Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. ASIAN STOCKS MEANDER AFTER CHINA RATE CUT The benchmark[Read More…]
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SBA participates in Lunch & Learn session with Lockheed Martin
FAIRMONT, W.Va. ─ The U.S. Small Business Administration participates in Lunch & Learn Session with Lockheed Martin Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont. The event is presented in collaboration by the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation Affiliate Services Group, I-79 Development Council and the U.S. Small[Read More…]
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warns students, parents of potential scholarship scams
Advice issued as part of Office’s second Back to School Consumer Protection Week CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warns students and their parents to be cautious of potential scams when applying for scholarships. “At this time of year, many high school seniors and their parents are beginning to[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce funding for three West Virginia fire departments
Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department and South Berkley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad will receive FEMA funding to enhance fire prevention and safety operations WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced today that the Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Moorefield Volunteer[Read More…]
‘This was like nothing I have ever experienced,’ Preston’s Special Olympians bring back memories and medals from World Games
By Theresa Marthey Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Most people will never know the dream of being able to walk into a stadium in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics while thousands of people chant U-S-A. But for Preston County athletes, that dream became an amazing reality.[Read More…]
Cheney to keynote W.Va. Chamber annual summit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney will address a ballroom full of West Virginia’s political and economic elites as the keynote speaker at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit at The Greenbrier resort next week. Cheney will speak with his daughter, Liz Cheney, who served[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce investment to boost economy and create jobs in West Virginia
Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas and Webster Counties will benefit from $70,000 EDA investment WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will provide $70,000 to the Region 4 Planning and Development Council to invest in job creation[Read More…]
Statehouse abuzz with Holly Grove hive removal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Angry crowds are not unheard of at the state Capitol Complex, but the one dispersed Monday was a bit different. Department of Agriculture apiarist Wade Stiltner was called in Monday morning to remove a hive of bees from the back porch of the Holly Grove mansion, adjacent[Read More…]
John Foust: Incongruence in ad creativity
By John Foust Raleigh, NC Congruence is an important characteristic of communication. In order to get a message through, all of the ingredients have to match. Most of the time, congruence comes naturally. Just notice how strange it feels to say the word “yes” and shake your head “no.” On[Read More…]
Time to pay for polluter
A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When was the last time you heard of a polluter pleading guilty in court, let alone serving jail time, for poisoning the public’s water? Thanks to U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and his team, it was last week. Former Freedom Industries[Read More…]
