HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Just as the finalists for the Marshall University president’s position have been announced, the crews working on the renovation of Marshall University’s presidential mansion are taking their work inside. About two months into the renovation project, the momentum of the $500,000 project soon will shift to the[Read More…]
Month: October 2015
Marshall presidency search down to three finalists
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two education administrators working in Mississippi and another from Oregon have been named as the three finalists to become the next president at Marshall University. Presidential Search Committee Chairman Michael Sellards announced in a press release the names of the finalists as well as the schedules for[Read More…]
Tent City rises for WVU homecoming
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mountainlair Plaza is home to the second annual Tent City as the Mountaineers students get excited for homecoming week. Students started setting up their tents Monday morning, Oct. 5, and are sleeping outside for the rest of the week. “I wasn’t part of it last year, but[Read More…]
Freedom Industries bankruptcy case settled
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Freedom Industries bankruptcy case is now officially settled. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson gave final approval to Freedom’s bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, wrapping up more than a year and a half of intricate negotiations between the company’s lawyers, its creditors, lawsuit-filing local residents, environmental regulators and[Read More…]
New bridge to Kanawha’s Coonskin Park open
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At a ceremony in Coonskin Park on Wednesday, a new bridge was opened, an old road got a new name and the West Virginia National Guard complex along Coonskin Drive got a security issue addressed that officials hope will keep the 130th Airlift Wing operational. The new[Read More…]
Opening statements given in Blankenship trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Massey Energy Co. executive Don Blankenship is either a profit-obsessed coal company CEO who condoned rampant safety violations at his operations or a mine safety innovator who stands wrongly accused by government officials who targeted him because he’s rich and outspoken, according to opposing stories outlined[Read More…]
WVU’s Karl Joseph has season-ending knee injury
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A non-contact knee injury in practice Tuesday, a day when West Virginia’s football team doesn’t wear pads and tends to take things easy, has ended the season for first-team All-Big 12 safety Karl Joseph. Joseph, the national leader with five interceptions and a potential first-round pick in[Read More…]
West Virginia can’t tax its way to prosperity
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia ought to know better than any state that it can’t tax its way to prosperity. It wasn’t that long ago when the state’s tax burden on businesses was among the highest of the 50 states. That — combined[Read More…]
Community concerns arise as Concord University closes pool
ATHENS, W.Va. — A decision to close a local university’s swimming pool has some parents wondering whether their childrens’ swim teams will have a venue for their sport. Officials at Concord University recently announced a decision to close the swimming pool on the Athens campus. A statement was issued on[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Oct. 8
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HOW SYRIAN MILITANT GROUP IS RECASTING ITSELF Ahrar al-Sham, or Free Men of[Read More…]
