By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is part one of a two-part series examining the devastating impact of black lung disease on the lives of southern West Virginia coal miners and the complications they face when trying to obtain benefits. KEGLEY – Seventy-one-year-old Danny Johnson[Read More…]
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Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education welcomes new leadership with open house
By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education held an open house on Saturday to introduce its new director, archivist and administrative assistant to the public. Founding director and board of directors executive committee co-chair Ray Smock played a vital[Read More…]
West Virginia Coal Association Welcomes Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Coal Association welcomed the final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) by Congress and its anticipated signing by President Trump. The legislation marks an important step toward restoring balance and accountability in American energy policy. “For years, the coal[Read More…]
W.Va. Finishes Fiscal Year In Black, But Readies For Uncertain Future
By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON – West Virginia closed the books on fiscal year 2025 Monday, meeting its constitutional obligation to not go into the red. But Gov. Patrick Morrisey and lawmakers are already looking ahead at rocky financial seas. According to the monthly report released Tuesday[Read More…]
Coal seam fire near Fairmont shows no signs of going out
By Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post WHITE HALL — No buildings were ablaze when the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a smoke investigation call near Fairmont last week. The incendiary simmering, instead, was coming from about 40 feet underground. A coal seam fire that has plagued houses and[Read More…]
Without Volunteers, the Future of Fire Service Will Get much More Costly For All
By Stephen Smoot, The Moorefield Examiner MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — On a sweltering Friday night after two weeks of seeing the region battered by dangerously violent storms, Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department member Eric Crites manned a booth at the Fireman’s Carnival. Carnivals used to be sure fire winners as fundraisers. On[Read More…]
The Hub to bring homeless services under one roof
By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Gina Turner was homeless for about 10 years. Within a month of being in Huntington, she was housed. When she first arrived in the city, Turner slept on a friend’s couch before exploring resources through Volunteers of America and Veterans Homeless Resource Center[Read More…]
West Virginians to soon see opioid settlement spending by cities and counties
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — The public soon will be able to see how cities and counties have used their share of opioid settlement funds, according to officials with the West Virginia First Foundation. The foundation is in the process of collecting reports from city and[Read More…]
UC Professor Selected for Prestigious Opportunity
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A University of Charleston assistant professor will be one of 15 educators selected to take part in an international professional development initiative. Sarah Gallagher, Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Charleston, will participate in the Transatlantic Outreach Program Study Tour for[Read More…]
Local WV Hive Business Pitch Competition Success Energized Entrepreneurial Spirit in Keatley Michael of ParTee Rentals
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. — Student entrepreneur Keatley Michael entered her business idea for ParTee Rentals – a mobile mini golf course for events — last Fall in the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition hosted by the West Virginia Hive Network. Her business concept resonated with[Read More…]
