By Colleen S. Good Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Diablo, noun. Definition: devil. Origin: Spanish. D-I-A-B-L-O. Spelling the word “diablo” made East Fairmont Junior High School eighth-grader Laura May this year’s Marion County Spelling Bee for grades 5-8 champion. May, along with the second- through fifth-place winners, will go on[Read More…]
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Cool head, preparation help in emergencies
By Zack Harold Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If West Virginia didn’t have bad luck, we wouldn’t have any luck at all. Over the last two years we’ve seen massive power outages and property damage from a derecho, hazardous roadways and still more power outages from a freak snowstorm/tropical[Read More…]
Huntington remembers 2007 fire that killed nine
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Empty bottles targeted for recycling in W.Va.
Water emergency will leave millions of containers in its wake By Rick Steelhammer Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Millions of empty plastic water bottles are piling up in homes and businesses in Kanawha County and the surrounding area, where about 300,000 people were left without clean water following last Thursday’s[Read More…]
WVPA Alert: Legislative Breakfast set for Thursday, Feb. 6, at Charleston Marriott Town Center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Publishers, editors and advertising directors of all West Virginia Press Association member newspapers should mark their calendars and make travel arrangements for the WVPA’s 2014 Legislative Breakfast. This year’s event will be held at the Charleston Marriott Town Center, 200 Lee Street East, on Thursday, Feb. 6,[Read More…]
Charles Town march honors Martin Luther King Jr.
By Erika Elaine Wells The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – The lyrics to the African-American protest song “We Shall Overcome” filled the streets of one local city as people of all ages and backgrounds sang while marching in memory of a civil rights leader. The annual Martin Luther King Jr.[Read More…]
W.Va.’s Eastern Panhandle responds to water crisis
By Erika Elaine Wells The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Residents of the Eastern Panhandle are coming together to help fellow West Virginians in a time of need. Donations were made Sunday at the former Union Sales Dodge building on the corner of Queen and Race streets in downtown Martinsburg[Read More…]
”Light at end of the tunnel,” but no water timeline
By Ken Ward Jr., Kate White, David Gutman and Rachel Molenda Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four days after a coal-processing chemical leaked into the Elk River, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s administration and West Virginia American Water Company were once again unable to give a firm timeline for when[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Additional Water Crisis photos now available – Jan. 13
Distribution and delivery photos shared by Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W, Va. — The Charleston Daily Mail has provided the WVPS Sharing Network with two additional photos for the use of member newspapers with the water emergency stories. To avoid confusion, these photos were taken Sunday and are available as[Read More…]
WVPS Sharing: Photo for water emergency stories on Sunday.
CHARLESTON, W, Va. — The Charleston Daily Mail has provided the WVPS Sharing Network with another photo for your use with the water emergency stories on Sunday. The WVPA thanks Editor/Publisher Brad McElhinny and multimedia reporter Marcus Constantino for the photo below. It is provided for use at your discretion in print[Read More…]
