CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a year when virtually every state agency and department is facing budget cuts, the state Supreme Court’s 2016-17 budget is slated to grow by $4.2 million to $143.6 million — but Chief Justice Menis Ketchum told members of the House and Senate Finance committees that’s strictly because[Read More…]
Month: January 2016
After $3 million redo, 1835 WV home boarded
GREEN BOTTOM, W.Va. — When plans were announced in 2008 to restore the 1835-vintage Albert Gallatin Jenkins plantation house, located on a gentle rise overlooking the Ohio River near the Cabell-Mason County line, then-Rep. Nick Rahall told a crowd gathered for a ceremony on the grounds of the two-story brick[Read More…]
Charleston Tent City inhabitants endure bitter cold
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The residents, bundled up in hoodies and coats, ran up the hill when they saw Daniel Moore arrive with some hot soup. “They see me come,” Moore said, “they come a-running.” Moore, whose wife Betty does the cooking, regularly drops off hot meals, blankets, coats and other items[Read More…]
Trump makes it OK to hate
A column by Rob Byers, co-editor of the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — I see the headlines on the news wires, on Twitter, on Facebook. They fly by me in rapid succession. For the first few months, I successfully ignored them. A slow head shake, maybe an eye roll, and I[Read More…]
Drug trade seizures shouldn’t go to general budget
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As 2015 came to a close, our leaders in Congress came to an agreement on a budget, drawing praise for finally being able to work together after years of stalemates and continuing resolutions. But as details emerge on the impact of the[Read More…]
CSX closing Huntington offices, affecting 121 jobs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX will close its administrative offices in the Huntington Division, the transportation company announced Monday, affecting 121 jobs. The 400 employees at CSX’s locomotive shop and 60 employees at the company’s railroad yard will not be affected, company spokeswoman Melanie Cost said. The administrative employees will be[Read More…]
Stream protection rule battle continues
WHEELING, W.Va. — The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to prevent the Obama administration from implementing the Stream Protection Rule, a strategy which the National Mining Association claims will destroy 78,000 more coal jobs and up to 280,000 related jobs. Even in the face of the Clean Power Plan[Read More…]
Traveling exhibit on Sen. Byrd coming this spring
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A traveling exhibit on the life and career of Senator Robert C. Byrd will open at the Parkersburg Art Center on May 22 as part of the WV Allied Art Exhibit. It will remain on display and open to the public through June 19, according to the[Read More…]
WV residents brave bitter cold to keep dream alive
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Braving the elements on a bitterly cold day, a smaller than usual band of marchers climbed the hill from the Greenbrier County Courthouse to the Lewisburg United Methodist Church on Monday in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Organizers of the annual Greenbrier Valley event[Read More…]
Hatfields and McCoys return to TV
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Hatfields and McCoys are coming back to television in a new show. The American Heroes Channel or AHC will highlight the famous feud in an episode of its series Blood Feuds. The show will air on Wednesday ,January 20 at 10 p.m. AHC can be found[Read More…]
