By Sarah Plummer REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER BECKLEY, W.Va. — Experienced whitewater rafters preparing for the Sept. 11 Gauley season push-off may experience a different ride than years past. Industry experts say there are significant changes in rock formation to the Class V rapid called Heaven Help You on the Lower Gauley.[Read More…]
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Gambling addiction program announces new director
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia, which operates the 1-800-Gambler program, has a new director. Jennifer Davis-Walton, who has been a clinical coordinator for the network for seven years, is now leading the program. She has also previously worked as a therapist specializing in problem gambling. She holds an MA in Psychology[Read More…]
Lagging behind: Series on College debt
College debts haunt students long after graduation (Editor’s note: This is the first story in a three-part series examining the long-lasting burden of college debt on students, graduates and parents of college-aged students.) BY JOHN FINNERTY CNHI – Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Sara Garside Ellis could buy a Mercedes[Read More…]
Charleston Gazette-Mail editorial: Truancy, tardiness have lasting consequences
Despite lawmakers’ and school officials’ best efforts, tardiness and truancy remain problems among students — and parents. Students at four of Charleston’s West Side elementary schools and its middle school were tardy nearly 6,000 times last school year alone, the Gazette-Mail’s Samuel Speciale reported. That’s cause for concern. Some areas of[Read More…]
Charleston Gazette-Mail editorial: Another global warming price to pay
Television news, which thrives on dramatic videos, has spent most of the summer showing terrible wildfires ripping through Western states, destroying homes, killing firefighters, costing taxpayers billions, sickening some residents through smoke pollution. Wildfires are one of many expensive evils being inflicted on Planet Earth by global warming. Others include[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know for Aug. 31
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press’s business development specialist for West Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. POLICE SEEK 2 NEW SUSPECTS IN BANGKOK BOMBING PROBE A Thai[Read More…]
Gatehouse Media to host online ‘Photography for Reporters’ course
Reporters and editors looking to make their photography look more professional should consider registering for GateHouse Media’s upcoming webinar, Photograpy for Reporters, hosted Sept. 24 from 2-3 p.m. EST. In this session, photo composition, lighting and strategy will be reviewed, as well as tips from some of GateHouse’s top professional[Read More…]
NAA announces new Ad Council PSAs
First campaign just in time for Back-to-School season ARLINGTON, Va. – NAA is partnering with the Ad Council to provide PSAs for use in your print and online publications. The first campaign on Teacher Recruitment is just in time for the back-to-school season and beyond. The teacher recruitment ads, designed exclusively for NAA[Read More…]
CEO Column: Witnessing the evolution of the newspaper industry
By Caroline Little, president and CEO, NAA Four years ago, most of us wouldn’t have predicted award-winning TV series would debut via online streaming on websites such as Netflix and Hulu and would never be aired on cable or network television. Just four years ago, it seemed unlikely[Read More…]
This week in West Virginia history: Sept. 3-9
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Sept. 3, 1890: West Virginia Wesleyan College opened as the West Virginia Conference Seminary. In that first year, 201 men and women undertook a largely[Read More…]
