By KATE MISHKIN, KEN WARD JR., Gazette-Mail and BEENA RAGHAVENDRAN, ProPublica Charleston Gazette-Mail Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A week ago, the federal government halted work on a massive pipeline project that runs from Northern West Virginia through Southern Virginia. The[Read More…]
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FERC orders halt on MVP construction; MVP responds
By SARAH RICHARDSON Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered a halt on the building of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) after construction approvals were overturned. The pipeline would carry natural gas through West Virginia and Virginia, including through areas as close as Monroe[Read More…]
WV State University to host NAACP state conference
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — NAACP members from all over West Virginia will be in Institute this month for the organization’s annual state conference. The NAACP of West Virginia 2018 State Conference will be Aug. 24 and 25 on the campus of West Virginia State University. The[Read More…]
Four newspapers earn West Virginia Press Association Editorial Honors
Perry Nardo of The Intelligencer of Wheeling wins Adam R. Kelly Award CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Four West Virginia newspapers earned first-place General Excellence awards, which honor outstanding achievement by circulation division, in the 2018 West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The General Excellence Award winners are Charleston Gazette-Mail in[Read More…]
Road construction costs going up for West Virginia, cities
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 10 months after it was passed, the constitutional amendment allowing the state to take out bonds for road construction is allowing the state to fund billions in road construction, but not as inexpensively as officials hoped. With[Read More…]
New policy: West Virginia parents must watch young students at bus stop
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — County school districts across West Virginia are preparing to enforce a new statewide policy requiring parents and guardians of students in third grade and younger be present with their children for both pickup and drop-off at the bus stop. The updated Policy[Read More…]
WVU-led bridge research featured in technical report
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A five-volume report produced by a professor from West Virginia University that details a new approach to developing and testing short-span bridges is gaining world-wide recognition. The report, Development and Experimental Testing of Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders for Short Span Bridge Applications, was compiled by[Read More…]
Appalachian Festival set for Aug. 24-26 in Beckley
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Annual Appalachian Festival, presented by the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, is just around the corner. Events will be held in various locations in and around Beckley from Aug. 24-26. In its 22nd year, the Appalachian Festival features several well[Read More…]
Spirits of Lake Shawnee: Ghost Hunt Weekends comes to the abandoned southern West Virginia amusement park
By EMILY RICE Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — As the sun set over Lake Shawnee on Saturday night, hundreds gathered for a ghost hunting experience at the lake’s abandoned amusement park. The site, rumored to be cursed and haunted, is a Native American Burial Ground and home to violent deaths[Read More…]
