CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today issued the following statement regarding the current State of Emergency in Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, and Roane counties. From the Governor: The State of Emergency remains in the affected counties. The Governor dispatched the state’s Department of Environmental[Read More…]
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Blog: wvpress extra — No immediate crisis for news coverage
A blog by WVPA Executive Director Don Smith: Jan. 10, 2014: No immediate crisis for news coverage. West Virginia newspaper reporters got the word out Thursday and Friday — even throughout the night — about the 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol chemical leak. During this nine-county state of emergency, West Virginia American Water customers[Read More…]
Is it a rainy day in West Virginia?
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Perception is nine-tenths of the law in politics and that is the problem with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s plan to give a 2 percent pay raise to teachers and a $504 a year, across-the-board raise to other state workers. Few[Read More…]
Morgantown Habitat houses go solar
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two recently-constructed Habitat for Humanity homes in Jerome Park are the first in Monongalia County equipped with solar panels. According to Evan Zuverink, director of operations for Monongalia County Habitat for Humanity, the installation of solar panels is part of a larger effort to[Read More…]
Bottled water shelves empty quickly in W.Va.
This photo from the Herald-Dispatch is an example of countless scenes across the region as residents flocked to stores in search of safe water. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for nine counties including Cabell on Thursday night because of a chemical[Read More…]
States pick up pace on workforce development
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Both West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear had some success in bringing new jobs to their states last year. In his “state of state” address on Wednesday, Tomblin pointed out the expansion of the Sogefi plant at[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Jan. 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. EXPERTS PREDICT CHRISTIE WILL REGAIN HIS FOOTING Political[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Gov. Tomblin declares state of emergency in nine counties
Water to be available through the county offices of emergency services CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Thursday evening, Jan. 9, 2014, issued a State of Emergency for Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, and Roane counties. This declaration follows a notice from West Virginia American Water Company that its water supply had[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Photo available for water stories
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Daily Mail has provided the WVPS Sharing Network with a photo for your use with stories on the water emergency around the Capitol region. The WVPA thanks Editor/Publisher Brad McElhinny and photographer Bob Wojcieszak for this photo. Please credit photographer Bob Wojcieszak and the Charleston Daily[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Teacher of the Year receives new car and $5,000
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, Erin Sponaugle, has been awarded $5,000 and a new Toyota. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin joined State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jim Phares, General Manager of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Doug Shields, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia President[Read More…]
