BECKLEY, W.Va. — The “Main Street” program will be a topic when representatives of the W.Va. Development Office discuss state and federal revitalization programs Thursday with the public and members of the Downtown Beckley Business Association. Nikki Williams, a program coordinator for the development office, will present an overview of the national Main[Read More…]
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Musgrave lauded as he leaves Lottery director post
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Closing out an unprecedented nearly 19-year career that saw the state Lottery grow into a $1 billion-a-year enterprise, retiring Lottery Director John Musgrave recalled Tuesday balking when then-Gov. Cecil Underwood offered him the post in 1997. Musgrave, who had served in administrative positions in state and federal[Read More…]
Tomblin to give EPA a W.Va. Clean Power blueprint
ROANOKE, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin intends to submit a plan for West Virginia to cut greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, bucking calls from state and national Republicans to ignore the environmental regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan requires each[Read More…]
Coal not coming back, Appalachian Power chief says
ROANOKE, W.Va. — Coal consumption is not likely to increase, regardless of whether new federal regulations on power plants go into effect, and, from coal’s perspective, the national debate on coal and climate change has largely been lost, the president of West Virginia’s largest electric utility told a roomful of[Read More…]
Cabell County students offer haunting performance
ONA, W.Va. — Hundreds of young performers teamed up for haunting performance at Cabell Midland High School. Over 300 orchestra students representing all middle and high schools in Cabell County performed during their 17th annual Halloween Concert on Tuesday night at the school in Ona. Ron Caviani, who teaches orchestra[Read More…]
Huntington vying for ‘Best Communities’ jackpot
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More details about the city of Huntington’s revitalization efforts for the “America’s Best Communities” competition were unveiled Tuesday as the deadline to submit the plan for the next round approaches. “This is another important step in our efforts to be recognized as America’s Best Community,” mayor Steve[Read More…]
‘Hellhole’ label fading in West Virginia
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — No one can say with certainty how many jobs have been lost to West Virginians because our state was viewed as a “judicial hellhole” for years. Executives seeking sites for new or expanded businesses may well have marked us off their lists[Read More…]
Embattled Boone ambulance chief placed on leave
RACINE, W.Va. — Following a six to three vote, the Boone County Ambulance Authority placed director Randy Lengyel on administrative leave with pay while an internal investigation in completed. “While that process is going on we thought it was appropriate to put him on administrative leave,” said Josh Barker, a[Read More…]
Wood County board OKs shooter response training
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Wood County Schools will move forward with an active-shooter response program, and training for employees could begin within the coming weeks. The Wood County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved the use of A.L.I.C.E., a national training program which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and[Read More…]
Society has obligation to ferret out child abusers
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — There was a very disturbing story on the front page of The Register-Herald Tuesday, one that a couple decades ago probably wouldn’t have been on the radar of the majority of readers. The topic was the latest data by the West Virginia Child[Read More…]
