MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Delegate Mike Folk, R-Berkeley, said he did not anticipate the attention a statement he tweeted Friday afternoon saying that presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be publicly hanged would receive, but it has exploded on social media since it was posted. The tweet, which Folk said was spurred[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
Fenton to decommission Wood County glass site
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education has not been the only group interested in Fenton Art Glass Inc. The board of education has spent $60,000 as of July 12 exploring a property adjacent to Fenton Art Glass as a possible site for a new Williamstown Elementary School.[Read More…]
Wood County residents, police officers pray together
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Residents Sunday gathered with local law enforcement throughout Wood County to offer them prayers and support in light of the recent shootings of police officers. Residents gathered at different locations for a short prayer service and met with officers to thank them and offer their support for[Read More…]
Weirton Steel veterans hold 70th 25-Year Club event
WEIRTON, W.Va. – John Potocnik found his former co-worker Max Flinn sitting at a picnic table at the Serbian Picnic Grounds and immediately started talking about their careers in the Weirton Steel Company Production Planning Department. “We come here to see if people we worked with are still around. This[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, July 18
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, July 18, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. THREE POLICE OFFICERS FATALLY SHOT IN BATON ROUGE The killings come less than[Read More…]
WV Business & Industry Council Embarks on 2016 Tour: “Putting WV Back to Work”
First regional meeting July 26 at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Business & Industry Council is hitting the road again for its annual tour of regional meetings around the Mountain State. “We think it’s so important for us to travel around West[Read More…]
Martinsburg to ban fireworks discharge in city
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — After the Martinsburg Police Department received nearly 90 phone calls since June 20 from residents concerned about noise from fireworks, the city council has decided to rewrite its fireworks ordinance. While most people don’t mind a patriotic fireworks display on Independence Day, residents’ grievances began before the[Read More…]
CSX to keep 30 employees in Huntington building
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX has decided to continue using some of its administrative offices in Huntington and the building will remain open. “Following the consolidations, CSX evaluated the use of the Huntington Division Office building and has decided to continue basing about 30 employees there,” said Laura Phelps, manager of[Read More…]
Broadband access a must for future of WV economy
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than a century ago, the first significant action in pursuit of a “universal” network for telephone service throughout the United States took place when the government allowed AT&T to operate without competition. The reasoning was that a single provider, working under government[Read More…]
Boone school board passing buck on budget
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — We ’re all forced to make decisions more difficult than we’re willing to make sometimes. You know, get called on to pitch when the bases are loaded, nobody’s out and your season is on the line. Or your company, your campaign or your school[Read More…]