By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Just two days ahead of his third State of the State Address, Gov. Jim Justice announced that he has decided to seek a second term in office. “I’m announcing officially right now my candidacy to run to be re-elected as[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Tuesday, January 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TO MAKE WALL CASE TO NATION The president will argue that a “crisis” at[Read More…]
Scott Rotruck joins Orion Strategies’ Pittsburgh office
Release from Orion Strategies: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Scott Rotruck, the former vice president of Corporate Development and State Government Relations for Chesapeake Energy, has joined the Pittsburgh office of Orion Strategies where he will serve as Senior Account Executive for the strategic communications and public relations firm. Rotruck will[Read More…]
Media Alert: W.Va. Joint Committee on Technology to hear update on state’s first satellite
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 13 members of the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Committee on Technology — on Tuesday at 2 p.m. — will hear an update from the lead engineers and scientists who built the state’s first satellite. TMC Technologies Program Manager and Systems Engineer Scott Zemerick, NASA Principal Engineer Justin[Read More…]
Archie Comic’s Riverdale, fictional town or close to home?
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Fans of the television show Riverdale, along with readers of the Archie comic book series, have probably seen a recent post that has gained traction across Facebook recently. A photo of the last page of a Riverdale comic book had eagle-eyed fans noticing something familiar.[Read More…]
Spotted Lanternfly invasion gets closer to West Virginia and has area extension agents concerned
By SCOTT McCLOSKEY The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — An insect known to weaken or kill a wide range of fruit crops and timbering trees grown in this region of the country is causing concern among those in the agricultural and timbering communities in eastern Pennsylvania and other[Read More…]
Trail negotiations still ongoing: Hatfield-McCoy official hopeful deal will ‘work out okay’
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph POCAHONTAS, Va. — Negotiations to try to avoid a temporary closure of Mercer County’s only section of the Hatfield-McCoy ATV Trail System are continuing. Closure of the Pocahontas Trail, which links the county with hundreds of miles of other Hatfield-McCoy trails, is still set[Read More…]
Federal workers to hold rally in downtown Parkersburg Thursday
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Chapter 190 will hold a public rally on Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at Bicentennial Park in downtown Parkersburg. Eric Engle, local NTEU member and event organizer, said their national chapter was going to[Read More…]
Planned New River Dries recreation enhancements to be completed by late June
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Plans for developing put-in and take-out facilities, a portage trail, changing rooms and other amenities to accommodate paddlers and anglers taking advantage of recreational releases from Hawks Nest Dam starting later this year have been completed by Brookfield Renewable, the dam’s operator.[Read More…]
