Clyde Craig
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted the remote-work immigration affecting West Virginia and other rural areas in the eastern U.S. Clarke, who may best be known as the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, proposed that advances in communications technology would allow workers to leave cities for rural areas. The Mountain … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is petitioning for Clay, Boone, Monroe, Preston, and Hampshire counties to be declared eligible for federal benefits as a result of their relative lack of business investment. The Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or “HUBZone,” program provides participating small businesses access to exclusive federal contracting opportunities and preferential … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va. — America’s newest national park is also a classroom for Black History, says a spokesman for an adventure resort bordering the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Observed each February in the U.S., Black History Month traces its roots to groundbreaking historian and scholar Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who long ago … Read more
If you’ve had the benefit of seeing your business profiled in the news, you know how immediate and far-reaching the impact can be. Nothing boosts a business like a news story, and thanks to the Internet, news stories can be broadcast further and faster than ever. West Virginia Explorer Magazine now provides a news-profile service … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties due to the winter storm event forecast to hit the state in the coming days. The National Weather Service predicts heavy snow, freezing rains, dangerous wind chills, and strong winds beginning today, Thursday, December 22, 2022, and … Read more
HINTON, W.Va. — You might not think a West Virginia town of fewer than 3,000 residents would be the ideal location for a booming tropical plant store. But then, you might not have met its owners or visited the southern reaches of America’s newest national park where nothing ordinary is happening. Botany Tropicals, owned by … Read more
West Virginia will receive $548,083,740 over the next five years to replace, rehabilitate, preserve and build bridges as part of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Gov. Jim Justice has announced. The record funding will provide the state an essential boost to maintain its approximately 7,000 bridges, almost 150 of which are owned by … Read more
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia in 2022 awarded more than $488,000 in funding to restoration projects in Brooke, Mercer, Preston, Summers, Randolph, Greenbrier, and Hampshire counties through its Saving Historic Places Grants program. According to Danielle Parker, executive director of the alliance, the program was established to help save certified historic … Read more
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and officials at Commercial Metals Company, also known as CMC, have announced that Berkeley County will be the home of the company’s fourth micro-mill. Projected to cost approximately $450 million, the facility will produce rebar and is projected to begin operating in late 2025. Justice said he’s honored … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over the river and through the woods, more than 265,000 West Virginians are expected to travel more than 50 miles from their homes this Thanksgiving, according to a report from American Automobile Association. The association reports that travel for the holiday is around 98 percent of what the forecast called for in … Read more
