By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail Their coal dust-scarred lungs have left them short of breath for years. Now, National Black Lung Association President Gary Hairston and Kanawha County Black Lung Association President Jerry Coleman are short on hope. “I’m worried to death,” said Hairston, 69, of Beckley said. What worries[Read More…]
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WVSSAC Class AAA state semifinals: Martinsburg bulls past Highlanders
By Zack Klemme, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Dave Walker saw Xerxees Yancey, having just completed a postgame interview, walking toward the Martinsburg locker room. Talking to another member of the media, and figuring Yancey might be listening in, Walker playfully noted the potential element of fortune in Yancey’s propensity[Read More…]
North Marion sets up all-county Class AA final with demolition of Weir
By Sean McNamara, correspondent, WV News RACHEL, W.Va. – It will be an all-Marion County matchup in the Class AA title game Friday in Wheeling as the North Marion Huskies punched their ticket to the island Saturday by earning a 48-14 victory over Weir at home in the semifinals, setting[Read More…]
Rinse and repeat: ’Jackets to state
By Aaron Lee, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARSONS, W.Va. — It was a muddy one Friday evening when the Yellowjackets traveled to Parsons to take on Tucker County. Despite a slow start, Williamstown would go on to win in convincing fashion by a score of 45-8. This marks Williamstown’s[Read More…]
WVU researchers aim to cut through radio interference that obscures signal detection
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University research team is working on ways to eliminate the rampant human-made radio interference from cell phones, televisions and radar systems that can block the detection of radio signals by astronomers. With $510,000 in funding support from the National Science Foundation, team[Read More…]
State-bound: Princeton beats Bridgeport 73-70 in Class AAA semifinal thriller
By Tom Bone, for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — The “road to Wheeling” wound through Princeton on Friday night, and the Tigers hopped on board. In a record-breaking performance, the blue-clad Princeton squad preached the state football championship game for the first time in recorded memory, outlasting the[Read More…]
Fairmont Senior advances to Wheeling over Independence 42-21
By Colin C. Rhodes, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The latest chapter in one of West Virginia’s newest postseason rivalries, No. 2 Fairmont Senior hosted No. 14 and defending champion Independence at East-West Stadium for a WVSSAC AA semifinal matchup. Fairmont Senior managed to recover from its three-turnover first[Read More…]
Cavaliers celebrate their ‘Holliday’ in Lindside
By Michael Goddard, The West Virginia Daily News LINDSIDE, W.Va. — As the semifinals rolled around on the football calendar, how fitting was it that Greenbrier West and James Monroe were meeting on the weekend dubbed Rivalry Week? The two schools have developed into fierce rivals on the fields, courts,[Read More…]
West Virginia Christmas tree to be lit at U.S. Capitol Tuesday
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON, DC — West Virginia’s congressional delegation will help welcome the Christmas season to Capitol Hill on Tuesday evening. Reps. Carol Miller and Alex Mooney and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin will join House Speaker Mike Johnson and other officials for the U.S.[Read More…]
Traditions come to life at coal town Christmas festival
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A place rooted in timeless traditions will come to life this week as part of the Appalachian Coal Town Christmas at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine and Youth Museum. From carolers in a church to underground mine tours, an ornament workshop[Read More…]