be distributed to the public Saturday in an effort to help control the homeless animal population in Mercer County. During a meeting of the Mercer County Commission Tuesday evening, commission president Bill Archer said the[Read More…]
WV Hive Client – The Garden Sheddy Hosting Noon May 2 Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening
By Devon FitzgeraldFor WV Hive Hico – K.J. Beyer, owner of The Garden Sheddy, 25385 Midland Trail, Suite 4, Hico, W.Va., co-located with Freefolk Brewery & Ample Pizza, invites the community to attend the Saturday, May 2, grand opening/ribbon cutting of her plant and garden shop. The event will take[Read More…]
