An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A lot has changed in the news business since Ted Koppel retired from the popular Nightline show in 2005. The dominance of the three big networks has given way to a more varied and fragmented news landscape in which news and opinion are[Read More…]
Month: June 2016
Jerry West hopes his collection motivates others
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of Jerry West’s bigger truths is he is more comfortable when he is behind the scenes. When he is center stage, much like he was Monday, June 20, at the Downtown Wise Library for the unveiling of the Jerry West Collection, West admits to being a[Read More…]
Morgantown founder statue unveiled
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Zackquill Morgan got his moment on Monday, June 20. The day that was West Virginia’s birthday was also the day the statue honoring the founder of Morgantown was unveiled. Morgan was a Revolutionary War veteran who founded the city in 1785. His statue, created by local sculptor[Read More…]
Salem’s log home museum plans to expand
SALEM, W.Va. — Fort New Salem, a collection of authentic log homes turned museum, is expanding. At 7 p.m. Monday, the Fort New Salem Foundation will break ground to kick off the construction of the Block House and Reynolds House to further work on what it calls its “Reshape the[Read More…]
WV teacher training agency sees big funding cut
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state educator training agency has seen annual budget cuts for about the past decade, but the one in store for next fiscal year is almost as large as all those cuts combined and equals about a third of its current state funding. The West Virginia Center for[Read More…]
West Virginia delegates don’t want to dump Trump
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the past three weeks, Donald Trump has faced accusations of racism for saying that the judge in his Trump University case was biased because of his heritage. He sparked outrage after posting a self-congratulatory tweet after the deadliest mass shooting in American history. He took away The[Read More…]
Jefferson County Commissioner Bell facing 3 felonies
By Rob Snyder The Spirit of Jeffferson CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. ‚ Jefferson County Commissioner Eric Bell has been charged with three felonies, sex offenses that could send put him behind bars for more than a quarter-century. The 37-year-old Republican, a Navy veteran, was elected to a six-year term on the[Read More…]
At 20 years, Tamarack throws itself a party
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The sounds, tastes and workmanship of the Mountain State were on proud display at Tamarack Monday as “The Best of West Virginia” celebrated 20 years and West Virginia’s 153rd birthday. Dorothy Tabb of Visit Southern West Virginia said that she had seen some locals come in for the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, June 21
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ATTORNEY GENERAL VISITING ORLANDO IN WAKE OF DEADLY ATTACK Loretta Lynch will meet[Read More…]
Martinsburg-Berkeley NAACP chief under fire
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Members of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County branch of the NAACP have written a letter to the national office requesting its current president be removed. Members met earlier this week to unanimously approve the letter, which was then sent to the national office in Baltimore, Maryland. Hubert Smith, who[Read More…]