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West Virginia Lumber Industry Rebounding

The trees that cover the Mountain State and attract visitors with their colorful visuals in the fall are becoming a sought after commodity again. Spurred on by the recovering housing market in the United States and new export opportunities in foreign countries, the...

Logging Business Booming In Virginia County

Kenneth Hodges, owner of H & M Logging, and his son, Kevin, who owns Ke’Jaeh Logging, reported to Halifax County Industrial Development Authority board members Friday morning the logging industry is alive and well here. During the board’s regular monthly meeting...

Kentucky Firefighters To Help With Alaskan Wildfires

Twenty-one Kentucky Division of Forestry firefighters are on their way to Alaska to help fight wildfires. The request came in on Sunday through the Kentucky Interagency Coordination Center of the Daniel Boone National Forest, which coordinates the mobilization of...

Texas Notary Nabbed For Timber Theft

Accused of timber theft by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), Centennial Rose Stewart, a notary from Bivins, TX, was arrested and charged with a felony. According to LDAF, Stewart is accused of notarizing 15 timber cutting agreements for...

Weyerhaeuser, Others Make Diaper Donation

From: Southern Loggin’ Times Staff Weyerhaeuser recently completed its Operation Diaper Drive with record-breaking results. During the annual drive, which ran from March 4-25, Weyerhaeuser, its customers and vendors donated 1.5 million diapers to families in...