CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — According to local officials, the John Brown walking tours in Charles Town have increased tourism to Charles Town while educating the public about “the rest of the story” after Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry. Charles Town mayor Peggy Smith and Annette Gavin, CEO of the Jefferson[Read More…]
Month: April 2015
Legislative Column: ‘At The Capitol’ for April
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — April legislative interim committee meetings were highlighted by the launch of a new select committee on tax reform. House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, spelled out the mandate of the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform, stating, “We have a tax structure in West Virginia that’s broken, that’s burdensome, and that’s bewildering to[Read More…]
Wheeling Suspension Bridge’s popularity endures
WHEELING, W.Va. — Though it’s been hanging around for 166 years, people still get a kick of out seeing the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Frank O’Brien, executive director of the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau, said while tourists generally do not drive long distances just to see the span, once visitors[Read More…]
WVU’s Huggins honored with Furfari Award as W.Va. College Coach of the Year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There was no secret weapon on its way and no plans were etched in stone when Bob Huggins told the world he had to fix the West Virginia U. men’s basketball program during its first season playing in the Big 12 Conference, in 2013. “We simply had to[Read More…]
Recent challenge to EPA necessary, not premature
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Even if the odds are against you, sometimes it is important to make your case. West Virginia and 14 other coal-reliant states gave oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week challenging new proposed[Read More…]
Raleigh County native makes Rock Hall of Fame
CLEVELAND — Bill Withers, the Raleigh County native whose “Ain’t No Sunshine,” ruled AM radio in 1971, showed a completely different side to himself in Cleveland on Saturday, April 18. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Stevie Wonder did the honors. It was an honor[Read More…]
Maloney files ethics complaint against Justice Davis
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney, who formally who filed an ethics complaint with the state Judicial Investigation Commission regarding Justice Robin Davis’ decision to not recuse herself over a controversial court case, said the reason behind his latest action is simple. “The goal is just to get[Read More…]
Manchin staying put in D.C., won’t run for governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After months of speculation that he might return to West Virginia to run for governor in 2016, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Sunday announced his decision to continue serving in the nation’s capitol. “I’m going to stay and I’ll run for re-election,” Manchin told CBS’ “Face the Nation”[Read More…]
As coal declines in W.Va., so do county coffers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It started in Boone County, which, on Dec. 31, laid off 11 part-time public employees. A security officer, a recycling center employee and a bunch of janitors who cleaned community centers one day a week all lost their jobs, Assistant County Administrator Pam White said. Then it was[Read More…]
Drug Take Back Days replaced by everyday effort
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Prescription medication that’s unneeded was previously collected during Prescription Drug Take Back Day, but legislation eliminated that event so that drugs can be returned any day of the year. “We rewrote the disposal regulations, allowing all police departments, hospitals, pharmacies and a whole list of entities to[Read More…]