Press Release: Mountain State 22 aims to increase awareness of risk factors contributing to veterans’ suicides CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin joined officials from the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance and representatives of a variety of veterans’ organizations on Sept. 7 to announce the Mountain State[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: Marshall University to host safety conference Sept. 14-15
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Division of Applied Science and Technology and the Safety Technology Advisory Board will host the second annual Marshall Safety Conference (MSC) in September in Huntington. This year’s MSC will focus on the growing list of tasks and responsibilities for safety specialists and how to manage[Read More…]
Ohio: Monroe County Beacon seeking publisher
WOODSFIELD, Ohio — The Monroe County Beacon, a weekly newspaper in the southeastern part of the state, has an immediate opening for a publisher. This position would oversee the day to day operations of the newspaper. The Monroe County Beacon has a paid circulation of 3951 and has a shopper that covers[Read More…]
The Inter-Mountain of Elkins seeking circulation director
Dynamic, sales-oriented circulation director needed ELKINS, W.Va. — The Inter-Mountain, an award-winning daily newspaper in the heart of the state’s tourism district, seeks a circulation director to manage operations within the newspaper’s diverse and vast eight-county delivery territory in north central West Virginia. This is an executive position at the department-head[Read More…]
Charleston Gazette-Mail Column: WV211 links people to services
Submitted by Sam Cipoletti Cipoletti Public Affairs LLC Just what is WV 211? Unlike 911, the number you call for emergencies, or 511, the number you call for current traffic information, 211 is the number you call for community service information. In West Virginia, the 211 information line is[Read More…]
Traveling exhibit on life, legacy of Sen. Byrd visiting Capitol Hill Sept. 19-23
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2016) – The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education will showcase its traveling exhibit, “Robert C. Byrd: Senator, Statesman, West Virginian” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Sept. 19-23 in the Rotunda of the Richard B. Russell Senate Office Building. On Wednesday, Sept.[Read More…]
Photo galleries capture the moment in history: 9/11
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are numerous galleries of photos that capture the horror of 9/11. As a courtesy to our readers, The West Virginia Press Association is providing this link to the National Geographic’s photo exhibit. Photo link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/september-11-pictures-remembrance/
WVU felt the terror of 9/11
From releases by WVUToday: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University felt the terror that gripped the nation 15 years ago – and changed our world forever. Two WVU alumni were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001: Chris S. Gray and Jim K. Samuel Jr. Gray, a 1994[Read More…]
The Exponent Telegram: Are we our own worst enemy?
By Andy Kniceley Publisher The Exponent Telegram Today is the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that will forever be known as 9/11. On this day, we saw thousands of Americans perish as Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them as kamikaze-style attacks against targets[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: War on Terror continues
By EVAN BEVINS Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERS BURG, W.Va. – Terrorism existed before Sept. 11, 2001, but that day brought it home to the United States on a scale not previously imagined. “Where was terrorism 20 years ago?” said Rob Anderson, associate professor of history at West Virginia University[Read More…]
