By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has set aside community and environmental advocate opposition to approve a permit application for a biomass and carbon-capture facility in Mason County whose permittee is linked to plans for nearby data center operations. The DEP[Read More…]
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Barnwood Builders disassemble historic Bluefield cabin
By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — While his team of “Barnwood Builders” have reclaimed historic cabins and barns across Appalachia and beyond, the Davidson House project in Bluefield is of particular importance to Mark Bowe. “I think this one is a little more significant for us because number[Read More…]
School bus driver shortage forces Marion County Schools to adapt
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — The number of school bus runs Marion County Schools has had to cancel this year has increased significantly from last year, according to School Superintendent Donna Heston. The problem is due to a lack of school bus drivers. “When bus operators call in[Read More…]
WV AG McCuskey endorses railway merger; CSX begins coast-to coast intermodal BNSF
By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, along with attorneys general from Georgia and Nebraska, this week submitted a letter to the federal Surface Transportation Board endorsing the proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern Railway by Union Pacific. It’s been a week that saw[Read More…]
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association Funds Point Pleasant Junior/High School Beautification Project
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…]
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…]
