The 21^st West Virginia Coal Festival is set for June 17 thru June 21 in downtown Madison.  This year’s event will feature top-notch entertainers, a parade, miner’s memorial service, mine equipment exhibits, fireworks, carnival, beauty pageant and many other events.

Entertainment line-up:  June 19, Matt Stillwell & 7 Bridges; June 20, Rick Huckaby & LITTLE TEXAS; and, June 21, Autumn Blair & Katie Ohh.

The 2014 Joint Spring Meeting of the WV Coal Association, WV Coal Mining Institute and the CAS/SME will be held on May 7-9 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, WV.  The agenda and registration information can be obtained from the WVCA offices by e-mailing:  sdavison@wvcoal.com.  The Hall of Fame induction will be on Thursday evening

The Friends of Coal’s monthly “Coal Seam” television show just wrapped up another taping with guest Jason Bostic, vice president of the West Virginia Coal Association as the guest. Bostic and Coal Seam Host Chris Hamilton, senior vice president of the WVCA, discussed the EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and their impact on the nation’s electric grid. Be sure to tune in to the show on your local public access television channel or at:   http://www.librarycommission.wv.gov/programs/ltn/videoserver/Pages/coalseam.aspx

Jack Owens and his “Days of Gold” tour with Kellie Pickler will headline this year’s Friends of Coal Auto Fair, which is set for July 18 – 20^th at the Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex in Beckley.  The Fair will again feature the car show, carnival rides, food, vendors, live music, special performance and surprise guests with upwards of 50,000 people from all over the country attending.  Visit the website:  www.friendsofcoalautofair.com for ticket, sponsorship, schedule and general information on this three-day weekend event.

The Friends of Coal social media platform managed by the West Virginia Coal Association has now passed the 65,000 fan mark. When you add in the independent Friends of Coal Kentucky and Friends of Coal Wyoming sites, the total Friends of Coal footprint exceeds 100,000 fans.  During the past 30 days, the WVCA-managed Friends of Coal social media platform has generated approximately 1 million impressions.