By John McVey The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — More than 50 interested individuals gathered Thursday evening for a community conversation on Poverty in the Panhandle: Children at Risk. “The most apparent thing is the numbers – the percentage of boys and girls living in poverty,” Tiffany Lawrence said to open[Read More…]
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Press association, Parkersburg paper host oil and gas meeting
By Brett Dunlap Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The lines of communication were opening up in Parkersburg Thursday between news organizations around the state and officials with companies involved in the emerging oil and gas industry. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, in association with the West Virginia Press[Read More…]
Kennedy keepsake editions published statewide
Newspapers across the state published special editions to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This image is from the front page of The Dominion Post in Morgantown. Click here for the paper’s e-edition
Exponent-Telegram shines light on JFK legacy
Exponent-Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The next time you drive to Charleston, remember that Interstate 79 would not be there if not for John F. Kennedy. The interstate highway system devised under President Eisenhower did not include any roads for West Virginia. Once in office, JFK, who was grateful to[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know for Friday, Nov. 22
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. SOLEMN MEMORIALS MARK JFK 50TH ANNIVERSARY Dallas wants[Read More…]
W.Va. officials say Jackson County plant is ‘manna from heaven’
By Jared Hunt Charleston Daily Mail Business Editor CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday called Carbonyx International USA a “visionary company” that could help reverse a long history of state resources being ripped from the ground and shipped off for the profit of out-of-state coal barons. Tomblin[Read More…]
Fly up to Dayton to see JFK’s Air Force One
By Dave Lavender The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When you think about the death of the President John F. Kennedy, it is Dallas not Dayton that comes to mind, of course. However, if you want to tour SAM 26000 (Special Air Mission), Kennedy’s Air Force One, you can do[Read More…]
Thanksgiving Day means stuffed editions
Here’s how The Journal of Martinsburg is promoting its Thanksgiving Day edition. Readers across the state look forward to their papers on that day.
W.Va. Turnpike tunnel serves as training grounds
By Andrea Lannom Charleston Daily Mail BECKLEY, W.Va.–Dust filled the air and the sound of drills rang through the dimly lit Memorial Tunnel as emergency crews worked to pull out mannequins trapped in several different ways. “Carry him, carry him!” yelled one responder with the South Carolina Urban Search[Read More…]
Top 9 Challenges Facing Journalism
Maryanne Reed, dean of the West Virginia University School of Journalism, wrote a piece for public broadcasting’s Media Shift about a News Corp. executive’s appearance at the J school. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With more and more people consuming news digitally, the future of journalism has never been brighter. But[Read More…]
