HUNTINGTON â In 1869, rail tycoon Collis P. Huntington, who played a successful â and highly profitable â role in construction of the long-dreamed-of Transcontinental Railroad, came to the rescue of the all-but-bankrupt Chesapeake & Ohio.
The little railroad desperately needed new capital to rebuild the damage it had suffered during the Civil War and push its tracks westward from Richmond, Virginia, to the Ohio River, where passengers and cargo could readily be transferred between the railroad and the riverboats that traveled the Ohio.
The C&Oâs board of directors turned for help to Huntington, who made them an offer they couldnât refuse. He said he would gladly supply the new funds needed â if he was made the railroadâs president. The board quickly agreed.
ASHLAND â People rolled up their sleeves at the Ashland Town Center on Friday to donate during an American Red Cross blood drive held at the mall.
The Red Cross says people may donate blood every 56 days. Donors must be in good health and feeling well; be at least 16 years old in most states; and weigh at least 110 pounds.
The Red Cross also encourages blood donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19, because the plasma from those blood donations could help treat patients currently fighting the virus.
Upcoming blood drives in the area will take place from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at Bridges Christian Church, 1402 Kenwood Drive in Russell, Kentucky; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the C-K Community Center, 12th and Poplar streets in Kenova; and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the rec hall at the Hershel âWoodyâ Williams VA Medical Center, 1540 Spring Valley Drive in Huntington.
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Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Low near 50F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%..
Tonight
Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Low near 50F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 5:35 pm