WELCH, W.Va. — A Russian-owned coal company has agreed to pay $800,000 in back taxes to McDowell County, Sheriff Martin West said Thursday. West said the past-due tax payment will help to make up the budget shortfall for the McDowell County Commission and the county Board of Education for the[Read More…]
Month: June 2014
Princeton Times editor receives Rotary award
PRINCETON, W.Va. — There were tears of joy and a standing ovation as the Princeton Rotary Club presented Tammie Toler with the Paul Harris Fellow Award Thursday evening at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton. Roger Topping presented Toler with the award in memory of prominent Princeton resident Dick Copeland.[Read More…]
Republican mayor endorses Democrat Casey
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Mayor Danny Jones is again at odds with his party after leading a group of Republicans supporting Democrat Nick Casey in the race to represent West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. Jones, who attended Casey’s official campaign announcement in April 2013, said Thursday the decision was based[Read More…]
Drug giant to pay W.Va. $22M to settle lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay the state of West Virginia $22 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company illegally promoted its Avandia diabetes medicine. The British drugmaker initially announced the settlement with West Virginia and seven other states in a regulatory filing in[Read More…]
Marshall fraternity’s ‘Thumper’ damaged in arson
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A familiar sight on 5th Avenue near Marshall University’s campus is now the center of an arson investigation. The 1967 International Engine fire truck, which sits in the front lawn of the Phi Kappa Alpha (Pike) fraternity house at 1411 5th Ave., caught fire around 12:35 a.m.[Read More…]
Broadband Deployment Council was careful
An editorial from The Journal | MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — If spending taxpayers’ money at a rapid pace is the test of success for government – as some officials seem to think – West Virginia’s Broadband Deployment Council is a flop. When the council was established five years ago at then-Gov. Joe Manchin’s[Read More…]
Basketball more than a career for Rod Thorn
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It never was easy being Rod Thorn. Fun? Yes. When you’re the best high school basketball player in your state, when you are probably the best high school baseball player in your state, when you are a solid student, life can’t be anything but fun. But easy?[Read More…]
Greenbrier County officials charged in pool saga
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — A Greenbrier County grand jury has returned matching misdemeanor indictments against the county commission’s president and immediate past president. Indicted on charges of allegedly misappropriating hotel occupancy tax funds were Greenbrier Commission President Karen Lobban and former president Betty Crookshanks, who left office at the end of[Read More…]
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Late publisher a true inspiration for local 10K race
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — If Cecil Jarvis were alive today, we have little doubt that he’d be putting the finishing touches on some tune-up runs for this Saturday’s Greater Clarksburg 10K. After all, Cecil was a strong believer in supporting local projects, especially those that[Read More…]