Manchin, McDonald talk drug abuse, healthcare access
By Lydia Nuzum On Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald visited Charleston to talk about two major issues facing the country and state's military veterans -...
View ArticleStudents collect donations to 'Walk With Francis'
Sacred Heart Grade School's service project, "Walk With Francis" had the students completing service projects while the pope is in the United States. Students collected food for Trinity's Table, a...
View ArticleTown of Alderson, St. Timothy's sponsors annual pet blessings
Pet blessings, honoring the anniversary of the death St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Animals, will be held in early October.n St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 3434 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane,...
View ArticleEleanor church celebrates 70 years
By Lydia Nuzum Its cement facade is bright white, its grounds well-kept, and its inside modern and up-to-date, with gleaming stained glass windows that bathe its small congregation in sunshine on a...
View ArticleTickets available to see Clinton at Democratic fundraiser
By Staff reports There is still room to see former President Bill Clinton speak on Friday.Clinton is the keynote speaker at the West Virginia Democratic Party's annual fundraiser, the Jefferson...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
A boil-water advisory has been issued for the entire Arnett Water System.Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory for Gray Street, Bowels Avenue and Elgin Street in Crab Orchard.The...
View ArticleMarketing funds cuts pose challenge to businesses, community
By By Sarah Plummer The Register-Herald FAYETTEVILLE - Local cuts to marketing budgets like those made by Fayetteville Town Council earlier this month could pose a "significant challenge" for any...
View ArticleHighlands conference seeks continued focus on climate change
By Ken Ward Jr. Scientists, public-policy experts, lawyers and environmental activists will be gathering again next month in West Virginia's Allegheny Highlands to try to focus the state's attention...
View ArticleNew Virginia Tech research aviary is not just for the birds
By By Tonia Moxley The Roanoke Times BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech celebrated the opening of its new research aviary on Sept. 21 by inviting the public to see the facility and ask questions of those...
View ArticleBill Nye to visit Charleston for speaker series
By Lydia Nuzum Nationally renowned science educator and former children's television host Bill Nye will visit Charleston in November as part of the Chancellor's STEM Speaker Series, hosted by the West...
View ArticleWVU board approves new master's degree program
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University's Board of Governors has approved a new master's degree in business data analysis. The new degree is a one-year, full-time online program with two...
View ArticleAlderson Broaddus University receives business grant
PHILIPPI, W.Va. - Alderson Broaddus University will receive a $773,000 grant to spur rural entrepreneurship.The grant is being awarded by the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development...
View ArticleLawyers for Mingo officials want lawsuit dismissed
By Kate White Attorneys for some of the former Mingo County officials being sued by a private investigator say there isn't any evidence against their clients and have asked a judge to dismiss the...
View ArticleArchaeology survey looks for traces of West Side estate's past
By Rick Steelhammer Charleston's West Side hills, a blend of compact residential neighborhoods and steep, forested terrain, may seem an unlikely place to conduct an archaeological survey to learn more...
View ArticleUnion votes to authorize Mardi Gras strike
Members of the United Steelworkers union voted Friday to authorize a strike against Mardi Gras Casino and Resort after rejecting the resort's most recent offer in the union's ongoing insurance...
View ArticleTomblin nixes $82K assistant post at state water agency
Water Development Authority head says agency didn't ask for opening to be publicizedBy Eric EyreStaff writerThe West Virginia Water Development Authority has shelved the proposed hiring of an...
View ArticleConfederate flags fly at Hurricane High School
By Erin Beck HURRICANE, W.Va. -- One day last week at Hurricane High School, in the part of the parking lot nearest to Teays Valley Road, eight Confederate flags on six pickup trucks waved to passing...
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