BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Barbara B. Highland Charitable Trust presented a $5.2 million donation to West Virginia University Thursday at the Bridgeport Conference Center. “The Barbara Highland Foundation is giving a major donation to the university of $5.2 million to be divided between our law school and our medical school,[Read More…]
Month: June 2015
Eagles still big draw for 25-year-old excursion train
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Had bald eagles not established nests in the early 1980s in a remote, six-mile-long canyon carved through the mountains of Hardy and Hampshire counties by the South Branch of the Potomac River, the state’s second-oldest excursion train may never have left the station. Nesting bald eagles had[Read More…]
W.Va. Freedom of Information Act changes in effect
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new era of transparency in West Virginia begins today, as revisions to the state’s Freedom of Information Act officially become enacted. “All West Virginians benefit from these changes to the state’s Freedom of Information Act,” said Don Smith, executive director of the West Virginia Press Association[Read More…]
Charleston brewery to mark return of the growler
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state law that takes effect Friday will allow Charleston’s sole brewery to resume growler sales and, for the first time, sell its most popular brews in cans directly from its dock. Charleston Brewing Co. will celebrate the new law, Senate Bill 273, with Growler Fest Friday[Read More…]
Mercer County adds vaping to indoor air ordinance
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Mercer County users of electronic nicotine devices, also known as vaping devices, will now have to limit their vaping to areas designated for smoking in public. Electronic nicotine devices, also known as e-cigarettes, were added Wednesday to Mercer County’s indoor air regulations. The Mercer County Board of[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, June 12
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, June 12, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HACKING DEEMED WORSE THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT A major[Read More…]
Youth boxers from across US compete in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of youth boxers from around the country have worked much of their lives to get to Charleston this week. The USA Boxing Junior Olympic and Prep National Championships are taking place this week at the Civic Center’s Grand Hall. The event, which is one of the[Read More…]
Virginia Oil and Gas Association comments on EPA’s water and hydraulic fracturing study
The Virginia Oil and Gas Association, located in Abingdon, Va., has issued the following statement: “Virginia’s Natural Gas Industry has made it a priority to focus on the safe and environmentally sound production, extraction, and transportation of the state’s natural gas resources for more than 80 years. At the request[Read More…]
Democracy relies on voter participation
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several municipalities in Kanawha County had their local elections Tuesday, but you might not know it by looking at the races. As the Daily Mail’s Matt Murphy reported, the races for town council in Cedar Grove, Glasgow and Clendenin were uncontested.[Read More…]
Some counties reverting to traditional math classes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eleven West Virginia counties, including Kanawha and Putnam, have told state education officials they plan to revert next school year to the traditional high school math course structure that predated the national Common Core standards. So far, 26 districts have indicated whether they will return to the[Read More…]