MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The director of the Macy’s Fulfillment Center in Berkeley County was arrested Tuesday on felony and misdemeanor warrants that accuse her of refusing to allow a sheriff’s deputy to enter the building to serve an employee with two felony warrants over the weekend. Arifa Lukmani Hasan-Swannigan, 57,[Read More…]
Month: October 2014
W.Va. high court limits attorney general’s role
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has denied the state attorney general’s request to help in the prosecution of county-level cases. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey last month filed a request for a writ of prohibition seeking to prevent the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the[Read More…]
Jackson County gets relocated firm’s log building
RIPLEY, W.Va. — The Jackson County Development Authority is taking over the former Stella-Jones building after the company decided to gift it to the community for local use. The $1.2 million building has sat idle since the company closed the Jackson County facility near the Fairplain/Ripley interchange of Interstate 77[Read More…]
IPad tweaks delay use by Raleigh County students
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education is switching to a teacher e-mail account system that will speed up iPad app download times, and Apple is taking the online safety of middle school students very seriously. On their own merits, the two developments are positive, noted Raleigh County[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Oct. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. U.S.STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO CONTAIN EBOLA CRISISPresident Obama ordered[Read More…]
“Hard at Work” license plate honored
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Contractors Association of West Virginia has received a 2014 national Public Relations Award for its “Hard at Work” license plates. During the annual Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) National Chapter Leadership Conference on Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C., the CAWV received a 2014 chapter award in the Best Overall Public Relations Campaign category for the[Read More…]
The Exponent Telegram: McKinley’s strengths give him edge over Gainer in 1st Congressional District race
— *** Newspaper Endorsement Week 2014 ***— As the Nov. 4 general election approaches, much of the attention has been on the race for retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s seat in the U.S. Senate. And there is no question that the Senate seat, a six-year term in the congressional chamber of[Read More…]
Charleston Daily Mail: Give the Boy Scouts a property tax break
— *** Newspaper Endorsement Week 2014 ***— The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve easily is the most exciting and largest development in Fayette County in decades. The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America raised $100 million to build this permanent home for the National Scout Jamboree. The Stephen D.[Read More…]
The Charleston Gazette: Rahall outstanding choice for Third District
— *** Newspaper Endorsement Week 2014 ***— Down in West Virginia’s southern counties, this year’s congressional race is especially vicious. The extreme-right Koch brothers — sons of a founder of the crackpot John Birch Society — are pouring their inherited wealth into an all-out attempt to knock Rep. Nick Rahall,[Read More…]
The Charleston Gazette: Natalie Tennant best choice for U.S. Senate
— *** Newspaper Endorsement Week 2014 ***— Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is an underdog in the race for U.S. Senate. National analysts say West Virginia has shifted so far to the “red” mentality that the state’s first female senator in Washington is likely to be Republican. However, it[Read More…]
