By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — An area resident is pleased to have received correspondence from the president of the United States. Dan Miller, a lifelong resident of Randolph County, reached out to President Donald Trump with positive words of encouragement and support. “I told him that I[Read More…]
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Marshall could expand alcohol sales to stadium
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The expansion of a current in-stadium experience could be brewing for Marshall University football fans. Members of Marshall’s Board of Governors will consider a measure to allow for alcohol sales to take place throughout the Joan C. Edwards Stadium when they meet at[Read More…]
Fourth of July celebrations planned for Eastern Panhandle
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Parades, picnics, American history and, of course, fireworks will be taking place on and around July 4th in the Eastern Panhandle area. The city of Martinsburg and Jefferson County are gearing up for their annual fireworks shows in celebration of America’s Independence[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, June 28
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘OBAMACARE’ REPEAL TEETERS AFTER SENATE SHELVES VOTE The development leaves the bill’s fate uncertain while[Read More…]
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…]
Huntington, state to get help with abandoned properties problem
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A national nonprofit that helps communities figure out how to address their problems with abandoned and dilapidated structures is coming to Huntington. The Michigan-based Center for Community Progress is partnering with city officials to host a series of community meetings to[Read More…]
Conference encourages STEM careers for women
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A physicist listening to pulsars in a search for gravitational waves and a manager of an agency that seeks new technologies for defense and civilian applications highlighted the Women & Technology Conference on June 26 in Charleston. About 120 women –[Read More…]
Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta events kick off Thursday
Staff reports Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The annual Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta kicks off this Thursday with pageants and a performance by Jake Dunn and the Blackbirds. The band performs a free concert at 8:30 p.m., Thursday at the Riverfront Park stage. Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Tuesday, June 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT MAY CONSTITUTE A ‘BONA FIDE RELATIONSHIP’ Those permitted into the United States under the[Read More…]
Sanders urges Capito to vote against ACA replacement
By CARLEE LAMMERS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, used his appearance in Charleston Sunday night to urge fellow Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to vote against what he called a “barbaric and immoral” health care bill proposed by Senate leadership last week. Nearly 2,000 people came[Read More…]
