Press Release from Oglebay Resort: WHEELING, W.Va. – On Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m., more than 300 acres of Oglebay’s landscape will come alive with twinkling light displays as the annual Winter Festival of Lights kicks off for the holiday season. Through Jan. 1, the hills will be alive[Read More…]
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Oglebay Good Zoo announces bonus weekend of ‘Boo at the Zoo’
Release from Oglebay Good Zoo: WHEELING, W.Va. – ‘Boo at the Zoo’ — Oglebay Good Zoo’s annual Halloween event — has been extended to include Fri., Nov. 2 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 3 from 4 – 8:30 p.m. “Your favorite Halloween event has been extended! Grab your[Read More…]
Capitol Police debut bike patrol at W.Va. Capitol campus
Capitol Police also recruiting certified law enforcement officers Release from the W.Va. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – People who visit or work at the West Virginia Capitol Complex have a new resource for help and information, with the launch of regular bike patrols by the[Read More…]
Oglebay: Youth golf teaching facility one of largest in region
Release from Oglebay Resort: WHEELING, W.Va — Oglebay continues to be a leader in youth golf teaching facilities in the state and region. With an ongoing emphasis on golf instruction, Oglebay Golf Professional Shane Rice championed the youth golf development programs in 2018 by doubling participation to more than 245[Read More…]
Contractors Association of WV’s Clowser receives meritorious service award
Release from the Contractors Association of West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Executive Leadership Council recently awarded Contractors Association of West Virginia Executive Director Mike Clowser with its 2018 Meritorious Service Award. The council, comprised of the 89 AGC chapter executives nationwide,[Read More…]
Media Alert: Press Conference: Energy Consumers, Business Leaders to discuss benefits of energy
Release from Consumer Energy Alliance: Charleston, W.V. — Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), a national advocate for energy consumers, will host a press conference TODAY in Charleston, W.V., on September 17th, with key energy consumers and business leaders to discuss the benefits of energy production to West Virginia’s families, small businesses and manufacturers in[Read More…]
Orion Strategies opens Pittsburgh office
Release from Orion Strategies: PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Orion Strategies, a public relations and strategic communications firm, is opening a Pittsburgh office with Brittany Ramos joining the firm to lead that shop. Ramos comes to Orion Strategies as a Senior Account Executive after having served many years at Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation where she directed strategic outreach[Read More…]
Aidan’s Antics’ softball tournament, activities to help in ‘Race Against Time to Cure Sanfilippo’
Release from Aidan’s Antics: HANSFORD, W.Va. — Aidan’s Antics’ Second Annual Softball Tournament and Activities in the “Race Against Time to Cure Sanfilippo” is set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15, at Elswick Fields, Hansford. The event honors 6-year-old Aidan Holcomb, who was diagnosed in March 2017 with a rare genetic[Read More…]
Hatfield-McCoy Heritage Food Dinner Series visiting Matewan
Series features locally sourced community dinners Release from wvfoodandfarm.org: MATEWAN — Community groups in Welch, Matewan, and Big Ugly, together with the West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition to launch the Hatfield-McCoy Heritage Food Dinner series. The Blair Mountain Strike Supper — set for Sept. 22 in downtown Matewan at 4:30[Read More…]
City Holding Company announces acquisitions bolstering Kentucky Presence
Press Release from City Holding Company: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – City Holding Company (“City”) (Nasdaq: CHCO), the parent company of City National Bank of West Virginia, announced this week the concurrent signing of two separate definitive merger agreements. Under one agreement, City will acquire Poage Bankshares, Inc., (“Poage”) (Nasdaq: PBSK), the[Read More…]
