BECKLEY, W.Va. — Park Middle School band students are blowing their own horns thanks to a $30,000 grant from VH1 that purchased instruments for the 42-member marching unit. “My students are so excited,” said Park Band Director Erin Tucker. “We’ve been working with instruments from the 1940s, so to have[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Oct. 24
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. NEW YORK CITY DOCTOR TESTS POSITIVE FOR EBOLAThe physician,[Read More…]
W.Va. Public Broadcasting to rebuild Beckley studio
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Beckley’s West Virginia Public Broadcasting studio will be invigorated with a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The money will be used to rebuild its television studio in Beckley and create a mobile studio. “This will allow us to do a much better job telling the[Read More…]
WVU officials constructing isolated Ebola unit
BECKLEY, W.Va. — No cases of Ebola have been reported or suspected in West Virginia, but West Virginia University officials are developing protocol and constructing an isolated Ebola unit that is expected to be finished by Oct. 31. WVU Health and Health Sciences Director of Public Affairs Amy Johns said[Read More…]
Times West Virginian releases new mobile apps
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Beginning today, the Times West Virginian readers and subscribers alike will have a new way to get the latest local news and information, specifically designed for those on the go. Free mobile apps are now available in the App stores of iTunes, Google Play and Amazon, and[Read More…]
Wheeling Park, Roane and Charleston Catholic claim titles at Friends of Coal WV High School Golf Championship
WHEELING, W.Va. – There was a familiar look to the teams during this year’s awards ceremony at the Friends of Coal West Virginia High School Golf Championships as Wheeling Park, Roane County and Charleston Catholic all repeated as state champions. With a combined score of 462, Wheeling Park claimed its second Class AAA state championship in[Read More…]
CPR initiative starts in Wood County schools
PARKERSBURG — The American Heart Association is looking to increase the chances of West Virginians surviving sudden cardiac arrest, and with the help of the Highmark Foundation, they’re starting in Wood County schools. A $100,000 grant from the foundation, a charitable affiliate of the insurance company that includes Highmark West[Read More…]
Driller sells W.Va. tracts for $13,000 per acre
WHEELING, W.Va. — Some of the lease contracts Chesapeake Energy acquired for Marcellus and Utica shale drilling paid mineral owners as little as $5 per acre, but the Oklahoma City-based firm last week sold the West Virginia land for $13,015 per acre. That is more than 10 times the amount[Read More…]
Libertarian ideas merit discussion
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Three of the five candidates for the U.S. Senate from West Virginia are under no illusions about winning the election. They know they have no chance of prevailing. Rep. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., is virtually certain to win the Senate seat. In[Read More…]
ESPN in Huntington to profile Marshall’s herd
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — All season, Marshall’s football team has dominated the competition in an effort to catch the attention of national voters and earn a spot in the top 25 rankings, as well as the “New Year’s 6” Bowls at season’s end. That effort is getting ready to get a[Read More…]
