MARLINTON, W.Va. — Seven years ago, a hand-hewn pioneer log cabin was discovered inside another residence near St. John Neumann Catholic Church, in Marlinton. Upon further inspection, members of the Pocahontas County Historic Landmarks Commission found that the cabin was built by Squire Hugh McGlaughlin in 1850 and is known[Read More…]
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Tort reform group brings message to Beckley
BECKLEY, W.Va. — How can West Virginia create more jobs and have a better business climate, at no cost to taxpayers? Greg Thomas, executive director of the West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (WV CALA), says legal reform is one of the answers to that question. “Legal reform won’t fix everything,[Read More…]
Point Pleasant Register ‘business of month’
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant Register has been named July’s business of the month by the Mason County Area Chamber of Commerce. Pictured are Chamber Board President Richard Walker, Chamber Executive Director Hilda Austin, Civitas Media Content Manager Michael Johnson, Register Reporter Beth Sergent, Civitas Media Manufacturing Director[Read More…]
W.Va. DEP holds final hearing on drilling waste
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A handful of passionate opponents spoke out Wednesday against proposed rule revisions for the disposal of waste material from drilling sites. The comments came during a public hearing at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection in Charleston. Members of the Wetzel County Solid Waste Authority, as[Read More…]
Let public know signs of human trafficking
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — When first responders, police officers and educators met earlier this week for a workshop on human trafficking in West Virginia, learning materials presented to attendees were not made available to non-attendees. Director of WV Intelligence Fusion Center Tom Kirk[Read More…]
Mexican ‘Consulate on Wheels’ makes W.Va. stop
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – Even though she doesn’t speak English, Mary Cruz Valdez’s smile spoke volumes when she looked at her new passport, a document she was able to obtain thanks to the Mexican Consulate’s visit to Jefferson County. Watching as her friend scanned the information contained on it, Linda[Read More…]
State animal lives up to its name
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sometimes the best way to respect Mother Nature is simply to not get to close to her. Especially when she weighs more than 300 pounds and has four cubs in tow. This summer, dozens of people in and around the greater[Read More…]
Harrison County teacher wins national art award
SHINNSTON, W.Va. — A 10-year Lincoln High School art teacher has won a prestigious national award for her watercolor painting. Carolyn Light was the grand prize winner of the 2014 Sargent Art Brighter World Teachers’ Online Art Contest. There are three other prizes awarded to students, through Sargent Art and[Read More…]
Kroger tightens pseudoephedrine sales limits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kroger supermarkets have joined a growing number of retailers in West Virginia that are restricting sales of a cold medication that’s also used to make methamphetamine in clandestine labs. This week, Kroger agreed to tighten customer purchase limits on products that contain pseudoephedrine, a key meth-making ingredient,[Read More…]
West Virginia miners rally in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — Cory Davis has worked for Walker Machinery in Huntington for four years in the service and equipment department. His company rents, services and sells some of the biggest machines on the planet — the equipment used to mine and haul coal — and the coal industry provides Walker’s[Read More…]
