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Tuesday, 05/06/2008 |
New West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Secretary
Randy Huffman is the first one to admit he doesn't have all the
answers, but he says he'll work to get them.
Huffman took over as the cabinet secretary for the large agency last
week. He replaces Stephanie Timmermyer who decided to leave state
government.
Huffman, who has filled many roles at DEP for 21-years, says he'll run
the agency much like Timmermyer did during the Wise administration and
the last four years under Governor Joe Manchin. Huffman says that will
include making the tough decisions.
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Monday, 05/05/2008 |
The West Virginia Coal Association and the Coal Mining Institute inducted two new members Friday into the West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame. Charles Jones with Amhurst Industries and WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Associate Dean Royce Watts were inducted into the 11th class.
The Hall of Fame was started back in 1998. It was created to honor the careers and accomplishments of individuals who have had a significant impact on the West Virginia mining industry.
Jones owns and operates 35 towboats and 10 floating cranes used up and down the Ohio River as well as Amhurst Coal.
Watts has been teaching at WVU for more than 50 years. But says the mines have always been a part of his life. "I was born in a coal company house. My father worked all his life in the mines. He died in a mine accident in Boone County in 1942,” he told MetroNews Friday.
Watts, who's helped coordinate the awards portion of the Hall of Fame since its inception, says all those inducted have one thing in common. "They all are people who have been vitally concerned for a large portion of their life with the West Virginia coal industry,” he said.
Watts says he is humbled to be among those honored.
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Friday, 05/02/2008 |
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Charles T. Jones, chairman of Port Amherst and president of Amherst
Industries and Royce J. Watts, longtime educator and
secretary-treasurer of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, will be
inducted into the West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame during a ceremony
tonight at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston.
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Friday, 05/02/2008 |
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Fola Coal Company Surface Mine 6 in Bickmore, WV, has been presented
with the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative's Excellence in
Forestry Award for 2007.
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Thursday, 05/01/2008 |
“The FOCLA is thrilled to announce that we now have a permanent location to call our headquarters!” - Regina Fairchild, Chairwoman FOCLA
Thursday, May 1
5:30pm
144 Whitestick St. Mabscott, WV
Hylton Co. Bldg Upper Level
Parking Available on Upper Level
(Directions: from Byrd Drive or I77 take Mabscott Exit at the stop sign
go to the red light (FOE 2377 is on right) turn LEFT at light onto
WHITESTICK STREET, go approx 1/8 mile you will see Mabscott Supply on
right next building is the Hylton Office following sign to the FOCLA
Headquarters in the building.)
5:30pm - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
6:30pm – Join us for a FOCLA Meeting
Guest Speakers:
Beth Walker (R) – Supreme Court Justice
Marty Gearhart (R) – U. S. Congressman
Pat Reed (D) – Raleigh Co. Commissioner
Elliott “Spike” Maynard—Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court of Appeals is attempting to
The Auxiliary would like to take this opportunity to request your
attendance to this special meeting; this will be an open meeting we
encourage you to invite family and friends to attend.
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