An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — There are many reasons why tolls should be removed from the 88-mile West Virginia Turnpike. First and foremost is the simple fact that the original bond indebtedness associated with the creation of the 88-mile toll road between Princeton and Charleston[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Nov. 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. SCIENTIFIC PROBE TOUCHES DOWN ON STREAKING COMETThe landing by[Read More…]
Charleston Daily Mail looking for editorial writer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Daily Mail, a newspaper of conservative editorial philosophy in West Virginia’s capital, is seeking someone with top-notch critical thinking skills and knowledge of current events to write editorials and columns. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable of West Virginia’s political and economic landscape and will have[Read More…]
Veterans’ biker group say it’s bailing on Rainelle
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — For more than a quarter of a century, motorcycle-riding veterans making an annual cross-country pilgrimage to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., have taken time to stop in Rainelle. What began by happenstance when the vets decided to bypass the tolls on the West[Read More…]
Healing can begin after Elkins judge suspension
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — After more than a year of uncertainty in the Randolph County judiciary, the long nightmare seems to have come to a conclusion. Last week, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals suspended 20th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong for the[Read More…]
‘Last straw’ not a weighty issue for WVU faculty
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “The professor doth protest too much, wethinks.” At the latest WVU Faculty Senate meeting, some professors raised concerns about an initiative to require them to take out their own trash. From their offices, not public areas such as classrooms or hallways, mind you, into[Read More…]
Fracking impact forum draws crowd in Weston
WESTON, W.Va. — Area residents gathered in the Jackson’s Mill Assembly Hall Tuesday night to learn more about the impact of natural gas drilling and development in the region. The public forum was put on by a group of concerned residents representing multiple counties, and the event drew a couple hundred[Read More…]
Wife says Charleston cop lost job over pastry
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The wife of a former Charleston police officer says he was forced to resign from the department for neglecting to pay for a pastry he ate at a 7-Eleven. Charleston Police Chief Brent Webster acknowledged that the officer, Billy Helmbright, left the department earlier this month but[Read More…]
W.Va. Toyota plant celebrates $90 million new line
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Employees at Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s Buffalo plant celebrated Tuesday as the first six-speed high-torque automatic transmission came off the plant’s second automatic transmission line, capping a nearly $90 million investment in the facility. Toyota announced in August 2013 that it would spend $90 million to add an[Read More…]
Charleston holds 73rd annual Veterans Day parade
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who served their country were recognized Tuesday morning at the 73rd annual Kanawha Valley Veterans Day Parade, which began on Capitol Street and wound through downtown Charleston. The event honored veterans of all branches of the military. Any veteran who wished to do so was invited[Read More…]
