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Southern West Virginia couple finds success with Wild Mountain Soap

By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Barbara Tarka Leonard made a couple of quick stops recently as she drove from her mother’s home in Pennsylvania to her own on Johns Island, S.C. “There was a display at Tamarack with a big tub and I saw bath bombs,” Leonard[Read More…]

WVU researchers to develop economic plan for Potomac Highlands region

WVU Today MORGANTWON, W.Va. — A group of counties in eastern West Virginia have turned to West Virginia University to develop a strategic action plan for its future. WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research will lead a team of expert organizations who will prepare the plan in an effort[Read More…]

Preliminary approval for Greenbrier barrel company loan expires

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A whiskey barreling company’s $6 million loan application with a state agency, which had been given preliminary approval months ago, expired last week. David Warner, director of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, said Thursday that the loan application for the West[Read More…]

Internship takes Marshall University forensic science students to Dubai

By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Receiving a master’s degree after years of hard work and dedication will be the highlight of collegiate careers for many Marshall University graduates this weekend, but for two forensic science students, an internship that sent them around the world created lifelong memories.[Read More…]

Primary Election Day is Tuesday

From the office of the Secretary of State: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On the heels of a successful early voting period, Secretary of State Mac Warner reminds voters there is still time to cast their ballots in the 2018 primary election. Primary election day is tomorrow (Tuesday), May 8, across West Virginia’s 55 counties.[Read More…]

10 things to know: Monday, May 7

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, May 7, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DESTRUCTIVE HAWAII VOLCANO FORCES EVACUATIONS The Kilauea volcano wipes out 26 homes and spews lava[Read More…]

Fayette County learned how hard it is to fight the natural gas industry in West Virginia

Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is supporting seven local and regional newsrooms this year, including the Gazette-Mail, as they work on important investigative projects affecting their communities. By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Matt Wender’s vision for[Read More…]

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