A column by Mickey Furfari from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Craig Turnbull, the latest head coach victim of Oliver Luck’s shocking series of firings at West Virginia University, had generally enjoyed what many rate as an outstanding career not only in athletics but in life. Like the[Read More…]
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City of Clarksburg poised to buy historic theater
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Clarksburg would acquire the former Rose Garden Theater for $430,000, under an ordinance City Council will consider Thursday night. The ordinance, up for the first of two readings, comes on the heels of an agreement reached between the city administration and owners C.J. Martin, James B. Lambert[Read More…]
Massive Turnout for Medicaid Enrollment in W.Va.
From The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On the final day to begin enrolling for health insurance under the new federal health care mandate, West Virginia has nearly doubled the projected number of individuals to sign up under the state’s Medicaid expansion. The total federal projection since Jan. 2014 in[Read More…]
Axing wage bill is in W.Va.’s best interests
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is being urged to do something irresponsible – to sign into law a bill that would be bad for West Virginia. Never mind flaws in the Legislature’s minimum wage bill, the governor is being told. Just sign it.[Read More…]
Demolition expert is an interesting character
LOGAN, W.Va. — He may barely stand five-feet tall with his boots on, but he can make tall buildings shake by his mere presence. One might say he is the man who is “tearing down Logan” and can appropriately be called “Mighty Mike”. In reality, he is a demolition expert[Read More…]
Laws restricting natural gas exports are outdated
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Coal continues to lead the way when it comes to West Virginia’s exports, despite a decline of 26 percent over the previous year. U.S. Census figures released last week show we exported $8.4 billion worth of products in 2013, which was the[Read More…]
Manchin angry over inclusion in mine disaster film
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin said he didn’t know all the facts before appearing in a film funded by former coal executive Don Blankenship about “what really happened” at the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster. In a statement released Monday, Manchin, D-W.Va., said he was told the film[Read More…]
Kanawha prosecutor charged with battery of son
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Police charged Kanawha Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants with domestic battery Monday and say he struck his son with a leather belt more than 10 times. Plants turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest on the misdemeanor charge Monday morning. This is the[Read More…]
Arch Coal’s Taylor County Operation earns top coal environmental award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Arch Coal’s Leer Mining Complex in Taylor County claimed the West Virginia’s top award for environmental stewardship — The Greenlands Award — during the West Virginia Coal Association’s 41st Annual Mining Symposium in Charleston. In presenting The Greenlands Award to Arch Coal, West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney said, “This award is for their work to minimize adverse[Read More…]
Princeton Times editor hospitalized after stroke
PRINCETON — A veteran local journalist who has served as editor and general manager of the Princeton Times for the past decade is undergoing treatment for a stroke at a Roanoke, Va., hospital. Tammie Toler, an award-winning newspaper reporter/editor who started her career in newspapers working on the copy desk[Read More…]
