By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD. W.Va. — Officials in McDowell and Tazewell were elated Thursday to learn that West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s family coal business, Bluestone Resources, would be hiring hundreds of new miners in both counties. The 290 new jobs will be created at Keystone Surface[Read More…]
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Education service urges college student base to vote
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Clutch Prep is an online education tutoring service dedicated to helping college students mainly in STEM subjects succeed. With election season coming up cross-country, the administrators of this platform have been focusing on the importance of voting, as college students have provided[Read More…]
Bucks from bucks: WV hunters have half-billion-dollar impact on state’s economy (Daily Mail WV)
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va — West Virginians often associate hunters with a particular hue of fluorescent orange. Perhaps they should also associate them with a shade of green — the one found on dollar bills. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunters contribute $552 million[Read More…]
Herald-Dispatch endorsement editorial: Incumbents, newcomers backed in legislative races
The Herald-Dispatch Voters in this area will have several choices to make when they decide who will represent them in the West Virginia Legislature for the next two years. Some choices are clear, while others are less so. State Senate, 5th District: This one is easy. Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell,[Read More…]
Daily Mail endorsements: House endorsements for Charleston area races
Charleston Gazette-Mail By most any measure, West Virginia has benefited from Republican majority rule in the state House of Delegates and Senate after 83 years of Democrats being in control. Yet despite the high levels of partisanship, particularly at the national level, there are still many state Democrats and Republicans[Read More…]
Recovery Point volunteers help renovate Huntington Museum nature trails
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A day spent in honest, physical work volunteering in the quiet grandeur of the woods would be therapeutic for any body and spirit. But that private, inner glow of a job well done – and of cashing in your own sweat equity[Read More…]
Daily Mail endorsements: Stick with the ‘R’s in area state Senate races
Charleston Gazette-Mail In the three Charleston area races for State Senate — Districts 4, 8 and 17 — voters once again have good choices among both Democrat and Republican candidates. But the experience and philosophy of each of the GOP candidates earns them the Daily Mail endorsement. District 4 covers[Read More…]
WVU Online offers a wide variety of courses during Winter Intersession, Dec. 17-Jan. 3
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University undergraduates looking to fit an extra course into their schedule, who want to boost their GPAs, or who simply want to make the most of their upcoming winter breaks can earn up to three credit hours during WVU Online’s “Winter Intersession,” Dec.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, October 26
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR PERPETRATOR OF MAIL BOMB PLOT Investigators have been searching coast-to-coast for the[Read More…]
