CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In voice votes with no nays heard, the West Virginia Board of Education on Thursday chose to replace the state’s Common Core-based math and English/language arts standards with revised education requirements, effective next school year. The board also approved making permanent, beginning this spring, the recent reduction in[Read More…]
Month: December 2015
Proposed $5M fiber-optic loop would link Charleston-area commercial centers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Alpha Technologies, a technology service company based in Putnam County, is planning an ambitious project to build a $5 million underground fiber-optic loop through the commercial centers of downtown Charleston, Kanawha City and South Charleston. The 144 fiber-optic strands are meant to connect Union Carbide’s old data center[Read More…]
WVU defeats Marshall in annual Capital Classic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For those who follow West Virginia regularly, it seemed inevitable that the energetic, physical, nationally ranked Mountaineers would wear out a younger, smaller Marshall team. Thursday night before 11,748 at the Civic Center, the phrase “wear out” and all its verb tenses were no metaphor, no exaggeration.[Read More…]
New Legislature pulls state out of ‘hellhole’
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s been a bone of contention — a heavy burden — a business barrier — for West Virginia for years. But now, thanks to bipartisan legal reforms passed earlier this year, the state of West Virginia has finally been removed[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Dec. 18
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY COUNTERFEITING IS THRIVING IN CHINA AP’s Erika Kinetz finds that major multinational[Read More…]
Charleston West Virginia Long Distance Movers Wash receive 2015 Best of Charleston Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston West Virginia Long Distance Movers Wash has been selected for the 2015 Best of Charleston Award in the Movers category by the Charleston Award Program. Each year, the Charleston Award Program identifies companies that it believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and[Read More…]
The West Virginia Channel set to premiere on Jan. 1
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting is proud to announce that on January 1, 2016, The West Virginia Channel will be on the air. Currently called WVPBS 2, the channel will feature programs about West Virginia and Appalachian culture, history and current affairs, as well as some of the best educational and news programs PBS has to offer, such[Read More…]
Prosecutors oppose Blankenship bond reduction
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saying that potential restitution and fines could have “financially disastrous consequences” for Don Blankenship, federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a judge not to lower the former Massey CEO’s bond or otherwise reduce restrictions on his pre-sentencing release. While Blankenship faces a statutory maximum prison sentence of one year,[Read More…]
Charleston boy dons ‘pink nightmare’ for play
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Part of what makes the movie “A Christmas Story” so appealing is that 9-year-old Ralphie Parker is a stand-in for anyone who ever wanted something they couldn’t have during the gift giving holidays. Just about all of us. The thing that Ralphie wants more than anything else is[Read More…]
West Virginia State president leaving for Radford
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State University President Brian Hemphill has been named president of Radford University. The university, which is based in Radford, Virginia, announced Hemphill’s appointment Wednesday morning in a news release. Hemphill will succeed Penelope Kyle, who is retiring after 11 years as Radford’s president. Hemphill will[Read More…]