CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and his son Zach gave a prominent guest a ride from Yeager Airport Wednesday. Four-time heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield got a lift in the mayor’s 1960 Pontiac Catalina Convertible while visiting Charleston for the USA Boxing Junior National Championships. Mayor Jones and[Read More…]
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Politicians should listen to the voters
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Politicians, take note: Listen to your constituency. You are their public servant, and if you do not do the job they expect of you, they will fire you. U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., learned that lesson the hard way[Read More…]
Fairmont explores downtown building potential
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — People took a closer look at the old fire station and several other development-ready buildings in downtown Fairmont Wednesday as part of Main Street Fairmont’s Downtown Developers’ Tour. The two-day event, based at the Gatherings at 216 Monroe St., continues today. As part of the activities, participants[Read More…]
Wood County court gets new wave of C8 lawsuits
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — More than 100 cases against DuPont were filed Tuesday and Wednesday in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk. Attorney Harry Deitzler filed the lawsuits that allege negligence, concealment, misrepresentation and fraud, defective product, negligence, emotional distress and outrage, among other issues. As of close of[Read More…]
More strong storms slam parts of W.Va.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Severe thunderstorms across the Eastern Panhandle resulted in high winds and heavy rain Wednesday. The severe thunderstorms, which were preceded by a tornado warning for an area including southern Berkeley County, led to reports of nickel-sized hail in Martinsburg and penny-sized hail northwest of Falling Waters, as[Read More…]
Texas firm plans to export Ohio Valley natural gas
PITTSBURGH – By the end of 2015, natural gas produced in the Ohio Valley could be on its way to such locales as Spain and India via Cheniere Energy’s liquefaction plant under construction along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana. Houston, Texas-based Cheniere is building the massive $2.3 billion facility on[Read More…]
Heavy storm cleanup in Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Armies of work crews scattered throughout Huntington on Wednesday to restore order after Tuesday night’s storm damaged much of the area.
Reform still needed in federal disability program
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Social Security Administration’s disability program has grown by 45 percent over the past decade, and now provides benefits to 11 million disabled workers, spouses and children. But the program is running out of money, and that means even more scrutiny for[Read More…]
Elton John rocks Charleston Civic Center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It seemed an unlikely thing when Elton John was booked to play the Charleston Civic Center. The Civic Center doesn’t get much rock ‘n’ roll traffic and the kind Charleston gets tends to lean toward sour hard rockers or graying hair metal. Neither description fits Sir Elton’s[Read More…]
Putnam firm in seventh year of flag giveaways
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With Flag Day coming Saturday, Brian Woofter, owner of Goin’ Postal in Teays Valley, is getting to replace hundreds of worn out American Flags. “The idea came from Headquarters and it was something all the franchise could join in if they wanted to and I thought it[Read More…]
