CHARLESTON -- More than 500 Marshall University fans packed the Embassy Suites Grand Ball Room Wednesday evening, joining with coaches and friends to participate in the 13^th Annual “Paint The Capital City Green” event sponsored by Friends of Coal.

Hailed as the largest indoor pep rally for Thundering Herd alumni, fans and friends, the event is co-hosted by the Big Green Scholarship Foundation, The  Marshall University Alumni Association , the Greater Kanawha Valley Alumni Association and the Charleston Quarterback Club.

Remember The Miners, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring coal miners and their legacy through public awareness campaigns and charitable contributions, is excited to announce Alpha Natural Resources as a presenting sponsor during IRWIN Tools Night at Bristol MotorSpeedway on August 27th.

Remember The Miners partnered with Bristol MotorSpeedway to offer a special hospitality ticket package, including live music, a meet and greet with stars of Spike TV’S COAL, and commemorative memorabilia. Musical talent at IRWIN Tools Night will include Southern-Rockers Neal Spears and Unit 31, and acclaimed singer/songwriter Reagan Boggs with The Coal Men. Reagan Boggs is also an Alpha employee, making this partnership even more meaningful.

PRWeb – Wed, Aug 17, 2011

A story about life in a small, humble West Virginia town dictated by the Coal Mines now becomes the Broadway bound 'Rocket Boys The Musical.' Author and West Virginia's native son, Homer Hickam, and the Broadway veterans participate in Opening Weekend, August 26, 2011.

Washington, DC August 16, 2011

The 1260-seat Theatre West Virginia welcomes 'Rocket Boys The Musical' for a huge and highly-anticipated run August 26 thru September 4, 2011!

West Virginia's original "rocket boy" son and best-selling author Homer Hickam returns to his home state with the musical's creative team for a full-scale production. Homer Hickam and the Broadway veterans will actively participate in the opening Weekend.

CHARLESTON – Gary White, of International Resource Partners, a subsidiary of James River Coal Company, was re-elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association for the coming year.

It is White’s second term as chairman. White’s election came at the Association’s 52^nd Annual meeting held earlier this month at the Greenbrier Resort.

Joining White as Association officers are:

• 1st Vice-Chairman--Kevin Crutchfield (Alpha Natural Resources)
• 2nd Vice-Chairman--Jim Laurita (MEPCO)
• Secretary---John Snider (Arch Coal)
• Treasurer---Andrew Jordon (Pritchard Mining)
• Asst. Treasurer---Chuck Ebetino(Patriot Coal)
• Associate Division Chairman---Tim Zeli (Nelson Brothers)

The West Virginia Coal Forum hosted a meeting August 10 in Charleston to bring attention and show support for HR 2018, a bill that would bring an end to the EPA’s war against Appalachian coal.

Speakers representing labor, industry, government and others shared their concerns about the EPA’s current anti-coal agenda, including an on-going de facto moratorium of new mining permits in West Virginia, as well as new air quality rules that threaten tens of thousands of jobs in the region.

Several speakers during Wednesday’s event urged the passage of a bill, which would put controls on the Environmental Protection Agency.