Local utility companies are still working to extend high-speed broadband into rural parts of southern West Virginia. Frontier Communications announced just last week that it had completed an upgrade that will extend broadband service to the small Ikes Fork community north of the town of Iaeger in McDowell County. The[Read More…]
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WVU Business School inducts 3 into hall of fame
By Jacob Bojesson Daily Athenaeum The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics introduced three new inductees to the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Waterfront Place Hotel Thursday. Wesley Bush, John Mork and Mike Ross were honored for their impact on the[Read More…]
He’s coming to your town, too
The fellow in the familiar red coat will be making appearances across West Virginia.
Tomblin, Odebrecht announce ethane cracker plant plans
By BRETT DUNLAP [email protected] Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – The proposed development of a new petrochemical complex – the ethane cracker plant – in Wood County will be a game changer for the entire state of West Virginia, the governor said Thursday at West Virginia University at[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares the 10 things you need to know for Friday, Nov. 15
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHITE HOUSE SCRAMBLES FOR A HEALTH INSURANCE FIX[Read More…]
Allegiant Air opens service from Bridgeport to Florida
By Roger Adkins Exponent-Telegram staff writer BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Travelers left behind chilly weather in favor of the Sunshine State Thursday as Allegiant Air’s first flight took off from North Central West Virginia Regional Airport en route to Orlando-Sanford. With the temperature in the upper 40s, passengers boarded an MD80[Read More…]
Marshall plane crash memorial service
Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch The 43rd Annual Marshall University Memorial Fountain Ceremony is held on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington. The annual memorial service honors the 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall plane crash. For more photos by The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, go to[Read More…]
Mon Forest wildfire doubles in size
Radius grows to 1,400 acres, with only 20 percent contained By Chad Clem The Inter-Mountain of Elkins PETERSBURG, W.Va. — The wildfire raging in Pendleton County has spread over 1,400 acres across the Smoke Hole area of the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest, approximately 11 miles southwest[Read More…]
Wheeling Intelligencer, News-Register say EPA, Obama Just Don’t Care
Some Democrat leaders in West Virginia may give their allegiance to constituents rather than their party – but they surely understand how the political wind blows in Washington. And they also must understand the liberals who have taken control of their party mean to let nothing stand in the way[Read More…]
Charleston Daily Mail hails Sogefi expansion
You can make money in the Mountain State Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and the state’s economic development team deserve credit for their work to get the Sogefi Group to invest $20 million in its plant in Wayne County, which will add 250 jobs and more than double its work force.[Read More…]