Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP CLAIMS ATTACK ON ISTANBUL NIGHTCLUB It is reportedly carried out[Read More…]
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Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta to celebrate first year
Staff Report Parkersburg News and Sentinel MARIETTA, Ohio — The renovated Peoples Bank Theatre will celebrate its first anniversary. The theater on Putnam Street in Marietta is marking the one year since its reopening in January 2016 with performances by The Hit Men, the Golden Dragon Acrobats, a special First[Read More…]
Number of women in WV Legislature at 33-year low
By Erin Beck The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Stacy North, chairwoman of the board for the West Virginia Women’s Commission, stood weeks ago before a group of lawmakers at the state Legislature and made the case that it shouldn’t disband the Women’s Commission. The Republican-led Legislature was considering disbanding many boards[Read More…]
Big snow is big bucks for W.Va.
By Sarah Plummer The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — With a $250 million economic impact over a five month season, winter recreational tourism is big bucks for West Virginia, said Division of Tourism Commissioner Amy Goodwin. “Our studies show we are a four-season destination. As many people come to West Virginia[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel readers select best of the Mid-Ohio Valley
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Bragging rights have been set for the next year as readers chose the Mid Ohio Valley’s best of the best in the 2016 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Readers Choice. Readers ranked local businesses and organizations in 130 categories of services and products. Among those are cars, real[Read More…]
W.Va. Attorney General appoints Anthony Martin as chief deputy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A chief deputy attorney general has been named by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Morrisey appointed Anthony Martin as chief deputy, the first such appointee in Morrisey’s tenure as attorney general. Martin was COO and a senior deputy attorney general. Martin will manage legal and day-to-day[Read More…]
American Tort Reform Association uses threat of label to blackmail lawmakers
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: By JANE E. PEAK Guest Op-Ed For more than 10 years now the American Tort Reform Association, a front group bankrolled by America’s most powerful and wealthy CEOs, has attacked West Virginia with its widely discredited “Judicial Hellhole” report. It’s been debunked by everyone from the[Read More…]
Flannery, Connolly, Queen join W.Va. Secretary of State’s staff
Staff Report The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN — Harrison County’s Mike Queen has been selected as deputy chief of staff for external affairs and director of communications for Secretary of State-elect Mac Warner. The announcement was made Friday afternoon, when Warner also named Chuck Flannery chief of staff and Steve Connolly[Read More…]
Top story of 2016: Thousand-year flood
By Tina Alvey The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A day that dawned with severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours and ended in tragedy, June 23 undoubtedly will go into the Mountain State’s history books as the day of the thousand-year flood. Southern West Virginia’s hardest hit area, Greenbrier County, saw 11[Read More…]
2016 in retrospect: Gov. Tomblin was a resource
From Executive Director Don Smith, WVPRESS Extra Blog: Tomorrow starts the new year, but it’s hard to think about the future, or keep your mind in the present, on Dec. 31. Reminiscing seems appropriate and necessary. Working for the West Virginia Press Association means lots of days at the Capitol[Read More…]
