Localism: Cabell County, WV

Chili Fest

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:18:39 -0500

We decided to do a Chili Fest in our local town today. WOW Lots of work ahead of time but did we ever have fun! We made white chili and red chili.....mexican corn bread too. All of the agents joined in and families too. My daughter commented on how our company and agents are like family......very true. We would do anything for them.

It takes a lot of work but we had the best time this week. I will do it again.

Community Parades

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:15:00 -0500

We planned a parade for our company this year in the local town. WOW!!! Lots of work but what a success. We dressed up like pirates.....Caribbean theme and the local town is known as the pirates...... some of our agents were pirates and some were flowered shirts. We made a float with banners....tiki hut....skeletons and had kids on the float passing candy. We made the front page of the community section in the local paper too. We passed out about 75 pounds of candy and had a great time.

I would recommend this to anyone. Giving back to the community is the best you can do.

Kinetic Park Building NRG

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:06:49 -0500

Within the next 4-8 weeks, construction should begin on a new Towneplace Suites by Marriott hotel here in Huntington, WV. It's the latest addition to the city's Kinetic Park area. Many insiders were expecting the H&W Hotel Brokerage to build a Fairfield Inn in the location off of the Hal Greer Blvd. exit of Interstate-64, but the firm felt an extended stay facility such as Towneplace Suites was a better fit partly due to Marshall University, St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital. Currently, the area doesn't have a hotel which markets to guests who schedule a prolonged visit. If you haven't been a guest at a Towneplace Suites (I stayed at one in Knoxville), they are very nice with a kitchen in each room. Plus, the room's are larger than the average hotel room and have FREE high-speed internet. In my opinion, hotels that still require you to visit their "business center" for internet access should be demolished. At the Museum Ball a few weeks ago, I spoke with Dr. Allan Chamberlain. He and the Huntington Municipal Development Authority should close a deal soon for Dr. Chamberlain to start on a new office building on the upper level of Kinetic Park. Currently, his offices are in the St. Mary's Medical Center. On the upper level on Kinetic Park, you'll find the offices for Sullivan-Webb (accounting) and Huntington Dermatology Inc.

Huntington Home Sales Numbers Revealed

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:44:41 -0600

See the story here!

Front page - USA Today - Money section - "Home Sales Plummeted 13% in '07". According to data from the Huntington Board of REALTORS MLS, the number of 2007 residential sales in our area increased by 7%. The average sold price is a 7% increase compared to the selling price in 2006.
More good news for the area market are the statistics which indicate area homebuyers are investing more in their home. The number of homes sold at or above $200,000 increased by a whopping 41%.

Schools Out...Forever

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:38:38 -0600

First, my beloved Huntington High School was taken away when HHS and Huntington East consolidated over a decade ago and they became the "new" Huntington High. Sure, I was sad but I was a presenter at last year's Huntington High program for graduating seniors and after a tour of the campus, was thoroughly impressed. Now, my middle school (back in my day it was called Junior High), Cammack is no more. It will be Huntington Middle School and open for class in 2009. Huntington Middle is also a consolidation of Cammack and West Middle.