An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — It’s been 28 years since the battle was won to help curb the scourge of biting, annoying, swarming black flies. Before the state started spraying the fly larvae in the New, Bluestone and Greenbrier rivers in 1986, outdoor activities were accompanied by what was[Read More…]
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Failure to slow for highway workers has consequences
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — There are a solid few weeks of 2006 that Division of Highways worker Bill Swan just doesn’t remember. He doesn’t remember being hit by a vehicle, smashing his head against the windshield or falling with such force to the ground that[Read More…]
Power plant financing to affect school revenue
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Marshall County Board of Education may forgo about $181 million worth of potential property tax revenue to attract a natural gas power plant, but Superintendent Michael Hince said this fact tells only a small portion of the economic impact story. As Buffalo, N.Y.-based private developer Moundsville[Read More…]
First Energy seeks power bill rate increase
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — FirstEnergy has requested a $96 million rate increase from the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The rate increase would include all West Virginia territories served by FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison. According to a release from FirstEnergy, residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month would[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, May 1
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 1, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ROB FORD TAKING LEAVE The Toronto mayor needs[Read More…]
Elk River Fest provides two days of unique West Virginia fun
CLAY, W.Va. — For two days in June — Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7 — visitors to the Elk River Fest will flow through the streets of Clay, enjoying a unique Mountain State festival and celebration of life along the river. There is no admission to the many activities[Read More…]
Residents questioning Morgantown’s commitment to comprehensive plan for growth
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Just last June, the city of Morgantown approved a comprehensive plan designed to make the downtown a more pedestrian-friendly and attractive environment. Six months later, city officials violated that comprehensive plan by giving Sheetz 10 variances so the chain could build a gas station and[Read More…]
Tourism: West Virginia’s best-kept secret?
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — With its majestic mountains and raging rivers, West Virginia has become a growing tourist destination. People in the know travel to the Mountain State to brave its white-water rapids, climb its challenging cliffs, ski, ride horses and just generally enjoy the state’s bluegrass music[Read More…]
What is green?
Happy Earth Day! I learned a long time ago that there are no free lunches or as Tim McGraw said in his hit song How Bad Do You Want it “There’s always a price to pay no matter what you do.” That is certainly true when it comes to energy.[Read More…]
W.Va.-born jewel thief, now 83, struck again in fall
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Doris Payne has spent more than 60 years walking out of jewelry stores all over the world with things that didn’t belong to her, but now a California judge has ordered her to stay away from those stores. The daughter of a West Virginia coal miner, Payne,[Read More…]
