BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Register-Herald, a leading daily newspaper in southern West Virginia, is looking to add staff. The 20,000-circulation Register-Herald is located in Beckley, which is the business and medical hub for the region. The newspaper has three openings. Candidates for any of the three positions, should send resume and references to Editor[Read More…]
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Alpha Natural Resources’ vice president to chair VCEA
LEBANON, Va. — Donald “Donnie” Ratliff has been named the new chairman of the Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance Inc. Ratliff, Alpha Natural Resources’ vice president of state governmental affairs for Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Wyoming, assumed the new post with VCEA effective in June. Prior to that, he served on the VCEA board. VCEA is a non-profit[Read More…]
W.Va. school building authority chief named
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — David Sneed, an educational planner for Project and Construction Services Inc., will replace Mark Manchin Tuesday as the West Virginia School Building Authority’s next executive director. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the appointment Monday, saying he is confident Sneed’s experience will help him serve in his new[Read More…]
Action in W.Va. case expected after birth control ruling
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for South Charleston car dealer Joe Holland expect a federal judge in West Virginia will soon make a swift ruling in their favor after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that employers can refuse to pay for contraception for religious reasons. Local proponents of reproductive rights[Read More…]
W.Va. board should table superintendent hire
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Today in Charleston, the West Virginia Board of Education is expected to consider hiring Michael Martirano as the new Superintendent of Schools. Since he was announced as the board’s choice last week, most consider it a forgone conclusion the board will vote[Read More…]
Westover church raises 50-foot flag for July 4
WESTOVER, W.Va. — Riverside Apostolic Church, 336 Dents Run Blvd., is flying an American flag that stretches 50 feet. It honors the country and the men and women who fight for it. Pastor David Hudson said the stars and stripes go up for almost all holidays with a patriotic tie:[Read More…]
See ya later, alligator
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Richard Bledsoe knows there are some things people have to see to believe. That’s why Bledsoe’s first instinct was to grab his phone and take a photo of a 3-foot-long alligator he found in his backyard along West Oakland Drive, just off of Norway Avenue, Monday evening.[Read More…]
Wheeling city manager proposes job cuts
WHEELING, W.Va. – Looking to head off looming fiscal challenges, Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron on Monday proposed cutting about 20 mostly-vacant positions from the city’s budget, a move he expects could save more than $1 million annually over the coming years. Herron’s proposal amounts to about $826,000 in spending[Read More…]
Supreme Court says birth control is your boss’ business
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Obama’s historic 2010 health reform, the Affordable Care Act, guarantees free birth control to American women, mostly through medical insurance plans of firms with more than 50 employees. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that business owners with puritanical[Read More…]
Ruling is simple common sense
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Being in business does not need to mean compromising one’s morals, Supreme Court justices ruled Monday. That should be obvious, but it was not so to President Barack Obama’s administration. Among employers challenging the Obamacare mandate they provide specific health insurance coverage[Read More…]
