By Caroline Little President and CEO Newspaper Association of America This is shaping up to be one of the most critical holiday shopping seasons in recent memory. Due to a quirk in the calendar, Thanksgiving arrives less than a month before Christmas. With the economy looking to rebound, this year’s[Read More…]
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Butterball shortage may be offset by local producers in W.Va.
By Erika Elaine Wells The Journal KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. – While some people are flocking to stores to scoop up a turkey for Thanksgiving, others are going the local route. This year, consumers may seek more options when purchasing a bird for holiday meals after major turkey producer Butterball released[Read More…]
$52 million contract awarded for U.S. Customs training center in Harpers Ferry
By Mary Stortstrom The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – A major contract has been awarded for the construction of 250-room student dormitories and a student center at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry. The nearly $52 million contract award was announced in a[Read More…]
Congratulations, Herald-Dispatch!
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington is one of today’s Top Ten Front Pages on the Newseum site.
Commands must be in Czech language for Beckley police dog
By Brandi Underwood Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — With one year with his new partner in the books, Cpl. Jamie Bloom of the Beckley Police Department said that it’s been his most rewarding year in his 12-year law enforcement career thus far. He gives the credit to his sidekick and[Read More…]
NASA program in Fairmont plays key role in latest Mars mission
By Jeremiah Shelor Times-West Virginian staff writer FAIRMONT — At 1:28 p.m. Monday, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and set off for Mars. More than 900 miles away, in a viewing room at the site of NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) program in Fairmont, officials[Read More…]
Farmington mine disaster recalled
By Jessica Borders For The Register-Herald MANNINGTON, W.Va. — The families and friends of the miners who lost their lives in the 1968 Farmington mine disaster promised back then that they would never forget that tragic day. Forty-five years later, they are still paying tribute to those fallen heroes.[Read More…]
Christmas season kicks off at Blennerhassett Museum
By BRETT DUNLAP [email protected] Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Visitors from throughout the community came Sunday to honor the cultures of the world and to kick off the Christmas season at the Blennerhassett Museum’s annual Trees of Our Heritage event and exhibit opening. The museum, located at 137[Read More…]
A profile to make you pause
Love this photo on Twitter by Samantha Perry, editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. She says: “Ready to attack an invading squirrel.” Follow @BDTPerry.
Crowds jam Meadowbrook Mall for grand re-opening
By Darlene Taylor-Morgan Exponent-Telegram Staff Writer BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A grand reopening celebration drew hundreds of people to the Meadowbrook Mall Saturday with celebrity appearances, refreshments and entertainment on tap for shoppers. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and presentation of two charitable contributions kicked off festivities to mark the completion[Read More…]
