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Patty’s Blessings to team with Texas Roadhouse for Dine and Donate fundraiser event
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Residents of the Raleigh County area will have the opportunity next week to contribute to a great cause while enjoying a delicious meal. Patty’s Blessings has announced that the organization will be teaming with Texas Roadhouse of Beckley on Monday for a Dine and Donate fundraiser event. The event, which is […]
Over 150 without power in Raleigh County
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Over 150 customers are without power in Raleigh County following brief showers and storms. Much-needed rain that came with some gusty storms has knocked out power for some in Raleigh County. According to Appalachian Power, approximately 159 customers are currently without power in the county. The bulk of the outages […]
West Virginia has one of the country's worst voter turnout records. Will this election be different?
Over the last three decades, West Virginia’s voter participation has been well below the national average. In 2020, the coal-rich state had the second-lowest citizen voting rate in the country, after Arkansas, according to the U.S. Census. Several researchers studying community engagement in West Virginia said its narrow job...
Feds: Justice coal companies have no defense against move to hold them in contempt
Federal attorneys asking a court to hold 23 of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family-owned coal companies in contempt for nonpayment of health and safety fines entered a filing this week saying the companies shouldn’t have entered into a payment plan if they knew they couldn’t honor it. The filing, entered Tuesday in the U.S. […]
WATCH: The Neal Brown Show, Ep. 2 (Penn State)
Gold and Blue Nation has you covered as WVU prepares for its 132nd season on the gridiron. After a 9-4 season, Neal Brown enters his sixth year in Morgantown with plenty of renewed enthusiasm and a ton of returning stars. On this episode of The Neal Brown Show. A break...
‘It’s always going to be there’: The Greenbrier’s potential sale causes concern for its neighbors
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — At Lewisburg’s Carnegie Hall, president and CEO Cathy Rennard watched with some anxiety earlier this month as news unfolded that The Greenbrier Hotel was facing foreclosure due to unpaid debts by its owners, Gov. Jim Justice and his family. The hotel, a crucial part of...
Williams and Morrisey share different visions for West Virginia’s future at Chamber Business Summit
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – The West Virginia Chamber kicked off its annual three day “Business Summit” Wednesday, at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs. And in what has become tradition for the event, select political candidates were invited to address attendees. While current Governor Jim...
Poll shows Trump, Justice and Morrisey have strong lead in WV for November election
Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey have strong leads with West Virginia voters ahead of the November election, according to a new poll released Friday. The WVMetronews Poll, shows Justice, a Republican, is in a wide lead — 62% to 28% — over his Democratic opponent, former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, in the […]
Parts of West Virginia now in exceptional drought, breaking record
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – For the first time in history, parts of West Virginia are now considered to be in an exceptional drought, the highest drought category. The state of West Virginia has been grappling with a persistent and severe drought that has had far-reaching impacts on the region. Northern parts of the Northeast received […]
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