By Sam FisherFor Amazon This week, Amazon celebrated the grand opening of its two first operations facilities in West Virginia with state leaders, local officials, and community partners. At the two last mile facilities, local employees support efforts to provide fast delivery and great service to customers. At both facilities,[Read More…]
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Prime Time: Parkersburg-area officials tour West Virginia’s first last-mile Amazon facility
By Amber PhippsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Davisville — State officials, county personnel and local leaders in business gathered to tour and learn about West Virginia’s first last-mile Amazon facility in Davisville on Tuesday. The event featured a guided tour of the establishment by site manager Curtis Jones as[Read More…]
Gov. Patrick Morrisey, other officials celebrate top travel award
By Steve KeenanFor The Register-Herald Canyon Rim — The numbers don’t lie, and the secret is becoming less of one. Ever-rising tourism-related visitation and economic numbers and continued widespread recognition more and more underscore the impact tourism has in West Virginia, officials say. On Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey was joined[Read More…]
Morrisey signs bills cutting income tax, repealing high school transfer rule
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Lansing — Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday that he signed bills cutting personal income tax rates and repealing the controversial student transfer rule after high school sports regulators agreed to address the issue, but action remains on many other bills with[Read More…]
Pain at the pump: Gas prices in WV near $4 per gallon as Iran war rages, prices soar
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia With the United States now entering the second month of the military conflict in Iran, consumers are feeling rapidly increasing pain at the gas pump. As of Tuesday, gasbuddy.com — a crowdsourced consumer comparison website — reports the national average for a gallon of gasoline to be $4.02. This[Read More…]
Toys For Tots Seeking Permanent Home
By Joselyn KingFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – The local Toys for Tots group is serving a growing number of children each year, and now it needs a larger space in which to operate. John Labriola, a Marine Corps Reserve member who serves as coordinator for Toys For Tots in Ohio,[Read More…]
ACE Adventure Resort Kicks Off 2026 Rafting Season in the New River Gorge National Park
By Chris ColinFor ACE Adventure Resort Oak Hill — ACE Adventure Resort is excited to announce the official kickoff of the 2026 whitewater rafting season, with the first trip of the year scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st. As spring arrives in the New River Gorge National Park, guests can once again[Read More…]
Hundreds Rally; Protesters turn out for ‘No Kings’ event
By Edgar KelleyFor The Inter-Mountain Elkins — Close to 300 people took part in a No Kings rally Saturday outside the Randolph County Courthouse, officials said. The event, which was organized by the Randolph County Democratic Party, was part of a nationwide protest that saw more than 3,000 rallies at[Read More…]
Fairmont’s Poky Dot faces multiple claims of writing worthless checks, employee wages
By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — While the Poky Dot restaurant celebrated 75 years in business in January, an employee pursued the business for wages owed her since October. On Friday, the employee’s mother outlined the entire ordeal on social media. The incident is one of several establishing a pattern[Read More…]
Speaker of the WV House of Delegates Roger Hanshaw and WV Secretary of State Kris Warner discuss the WV Small Business Growth Act during the latest episode of “Just Three Questions!”
By Diane NesterFor The Office Of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – During a recent recording of “Just Three Questions!”, WV Secretary of State Kris Warner had a conversation with Roger Hanshaw, the Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and the third ranking constitutional officer in the[Read More…]
