A column by Phil Kabler of The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It had to be shock for Truman Chafin last November when he lost the state Senate seat he had held for 30 consecutive years to used car dealer Mark Maynard, a Republican who essentially ran an unfunded campaign. However,[Read More…]
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Charleston Newspapers to offer digital seminars
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Working to help local businesses, Charleston Newspapers is launching a series of seminars to teach small business owners about how “migrating into the digital space” will help them. Getting better access to the Internet helps businesses promote their products, and can let them see how people are[Read More…]
‘Refusal to fill’ spreads in W.Va. pharmacies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The call from the pain clinic came just hours after federal agents raided Trivillian’s pharmacy in Kanawha City and confiscated boxes of records about prescription pill sales. The woman on the phone asked Daniel Hemmings, a pharmacist at Advance Pharmacy Services, if he would fill prescriptions for[Read More…]
Displaced Charleston church finds spot for Easter
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of Keystone Apostolic Church packed into the West Virginia National Guard Armory near Charleston for Easter service Sunday morning. The congregation lost its church building last month when the man-made hillside supporting Yeager Airport’s runway extension collapsed causing a landslide that destroyed a house and the church.[Read More…]
Governor’s veto a raw deal for raw milk supporters
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — To hear opponents of the bill passed by the Legislature legalizing the sale of raw milk, you’d think grocery store shelves would be full of the unpasteurized product, and hurried consumers might unwittingly pick up a bottle of raw milk when[Read More…]
New W.Va. State Fair chief says she grew up there
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Kelly Collins has some big shoes to fill as she takes over as chief executive officer of the West Virginia State Fair, and she’s hoping some big wheels will help get her in the swing of things. “We will have the super farm tractors at the fairgrounds[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, April 6, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. KENYAN WARPLANES ATTACK AL-SHABAB POSITIONS The air strikes[Read More…]
W.Va. Nonprofit Association hosting town meetings
Meetings introducing West Virginia Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Nonprofit organizations across West Virginia have an opportunity for face-to-face training and instruction during the next two months as the West Virginia Nonprofit Association hosts a series of town meetings. “Beginning with meetings next week in Huntington and Beckley,[Read More…]
$3,500 ‘Food Hub’ grants aid locally grown product accessibility
April 14 deadline set for informational meeting on grant applications MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — Residents, restaurants and farmers got good news recently with the announcement of $3,500 grants to develop “food hubs” around West Virginia, making it easier to get fresh locally grown products on the table. The program assists[Read More…]
Experts see uncertain outlook for W.Va. economy
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Citing “unusually large declines” in a majority of indicators, experts at the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research said Thursday that the outlook for the state’s economy is “relatively uncertain.” “Overall, we believe the state’s economy will grow at a slow pace in the late summer[Read More…]
