Please Help our Veterans! This past legislative session was very good for the Veterans of West Virginia. Our state stepped up and approved legislation to build a new Veterans Nursing Home in Beckley. It was because of the leadership of Sen. Mike Green for introducing SB 523 to build this[Read More…]
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US Hotel and Resort Management awarded contract at Canaan Valley Resort State Park
DAVIS, W.Va. – A management contract to operate Canaan Valley Resort State Park near Davis in Tucker County has been awarded to US Hotel and Resort Management, Inc., according to Paul Redford, district administrator with the West Virginia State Park sysem. The current management contractor, Guest Services, Inc., (GSI) will continue contact obligations through June 30, 2014. “Both US[Read More…]
Goodwin named new Deputy Secretary of Commerce and the Commissioner of Tourism
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced today he will appoint Amy Shuler Goodwin as Deputy Secretary of Commerce and the Commissioner of Tourism for the State of West Virginia. For the past two years, Goodwin has served as the Director of Communications for Tomblin. “Like many, I have been[Read More…]
Employment Opportunity: Weekly newspaper seeking editor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A family-owned weekly newspaper, located in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, seeks to fill the position of editor. A successful applicant needs to be community minded and willing to accept responsibility for covering local events/meetings, write feature stories and assisting with the day-to-day operations. Send resume[Read More…]
Hair Cuttery salons helping victims of domestic violence
CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. – Giving back to someone in need this spring can be as simple as getting a haircut in time for Mother’s Day. Hair Cuttery, the largest family-owned and operated chain of hair salons in the country, is honored to team up with The National Network to End Domestic Violence[Read More…]
Roush posts low golf score on Wendy’s Amateur Tour
FARMINGTON, Pa. — The Wendy’s Amateur Tour saw Trent Roush of Mason post the low round of the day by shooting a 75 in very difficult weather conditions Wednesday, April 30, at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s Mystic Rock golf course. Mystic Rock, the host of the PGA Tour’s 84 Lumber Classic for several years, was a[Read More…]
Pre-prom mock accident in Lincoln County
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Report shows W.Va. air quality has improved
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia got mixed reviews on air quality from the American Lung Association in its “State of the Air 2014” Report, released on Wednesday. Ozone smog worsened in all measured counties, part of a national trend attributed to warmer temperatures, but most particle pollution levels showed improvement[Read More…]
Charleston residents rally against violence
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of people marched in the rain from opposite ends of town to Haddad Riverfront Park Wednesday to call for an end to violence. The rally started with the vision of Deanna McKinney, mother of slain 18-year-old Tymel McKinney, who was gunned down on the porch of[Read More…]
Ravenswood man indicted for selling box turtles
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal grand jury meeting in Charleston on Wednesday indicted a Jackson County man on two counts of unlawful transport and sale of wildlife for allegedly capturing about 300 wild Eastern box turtles in West Virginia and selling them to out-of-state buyers, including an undercover federal law[Read More…]
