HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The city of Huntington is one step closer in its quest to be named America’s Best Community and win $3 million to go toward various community improvements. Representatives with Frontier Communication announced to a room full of local leaders Wednesday at the Pullman Plaza Hotel that Huntington[Read More…]
Month: January 2016
Philippi Covered Bridge in midst of $2M overhaul
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Winter may have arrived, but it won’t halt renovation work on the historic Philippi Covered Bridge. Work on the bridge across the Tygart Valley River will continue through the season, according to state Department of Transportation spokesman Brent Walker. “We’re not going to cut back,” Walker said.[Read More…]
Unions rally at Capitol before governor’s speech
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The volume of the crowd grew exponentially louder in the state Capitol and from the far end of the marble-lined Rotunda boos began to mix with the chants of “right-to-work is wrong.” As Senate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, made his way toward the House Chamber, his path grew[Read More…]
Tomblin seeks tobacco, telecommunication tax hikes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin unveiled a budget plan Wednesday that would close more than $820 million in funding shortfalls in this year’s and next year’s budgets, in part, by raising taxes on tobacco and putting a new tax on telecommunications. Tomblin’s proposed 2016-17 budget bill does not provide[Read More…]
Governor emphasizes positives in State of the State
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In his sixth and final State of the State address Wednesday evening, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin acknowledged the current tough times in West Virginia, but urged the state to draw inspiration from “incredible West Virginians,” including NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and world-class marathoner Clara Grant Santucci. “As we[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Jan. 14
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO CAME OUT A WINNER AFTER QUICK RELEASE OF US SAILORS The rapid[Read More…]
Labor Rally at W.Va. State of State
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin: 2016 State of the State Address
2016 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS – GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN JANUARY 13, 2016 Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the Board of Public Works, justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, members of the Legislature, distinguished guests, and my fellow West Virginians. Five years ago, when I first addressed[Read More…]
Fayette first WV county to ban oil and gas waste
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — The Fayette County Commission’s chambers shook with cheers and applause Tuesday as commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance to ban the storage, disposal or use of oil and natural gas waste countywide. The ordinance interprets state code as allowing county commissions to pass ordinances to protect public health and[Read More…]
WV high court should weigh in on Senate vacancy
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has, after all, decided to at least appear to serve his own Democratic party by announcing he will appoint a Democrat to fill the seat of former state Sen. Daniel Hall, who switched to the Republican[Read More…]
