By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has told the Gazette-Mail it did not use a monitoring device that can aid emergency search and rescue opera-tions in its response to try to save a mine worker who died after officials say his Nicholas County mine was[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU Extension to celebrate agritourism, launch new network to support industry
WVU Today WHAT: The West Virginia Agritourism Initiative, a statewide effort led by West Virginia University Extension, will be celebrated at an event that will also include the debut of the Naturally, West Virginia network and website. The two groups work in partnership to strengthen local businesses, preserve Appalachian heritage and share the[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU president to come to Nicholas County Monday
From WVU Today WHAT: West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will take his “Welcome Home Tour” of the Mountain State to Nicholas County. WHO: President Benson, Summersville Mayor Robert Shafer and other local and community leaders, University alumni and supporters WHEN AND WHERE: Monday, Dec. 8 Media members are invited to the following tour[Read More…]
Good Things Happening’: Development Authority honors entrepreneurs driving region’s economy
By Greg JordanThe Register-Herald BECKLEY — Celebrating impactful economic development and successful entrepreneurs were the goals Wednesday during the Annual Client Showcase and Awards Banquet hosted by the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority. Convening at the Historic Black Knight Club in Beckley, an audience including local leaders and business[Read More…]
W.Va. state auditor launches redesigned website
From the Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON — The West Virginia State Auditor’s Office launched a fully redesigned official website Wednesday, offering expanded access to services, financial data and updates from the office, according to a news release. The office said the new site provides improved access to transparency tools that[Read More…]
Miners, including latest to die at work, honored at WV Capitol
By Laura Bilson Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON — Nearly a month after coal miner Steve Lipscomb’s death in the Roll-ing Thunder mine in Nicholas County, miners and their families gathered alongside elected officials and coal company representatives Wednesday for a Blessing for the Miners of West Virginia event at the state[Read More…]
SOS Kris Warner releases keynote remarks made at Wednesday’s ceremony for West Virginia coal miners
From the West Virginia Daily News Charleston, W.Va. – WV Secretary of State Kris Warner was the keynote speaker today for the “Praise, Remembrance, and Blessing for the Miners of West Virginia” ceremony held at the State Capitol rotunda. The ceremony was hosted by the WV Coal Association and Greenbrier Smokeless Mining Company in[Read More…]
Capitol Christmas tree lighting to honor West Virginia National Guard members
From The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — Families from across West Virginia are invited to attend the official Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday at the West Virginia Capitol Complex. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on the Capitol steps facing Kanawha Boulevard. Gov. Patrick Morrisey and First Lady[Read More…]
New hub for youth filmmakers reaches out to young West Virginian
By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian FAIRMONT — A Washington D.C.-based film festival is trying to foster new voices in film from West Virginia, coinciding with the state’s own efforts to expand its film industry. Dierdre Evans-Pritchard, executive director of the D.C. Independent Film Forum, said the moving image will possibly[Read More…]
New historical society launched to conserve the New River Gorge region in WestVirginia
From the New River Gorge Historical Society New River Gorge, WV — Historians, preservationists, and community advocates have officially established the New River Gorge Historical Society, a new regional organization dedicated to conserving the cultural and historical resources of southern West Virginia. Unlike traditional historical societies formed along county boundaries,[Read More…]
