Month: September 2017

Hardy County Circuit Clerk’s office goes paperless

By Jean A. Flanagan Moorefield Examiner For the past six years, the Hardy County Circuit Clerk’s Office has been keeping two sets of files – one paper and one electronic. “We have been scanning since 2011,” Circuit Clerk Kim Hartman said. Every document that comes to this office is scanned[Read More…]

Coast Guard troops trade one hurricane for another

By JOSHUA QUALLS The Herald-Dispatch BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — U.S. Coast Guard troops in Huntington’s Marine Safety Unit are preparing to leave for a new hurricane just days after returning from another, and some have already left. In response to the threat Hurricane Irma poses to the southeastern U.S., MSU Huntington is[Read More…]

WV responders headed to Florida for Hurricane Irma

By GUISEPPE SABELLA Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — John Williams started working on Kanawha County ambulances about 16 years ago, but Thursday was the first time he responded to a hurricane. More than 20 emergency responders, including 17 from Kanawha County, took 10 ambulances and headed to Tallahassee, Florida, on[Read More…]

Forecasters: Irma may have local impact by Tuesday

By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va.  — Hurricane Irma may have in impact on this area by Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg. “The current forecast is for a trajectory late Monday into Tuesday with widespread rain in this area,” said NWS Meteorologist Anita Silverman,[Read More…]

Florida business owner seeks refuge from Irma in Fairmont

By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — With Hurricane Irma predicted to make land in the United States by Sunday, John Costelac needed a place to escape the disaster and keep his business going as the storm moved toward his home of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He turned to West Virginia[Read More…]

At the Capitol: State Corrections in crisis

By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While legislators returned to the Capitol for the first time since an extended special session on the budget ended on June 26, their August legislative interim committee meetings were overshadowed by events in the governor’s office. During interims, Gov.[Read More…]

Foster among WV legislators who missed majority of special session votes

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two members of the West Virginia House of Delegates and one state senator failed to attend nearly every vote taken during the special legislative session. A survey of roll calls posted on the Legislature’s website shows Delegate Nancy Foster, R-Putnam, and Delegate[Read More…]

Local pundits assess West Virginia’s changing political climate

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Local political experts don’t know exactly which way West Virginia’s political winds will blow in upcoming elections, but they’re certain the state’s political climate is changing. “West Virginia is now a deeply red state,” said pollster Rick Repass, who[Read More…]

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

And get our latest content in your inbox

Invalid email address