Release from Image Associates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Image Associates took away two Silver and a Bronze statuette in the 41st Annual, 2020 Telly Awards Competition for its Hatfield-McCoy Trails Video Series. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 12,000 entries from all 50 states […]
By Charlotte Lane Chairman, West Virginia Public Service Commission The West Virginia Legislature recently passed several laws that will impact utilities and their customers. These new laws that will become effective in the coming weeks will aid the Public Service Commission in its legislative mandate to appraise and balance the interests of current and future […]
Release from Mountain State Oral & Facial Surgery: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mountain State Oral & Facial Surgery is growing in southern West Virginia, leading to the opening of a new office in Princeton and a second one in Beckley to serve its patients. Both offices are now accepting appointments for examinations and procedures. They offer a […]
By Mac WarnerWest Virginia Secretary of State West Virginia’s Primary Election is well underway; 143,910 voters (12% of all registered voters) have already cast absentee ballots, and Early Voting started May 27. Not since 1863 when West Virginia voted to separate from Virginia have we experienced such a unique election. Two factors make this election exceptional: (1) […]
Release from Natalie Tennant Campaign: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State candidate Natalie Tennant praised Pendleton County Clerk Elise White and her staff for their actions to stop the alleged manipulation of absentee voting request forms by a rural mail carrier. Thomas Cooper, a Republican, is accused of altering eight absentee ballot requests by changing […]
By Charlotte R. Lane, chairman Public Service Commission of West Virginia The Public Service Commission is responsible for administering and enforcing federal and state railroad safety regulations. Trains are a vital component of our transportation system and our economy, carrying people, goods and materials across the country every day. This year National Train Day is […]
Release from the Newspaper Association Managers: RICHMOND, Va. — A veteran industry executive has been named project director of a renewed effort to champion the importance of community newspapers across North America and to celebrate the vital contributions of press associations they represent. Tom Silvestri, most recently president and publisher of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, […]
Industry-funded website also delivers legal ads by email W.Va. Press Association Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia residents, business and community leaders, government officials and legislators know to look for legal ads for public notice in their community newspapers. But they can also look online and in their email “inbox” as part of the West Virginia […]
W.Va. Delegate’s new book previewed for West Virginia residents By Larry Linwell Rowe Editor’s Note: The West Virginia Press Association will be sharing a six-part preview of “Virginia Slavery and King Salt in Booker T. Washington’s boyhood home,” a book by Larry Rowe, Charleston attorney and member of the W.Va. House of Delegates. To see […]
The Pocahontas Times GREEN BANK, W.Va. — The sun broke through the rain in the early morning of the Winter Solstice just long enough to produce this beautiful rainbow at the Green Bank Observatory. The Green Bank Telescope appears at one end of these colors and appears bathed in the light. Photo courtesy of Michael […]
The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — Last week The Pocahontas Times asked about a spotted bug found on Thistlewood Farm. This September, one of those orange and black bugs showed up in the company of a cloud of migrating butterflies. Now called the “Ailanthus Webworm Moth,” it looks like a beetle and flies like a […]
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association has canceled its 2020 convention, which had been set for Aug. 6-8 in Charleston, W.Va. WVPA Executive Director Don Smith has issued to the following statement to the membership: Hello everyone, It is with much regret that I am notifying you of cancellation of the West Virginia Press […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association Convention 2020 is scheduled for Aug. 7-8 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, W.Va. Watch for updates.
From The Wheeling News-Register: Within a few days, state officials will make public information on how much money West Virginia state government officially collected in August. Keep your fingers crossed, especially if you want to see more potholes patched. Revenue in July, the first month of the new fiscal year, was far below what had […]
From the Public Notice Resource Center: I. Public Notice Public notice is information alerting citizens of government or government-related activities that may cause a citizen to take action. Traditionally and effectively newspapers—that are intended for general circulation, published regularly at short intervals, containing intelligence of current news of general interest—have published public notices […]
WV Press Update: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Friday, May 29. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 1,951 Total Lab Results reported – 93,377 Cumulative positive test percentage, 2.09 Daily positive test percentage, .95 Total Deaths – 74 After […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of the Governor has issued the following media advisory: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, other state officials. WHAT: Gov. Justice will provide an update for media on COVID-19 preparedness and response plans. WHEN: Today, Friday, May 29, 2020, at 1 p.m. West Virginians can watch the live stream of this briefing at the following links: […]
WV Press Update: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 28. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 1,906 Total Lab Results reported – 90,315 Cumulative positive test percentage, 2.11 Daily positive test percentage, 3.40 Total Deaths – 74 After […]
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