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Clarksburg Publishing purchases Preston publications
Local media company continues year of successful expansion efforts From Staff ReportsCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Continuing a year of growth and achievement, Clarksburg Publishing Company has purchased Preston Publications, which currently publishes two weekly newspapers and a pennysaver shopper from its Kingwood office.Clarksburg Publishing, which owns The Exponent Telegram as well[Read More…]
Caution urged on mineral leases
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – A burgeoning oil and gas industry has raised concerns, questions and some legal issues among the owners of mineral rights who have leased their land or are considering leasing. Consumer advocate attorneys urge landowners/mineral rights owners to be cautious. Attorney Dave McMahon, co-founder of the West Virginia[Read More…]
Media outlets challenge Blankenship gag order
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Gazette and four other news organizations today urged a federal judge to withdraw a gag order that has blocked access to court records in a criminal case filed against longtime Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. Joining in the legal action in federal court in Beckley[Read More…]
Officials suggest buying local Christmas tree
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Now that Thanksgiving is over, people are starting to get into the holiday spirit by untangling Christmas lights and pulling decorations from dusty attics. But instead of purchasing an artificial Christmas tree or buying a live one from a well-known retailer, officials from the state Division of Forestry[Read More…]
W.Va. drivers to see lower gas tax in 2015
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia drivers can expect to save a little more money on gas next year. The gas tax for conventional motor fuels, which includes gasoline, kerosene and diesel, will decrease by 1.1 cents on Jan. 1, according to an administrative notice the department released Tuesday. The state and[Read More…]
November at the Capitol: ATV trails, tourism budget earn committee discussion
CHARLESTON , W.Va. — November interims at the Capitol were highlighted by a legislative audit of the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, an audit that found the authority, which manages a network of ATV trails insouthern West Virginia, has been highly successful operating as a non-profit corporation.Just one problem: Under the 1995 law creating[Read More…]
Blast from the past: Record stores, vinyl thriving again
Thanksgiving Sharing Material: CHARLESTON, W.Va — Once upon a time, music lovers shopped in local stores, where walls were lined with long-playing vinyl discs, wrapped in beautifully crafted cardboard sleeves that, more often than not, were works of art themselves. Placing that vinyl disc on a turntable was a magical experience. As it spun[Read More…]
Reid-Smith links Arts & Education
Thanksgiving Sharing Material: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although West Virginia Division of Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith spends his days traveling the state and encouraging the overlap of the arts and education, his heart belongs to the Village of Barboursville and Cabell Midland High School. “It was great,” he said. “I grew up right in the[Read More…]
Minority Business Expo set for Dec. 3
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA) today announced plans for the 2014 Minority Business Expo to be held Wednesday, Dec. 3, from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the Beni Kedem Temple in Charleston. “The Minority Business Expo provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to work with[Read More…]
