CHARLESTON, W.Va. — National Newspaper Week – Oct. 4-11 – celebrates the “Power of the Press.” The West Virginia Press Association issues the following statement in recognition of National Newspaper Week: “Here in West Virginia, the “power of the press” resides in the readers of our newspapers. From the announcement of their birth through[Read More…]
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As jury selection starts, questions remain in Blankenship case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With jury selection set to begin this morning in the criminal trial of former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, there was a flurry of new motions Wednesday and significant questions remained about the jury selection process itself and about the contours of the cases prosecutors and[Read More…]
NBA’s Pelicans land at The Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The sound is unmistakable. There’s the rubber soles squeaking on polished hardwood floors, the erratic thump-thump-thump of a bouncing leather ball and the grunting and taunts of towering athletes as they advance up and down the court. “Give me the ball,” one of them shouts,[Read More…]
Legislators critical of new prevailing wage rates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s new prevailing wage rates were unveiled Wednesday — rates that the research director of WorkForce West Virginia said are an accurate measure of the true wages being paid to construction workers on major projects around the state. “I would say these numbers accurately reflect the[Read More…]
Ex-legislator Mark Hunt to run for attorney general
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Kanawha County legislator Mark Hunt said Wednesday he is running for state attorney general. “West Virginia struggles with crime, the illegal drug trade and the abuse of our citizens by unscrupulous drug and insurance companies,” Hunt said in a video announcing his candidacy. “As attorney general[Read More…]
Relapses show difficulty of addiction recovery
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Even when you kick the habit, addiction is never far away. A sad story this week underscores the difficult road of recovery faced by many caught in our region’s epidemic of opioid drug use. State police found a man and women in an[Read More…]
Drilling firms still spending in W.Va. as hurdles mount
WHEELING, W.Va. — Southwestern Energy Co. officials plan to spend nearly $30 billion developing West Virginia oil and natural gas over the next 20 years, while fellow driller Antero Resources is spending more than $1 billion in the Mountain State this year alone. However, during Wednesday’s West Virginia Oil and[Read More…]
Old Wheeling warehouse to get $13M makeover
WHEELING, W.Va. – About 70 more loft apartments will be available in downtown Wheeling a little over a year from now, as the Woda Group will invest about $13 million to convert the former Boury Warehouse at 16th and Main streets. Officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon on the fifth[Read More…]
Proctor & Gamble begins W.Va. hiring process
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Today marks the beginning of a four-year hiring period for manufacturing company Procter & Gamble, as the company begins accepting applications for its Tabler Station plant. The plant is estimated to open fall 2017, with 300 employees hired by 2017 and 700 total employees hired by 2019.[Read More…]
Jane Price Sharp – a selfless life
MARLINTON, W.Va. — Jane Stobo Price Sharp, 95, died Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton, Pocahontas County. She died a stone’s throw across Knapps Creek from where she was born October 14, 1919, at the Price family home, 1118 Second Avenue, Marlinton. The family home sits just[Read More…]