Staff report The Mountain Messenger RICHWOOD, W.Va. — Guest speaker Charles Garratt will present the free program Saturday at 10 a.m. The event will begin with a photo presentation and talk followed by a trip to Cranberry Glades and the surrounding area to look at a few of these orchids.[Read More…]
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Terra Alta: Celebrating Independence Day for 91 years
By CYNTHIA McCLOUD The Preston County News & Journal TERRA ALTA, W.Va. – Independence Day 1935. A young man with a piercing gaze wearing a newsboy cap and three-piece pinstripe suit poses by one of the tall oak trees in the Terra Alta Community Park. Behind him, a crowd of men[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle prepares for unthinkable
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Although West Virginia has not experienced any mass shootings, Nathan Harmon, a BECON active shooter training instructor, said he’s trying to prepare people in the Eastern Panhandle community — teachers, employees, worshippers — about the benefits of situational awareness in the event[Read More…]
White Sulphur Springs celebrates “rebirth” of town
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, W.Va. — The town of White Sulphur Springs showed their spirits were still alive during the town’s Family Fair Saturday — a “rebirth” of the town after last year’s 1,000-year flood. While families gathered to play games, eat food and spend time[Read More…]
Senate faction proposes income tax triggers based on rising sales tax revenue
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican leaders involved in a conference committee to work out a compromise on a West Virginia tax and revenue bill have proposed rolling back income tax rates based on increases in sales tax revenue. The committee is considering a tax and[Read More…]
Shining up the Big Apple
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — From left: Alexander Cole, Matthew Hausafus, Daniel Price and Max Fitz — Boy Scouts from Troop 29 in Martinsburg — scrap rust and chipped paint from the Big Apple Time Capsule on West King Street Thursday evening in Martinsburg. The project is Max Fitz’s Boy Scout Eagle[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, June 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, June 8, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. IT’S COMEY TESTIMONY DAY The fired FBI director will recount conversations with Trump that he[Read More…]
Congress authorizes $70 million for opioid crisis response
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — In an effort to help states, first responders and recovery groups respond to the opioid crisis, Congress has authorized $70 million in federal grants through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The three grants are for medication-assisted treatment and behavioral therapy[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, June 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, June 5, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE AN ARAB RIFT HAS ISOLATED A NATION Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to[Read More…]
Blue & Gray Reunion in Philippi kicks off Thursday
By BAYLI HELMICK The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Planning for the 28th annual Blue & Gray Reunion is underway throughout Philippi as its citizens prepare for the annual historical weekend. This year will mark the 156th anniversary of the First Land Battle of the Civil War, as re-enactors, businesses, musicians,[Read More…]
