By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — One hundred years to the day after fighting ceased in The War to End All Wars, World War I, community members gathered at the Raleigh County Veterans Museum on Harper Road to honor and remember those who have served in the armed services of[Read More…]
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Collection of late artist Pete Ballard on display at Crab Orchard Museum
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va. — A collection of the work of the late Pete Ballard, renowned artist and teacher, is now on display at the Crab Orchard Museum in Tazewell, Va. Ballard, a Welch native who had lived in Peterstown for many years before he passed[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle officials tour plant that will turn solid waste into fuel
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Turning trash into money is no longer a pipe dream. Entsorga West Virginia will start turning tons of solid waste into usable fuel beginning the first quarter of next year, executives said. On a cold and rainy Friday morning, 12 Eastern Panhandle[Read More…]
Embattled West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Loughry resigns
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Days before lawmakers were scheduled to hold another special session to draw up a new article of impeachment, Justice Allen Loughry saved them the trouble and has resigned. Gov. Jim Justice announced Loughry’s resignation Saturday evening, a day[Read More…]
Former Cisco CEO and Chairman to help WVU support start-ups and entrepreneurship; business school renamed John Chambers College of Business and Economics
(Editor’s note: A media tool kit with downloadable photos, videos and additional resources is available and will be updated in the WVUToday Media Center.) WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a unique agreement that will provide West Virginia University significant financial and intellectual resources, Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers today[Read More…]
Audit: FEMA penalized WV for noncompliance, though senior officials kept out of the loop
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia’s failure to comply with grant requirements has earned it a penalty from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, believed to be shared only with Puerto Rico. The findings came in a report from the legislative auditor’s office that was shared with the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, November 12
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES MATCH RECORD Six more are dead in a swath of Northern California wiped[Read More…]
Oglebay Park holds light up night for annual Festival of Lights in Wheeling
By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The magic of the Christmas season was captured Thursday evening by a petite young third-grader and a box of crayons. Lakin Chambers, a student at Woodsdale Elementary School, created a new birthday-themed light display for Oglebay’s 90th anniversary and[Read More…]
High school juniors and seniors to compete for $10,000 college scholarship in statewide business plan competition
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A college scholarship worth $10,000 is up for grabs in a competition for West Virginia high school juniors and seniors who have a great idea for a business and a plan for success. The Sixth Annual West Virginia High School Business Plan Competition is open[Read More…]
