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Church rights, impeachment, tax exemptions and Board of Education roles are all up for change on the West Virginia General Election ballot in November. Voters in West Virginia will decide on four amendments to the state’s constitution, which must pass by a majority of voters who cast a ballot on th...
Bison: The new healthy red meat raised nearby
Jul 23 2022The industry of bison farming is growing in West Virginia.
There are about a half-dozen operations in the Mountain State and one of those is owned by Liz and Jimmie Riffle in Terra Alta-Riffle Farms.
Liz and Jimmie started the operation in 2017 and have about 40 bison today.
“It is a super-lea...
In Focus: “Golden Age” of Spec Development
Jul 14 2022From coast to coast, demand for new warehouse and distribution space is hitting record-breaking levels. According to a recent report from Cushman & Wakefield,1 the U.S. industrial construction pipeline topped 600 million square feet for the first time ever in Q1 2022, with nearly 95 percent of that tally classified a...
How to Gain an Edge in the Race for Talent
Jul 6 2022If you are not spending as much time developing your future workforce as you are engaging your current one, then you are falling behind your competition.
That was just one of the key takeaways from the World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment held in early May in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The global competitio...
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, but that doesn’t mean the workforce is simply returning to normal. In March of 2022, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs, leaving 1.9 job openings for every unemployed worker. According to the Institute of Supply Management...
If you live in Preston County, you may soon be getting an upgrade to your internet, phone and cable service thanks to a grant from West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice.
The project involves more than 150 miles of fiber lines and is estimated to bring broadband access from Prodigi to mor...
Friends of the Cheat is looking for residents who own land along the Cheat River so that trees can be planted along the water.
According to Friends of the Cheat, planting trees along the river’s edge prevents the river bank from eroding away, as they act as a buffer during extensiv...
The Preston County Youth Center wants to help parents spend more quality time with their kids in the evening.
"We're taking over the part of their homework and just care, so the parents can still work, " Director Glenn Larew said. "And then their parents can pick them up at ...
“AEP Energy Partners is proud to provide customers with integrated, carbon-free energy that fulfills their sustainability goals, delivers long-term price stability and benefits the environment. Our partnership with Clearway Energy Group demonstrates our commitment to the development of new renewable resources that both empower local communities and support a cleaner...
It was “Preston County at the legislature day,” and that means all the students in the ProStart Culinary Program at Preston High School came out to cook free breakfast at the capitol.
Using all Preston County sourced ingredients, they made a whole breakfast including buckwheat pancakes, homemade sausage, biscuits and gravy.
T...
Community members in Preston County are coming together to revitalize the former Kingwood High School building. The building on East Park Street hasn’t held classes for several years, but a new committee wants to give it a second life.
Years ago, the city sold the building to a private owner. Now...
Visitors heading to Coopers Rock State Forest will now be greeted by a piece of history. A replica of the Coopers Rock entryway that greeted visitors in the 1940s and 50s now marks the entrance to the state forest.
The Coopers Rock Foundation, the West Virginia Division of Forestry and th...
Throughout the 22-week program, cadets provided more than 3,864 hours of community service through 18 projects, a recognized value of more than $113,700.
The mission of the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is to train and mentor selected at-risk youth to become contributing members of society using the Eight Core Components in ...
Comcast's Rural Broadband Expansion Continues with Additional Investment in Preston County, WV
Sep 2 2021Comcast today announced it is significantly upgrading and expanding the reach of its network serving Preston County, West Virginia and will pass approximately 470 rural homes and businesses with 31 miles of new fiber construction to bring broadband service to its current video-only customers in the Rowlesburg area and ne...