POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. – Thanks to the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) and hard-working students, the front entrance of the Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School has received a landscaping enhancement. The WVNLA board of directors — at their October 22 meeting — approved a $2,000 donation to the[Read More…]
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West Virginia women hunters embrace tradition, conservation, and community giving this buck season
By Faithlyn Graham, WV News BURNSVILLE, W.Va. — Monday, Nov. 24 marks the beginning of the 2025 buck season, and hunters throughout the state are gearing up their firearms. According to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, hunting and fishing license sales to state residents in 2023-2024 totaled $7.9[Read More…]
Miller pleads guilty in daughter’s death
By Cameron Maynard, Coal Valley News MADISON — At a plea hearing in Boone Circuit Court on Friday, Julie Miller pleaded guilty to death of a child by parent, guardian or custodian. She was charged in April 2024 in death of her 14-year-old daughter, Kynnedi Miller. The plea was in[Read More…]
City sets new civil forfeitures for animal neglect, abuse cases
By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — An ordinance establishing civil forfeitures for neglected or abandoned animals is now in effect in Bluefield. The new city ordinance was approved Tuesday on a second reading by the Bluefield Board of Directors. It is expected to help reduce overcrowding at the[Read More…]
Winners of Southern WV Business Idea Pitch Competition Celebrate with Cash Prizes, Technical Assistance and Potential Growth
Athens, W.Va. (November 21, 2025) – Natasha Zoe with JarHead Kitchens was the first place winner of this year’s Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition hosted by the West Virginia Hive last night at Concord University. Five entrepreneurs pitched their proactive business strategies to a live audience and a[Read More…]
West Virginia’s BEAD Broadband Plan Approved, Capito Announces
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON — West Virginia’s final application for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) program has been approved, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. West Virginia submitted its final proposal for the federal internet expansion program in September, aiming to bring broadband coverage[Read More…]
Mine accident injures three at Fairview coal mine
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — A collision between two pieces of machinery injured three miners Wednesday morning at the Loveridge No. 22 coal mine, at the Johnny Cake Mine Portal in Fairview. EMS took two of the three miners to WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in[Read More…]
$16 Million in grant funds awarded for West Virginia crime victims
The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov, Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that more than $16.3 million in West Virginia Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants have been awarded to 83 projects across the state. The funds, totaling $16,327,849, are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of[Read More…]
Stealing hope: Conspirators sentenced in Boone County BOE fraud case
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former Boone County Schools maintenance director and a Kentucky businessman have been sentenced for their roles in a fraud that robbed the Boone County school system of $3.4 million. Michael David Barker, 48, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit[Read More…]
Bluefield State University and Appalachian School of Law launch accelerated law degree program
Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Bluefield State University and the Appalachian School of Law have launched a new 3+3 Accelerated Law Degree Program, offering students a faster and more affordable path to earning both a bachelor’s degree and a law degree. The partnership was formalized on Thursday, November 13, during[Read More…]
