BECKLEY, W.Va. — Many Theatre West Virginia items will be auctioned off Saturday at 10 a.m. at the former Mabscott office, located at 102 Spruce St. Manager Scott Hill said the items need to be sold because the company is moving from a large building to a much smaller office.[Read More…]
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Ex-Daily Mail Sports Editor Dick Hudson dies at 100
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dick Hudson, who wrote about sports for the Charleston Daily Mail for 36 years, died last Friday at 100 years old. Hudson passed away at home in Shady Springs, Ga., surrounded by family. Hudson’s Mountain State friends and former colleagues recalled him as a “gentlemen” and “sweetheart”[Read More…]
Luck outlines $106 million in WVU athletics projects
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU athletic director Oliver Luck said that while Mountaineer Field and the Coliseum have “aged gracefully,” they’re in need of upgrades. Luck discussed the athletic department’s plans to use $106 million for facility improvements during a Tuesday, April 8, press conference outside his Coliseum office. He said[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, April 9
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1-SHIP RELOCATES UNDERWATER SIGNALS FOR MH370 Search crews are[Read More…]
New Book tells story of hope and Christ’s second coming
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — A new book about a West Virginia tragedy shows how a nightmare became hope as a young man accused of murdering his father finds hope in the spirit of Jesus Christ. “With a trial for the murder of his father still looming in the distance … Scott Harrison[Read More…]
PSC orders water utility to continue public projects
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials for the state Public Service Commission on Monday ordered West Virginia American Water to continue public water projects, after the utility had said it wasn’t legally required to participate in the projects. Water company officials slashed funding for public-private water partnerships all over the state in[Read More…]
W.Va. officials explore two-lane option for King Coal
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A usable section of the King Coal Highway in Mercer County could be constructed at half of the project’s original estimated cost, officials said Monday. However, that would involve building — at least initially — only a two-lane corridor from the existing Christine West Bridge at Stoney[Read More…]
Vintage car heartbreaker
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s not every day you see a powder-blue 1950s Ford by the side of the interstate, but that’s just what greeted emergency responders Monday, April 7, on Interstate 68. And it was a sight to break a classic car lover’s heart. Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt.[Read More…]
Huntington residents urged to support Keith-Albee
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington has been fortunate that those who built the Keith-Albee Theatre more than 85 years ago and have been entrusted with its care in the decades since were serious about their responsibility to the structure that graces 4th Avenue. Most of the[Read More…]
Ramps & Rail festival adds royalty
ELKINS – Contestants traveled from all over the area in a night of fun, fashion and attitude at the first Ramps & Rail Pageant at The Old Brick Playhouse Saturday evening. Participating in one of three categories ranging from youth, ages 6-13, teen, ages 13-16 and queen divisions, ages 16-21,[Read More…]
