CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is accepting nominations for the 2014 Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award through May 1. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by the West Virginia Press Association. It’s given each year in recognition of an individual’s service to the newspapers in the state, the West Virginia[Read More…]
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‘Hands on the River’ provides licensed massage therapy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents of Kanawha County and the surrounding region have another option for massage therapy as Geraldine Gardner, a licensed massage therapist, has opened “Hands on the River, ” on US 119, between the Mink Shoals and Big Chimney exits of Interstate 79. With office hours and appointments[Read More…]
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad opens 2014 season with Cottontail Express
ELKINS, W.Va. – The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad opens its 2014 season on Saturday, April 19, with “a fun excursion for families celebrating springtime weather and the Easter weekend.” “The Cottontail Express pulls out of the Elkins Depot at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a 90-minute hop[Read More…]
CNN picks W.Va.’s Mountain Music Trail as top spot
MARLINTON, W.Va. — Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Cara Rose scored a huge coup recently when CNN picked the Mountain Music Trail as the place to visit in West Virginia in 2014. CNN travel writer Katia Hetter recommended one spot in each of the 50 states for[Read More…]
Coldwater owes state of West Virginia millions
A column by Jared Hunt, business editor of the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Economic Development Authority, Wood County Development Authority and United Bank will have millions of dollars on the line in the looming bankruptcy proceedings for soon-to-be defunct retailer Coldwater Creek. The company has[Read More…]
Manchin says he’s keeping 2016 options open
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Thursday that he’s keeping his political options open for 2016, even though his U.S. Senate term doesn’t end until two years after that. The West Virginia Governor’s Office — as well as other state and national offices — will be open that[Read More…]
Pulitzers affirm public service of whistleblowers
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ever since “Deep Throat” (FBI Associate Director Mark Felt) furtively told reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein about hidden White House sleaze — eventually sending many Nixon administration officials to prison and driving the president from office — we have admired[Read More…]
Fairmont’s concrete ‘ghost’ a national contender
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — For the 11th year in a row, Fairmont State University’s American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter will represent the region at the National Concrete Canoe Competition. The 27th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition is set for June 19-21 at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Pa.[Read More…]
Monongalia’s top ranking only the good news
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Rev. Martin Luther King preached that, “No man is free until all men are free.” Without sounding preachy, that line of thinking also applies to children’s well-being. It’s wonderful that Monongalia County was ranked No. 1 in the state for[Read More…]
Some retirees of ex-Consol mines to lose benefits
BENWOOD, W.Va. – Effective Dec. 31, Murray Energy Corp. will cut off health benefits to salaried retirees from the five West Virginia coal mines it bought from Consol Energy in December, company officials confirmed Wednesday. Retirees affected include those at the company’s Ohio County Mine in Benwood, formerly known as[Read More…]
