High Profile W.Va. Movies Highlight Growing Film Industry
Two high profile films made in West Virginia are calling attention to the state's growing film making industry.
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W.Va. Teacher Chosen For C-SPAN Fellowship
Jeffrey Webb is a West Virginia Studies teacher for eighth graders at DuPont Middle School in Belle. A few years ago he started using free, educational resources on C-SPAN Classroom to support his own classroom lessons. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKCS Sued By School Counselor For Rights Violations
A school guidance counselor from Belle has sued the Kanawha County Board of Education and Superintendent Thomas F. Williams alleging the defendants violated her first amendment rights.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPutnam Co. Man Identified As Fatality In Belle Chemical Plant Explosion
A Putnam County man was identified Wednesday as the victim in a Tuesday evening plant explosion at the Optima Chemicals Co. in Belle that shook surrounding homes and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for several hours.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Year Later, No Progress on West Virginia Ammunitions Plant
Nearly a year ago, executives with Ranger Scientific LLC announced plans to bring a large industrial facility to a reclaimed surface mine site in West…
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Corps of Engineers Offering Tours of Marmet Locks and Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering public tours at the Marmet Locks and Dam in Belle, West Virginia on June 4 in observation of National Dam…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWalker Machinery Company to Layoff 77 Employees
Walker Machinery Company has announced that 77 of its employees will be laid off.Local news agencies report that the company, which employs about 500…
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