CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Touting it as one of the largest economic projects in the state’s history, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday formally announced international manufacturing company Procter & Gamble will be constructing a new manufacturing plant in Berkeley County. The plant will be at least 1 million[Read More…]
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Wood County boy, 3, loses wheelchair to theft
VIENNA, W.Va. — For most 3-year-olds, wheels are an adventure. They ride, they roll, wheels are the way from here to there. Brantly Poling is not the typical 3-year-old, however. Wheels are his transportion everywhere. Brantly, 3, was born with spina bifida and his wheels, and wheelchair, are his life.[Read More…]
Affair allegations draw crowd in Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — More than 100 people attended Tuesday’s City Council meeting, with several speaking out about allegations of misconduct by Mayor Bob Newell and Finance Director Ashley Flowers during the session’s public forum. That overshadowed the presentation by Newell of the nearly $28 million proposed 2015-16 municipal budget, an[Read More…]
Prison appropriate for ex-Bridgeport mayor
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — What is the fair amount of prison time for an honest citizen and servant of the people who has gone bad in recent years? That’s the dilemma that faced U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley in Clarksburg during the man’s[Read More…]
Senate panel OKs welfare drug-testing pilot effort
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources approved a bill Tuesday afternoon that will set up a three-county pilot program to drug-test welfare recipients. Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) would be randomly drug tested for “reasonable suspicion,” including demeanor, termination of employment due[Read More…]
New director wants Tamarack to be self-sufficient
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Tamarack Executive Director Jim Browder has a heavy task at hand, but he shared Tuesday with Beckley Rotarians his plans to make Tamarack operationally self-sufficient. “That’s one mission it hasn’t quite pulled off just yet,” Browder said. The No. 1 mission of Tamarack, to serve as a[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Feb. 11
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FIGHTING CONTINUES IN EASTERN UKRAINE AHEAD OF TALKS[Read More…]
W.Va. Preservation Alliance welcomes Sibray, Ballman to board
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) has announced the appointments of Martha Ballman and David Sibray to itsboard of directors, according to its executive director, DanielleLaPresta.A statewide non-profit dedicated to encouraging preservation in theMountain State, the PAWV provides advice and technical assistance forgroups and individuals and may[Read More…]
Lottery player dreams soar along with jackpot
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Even the remote possibility of great wealth spur dreams of what one would do with hundreds of millions of dollars. Lottery officials expect to see approximately 1.5 million Powerball tickets to be sold in Virginia alone to people hoping to win a huge $450 million jackpot on[Read More…]
Wild, wonderful promoted at W.Va. Statehouse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — You can’t get more “out there” than hanging out with an alien on West Virginia Adventure Day Monday at the state Capitol. The event, sponsored by the Division of Tourism, promoted wild, wonderful things to do in the Mountain State…
