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PITTSBURGH, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) mining operations in West Virginia were named recipients of safety awards in May during the 28th annual State Council meeting of the Holmes Safety Association in Roanoke, W. Va. The awards recognized each operation and its employees for their commitment to and record of safety excellence. Additionally, CONSOL Energy Coal Operations Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Brock was recognized as a coal safety leader in West...
PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) announced that two of its mining operations in Pennsylvania were awarded Joseph A. Holmes Safety Awards during the 2010 Pennsylvania State Council meeting Friday, April 29. CONSOL Energy's Enlow Fork Mine and the Bailey Preparation Plant, both located in West Finley, Pa., were recognized for their safety records during the Friday awards banquet held at Nemacolin Country Club. The awards are presented annually by the Joseph A....
CHARLESTON, W.Va., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Prestigious Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards were presented to 12 outstanding West Virginia classroom teachers today by the Arch Coal Foundation. Announcement of the 12 teachers statewide receiving a 2010 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award was made by Steven F. Leer, Arch Coal chairman and chief executive officer. He was accompanied by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) President Dale Lee...
By Bonnstetter, Cathy FAIRMONT - Fairmont State University's Professional Development School, or PDS, partnership (PDS Partnership) with area public schools has grown from just three Marion County schools to 40 schools in six counties during the past 15 months, making it the largest partnership in the state. "We decided not to go off the low dive," said Barbara Owens, director of the PDS Partnership and clinical experience at FSU's school of education. "We went for the high dive and did it...
By Ken Ward Jr. A CONSOL Energy Inc. subsidiary has been cited by state investigators for a safety violation that "contributed directly" to the death of a coal miner in early June. Investigators from the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training cited Consolidation Coal Co. with one contributing violation after completing their probe of the June 5 death at the company's Robinson Run Mine near Shinnston, according to a report issued Wednesday. Gary A. Hoffman, 55, of Rivesville,...
By Mallory Panuska, The Times West Virginian, Fairmont Aug. 3--FAIRMONT -- After a public hearing planned for Monday morning, the West Virginia Public Service Commission will officially determine whether or not to award the Town of Monongah a certificate of convenience and necessity for a new municipal water plant. On July 21, PSC staff recommendations were filed in favor of the application, which was entered by the town in March and is necessary for the town to complete a nearly $4.6...
By Katie Wilson, The Times West Virginian, Fairmont Jul. 11--BARRACKVILLE -- Sammi Fluharty, a first grader at Barrackville School, really likes story time. When someone reads a story -- any kind of story -- she's very happy. Fluharty and more than two dozen other students enjoyed lots of stories this summer during the annual West Virginia Reads summer reading program, which finished up Thursday at Barrackville School. Throughout the course of the four-week program, kids in grades...
By Rona Kobell, The Baltimore Sun Nov. 13--The Maryland Port Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to spend more than $1 billion to rebuild two islands in the Chesapeake Bay -- the government's latest plan to use dredge spoil from shipping channels to enhance the environment. The two agencies propose to remove tons of silt and sediment from the state's waters, then haul it down the bay to create a 2,000-acre wildlife preserve at James Island, a spit of land off...
