By STEVEN BAUBLITZ NCWV Media BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Pipeline operators, supervisors and other oil and gas industry workers in North Central West Virginia have constantly changing rules and regulations they must adhere to. To keep the workers informed and up to date on the latest regulatory changes, the state Public[Read More…]
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Trump veterans join West Virginia Gov. Justice 2020 re-election campaign
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump is sending help to Gov. Jim Justice for the 2020 re-election effort which could see a new challenger. The Justice campaign announced Monday that Mike Lukach was joining the re-election team as campaign manager.[Read More…]
Pre-candidates for West Virginia governor bring in donations
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The candidate filing period is 10 months away, but potential candidates are already raising money in anticipation of becoming the next governor of West Virginia. Pre-candidates for office had between March 30 and April 5 to turn in[Read More…]
WV senators applaud President Trump’s orders on pipelines
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers are applauding President Donald Trump’s efforts to speed up natural gas pipeline projects. Trump issued a pair of executive orders Thursday aimed at making it harder for states to block pipelines and other energy projects due to environmental concerns.[Read More…]
WVU-hosted strength and conditioning clinic features unique look at Human Performance Innovation Center
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University-hosted event will provide unprecedented access to renowned sport sciences professionals. The second annual gathering, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (April 13) at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center, will highlight a tour and hands-on application at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Human Performance Center.[Read More…]
Former Times West Virginian editor John Veasey remembered as a legend
By ERIC CRAVEY Editor Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Former Times West Virginian editor John Veasey died Tuesday due to a stroke he had Monday. He was 82. After graduating from West Virginia University, Veasey was hired as a sports reporter on Oct. 3, 1958, for the Fairmont Times, the[Read More…]
West Virginia children’s author Anna Smucker shares love of books
Times West Virginian FAIRVIEW, W.Va. – West Virginia author Anna Smucker recently visited Fairview Elementary to share her love of reading and writing with students in kindergarten through third grade She presented writing workshops to students, teachers and parents and read her most recently published book, Golden Delicious: A Cinderella[Read More…]
First WVU Tech women’s leadership conference sets students up for success
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Strong. Happy. Empowered. That’s what the word “she” stood for Friday where more than 70 women gathered on the WVU Tech campus in Beckley to participate in the inaugural Women’s Leadership Conference. WVU Tech officials said the refrain set the tone for[Read More…]
West Virginia native’s film, ‘Mine 9,’ set to premiere on Friday in Princeton
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A movie that will have one of its premieres at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton on Friday is described by its director as a “claustrophobic thriller,” but one that also pays tribute to the dangerous profession of coal mining. Eddie[Read More…]
Water rich, water poor: WVU professor shares his views on the state’s most important resource
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — When bean counters tabulate the profitable natural resources of West Virginia, calculations are made about the coal that is hauled out of the rugged and rural mountain landscape or the natural gas being captured from thousands of wells in increasing volumes. There[Read More…]
