PARSONS, W.Va. — A county fair is Americana at its best. It embodies all the goodness of rural America and the rural American way of life – the moral fabric of farming, the homespun goodness of cooking, the wholesome exercise of gardening and, most importantly, weaves into its basket a[Read More…]
Month: August 2016
Teen gets more than ride to school after bike wreck
INWOOD, W.Va. — Musselman High School senior Malcolm Gaskins rides his bike to school every day, but on the first day of school when he found himself on the side of the road, it was a stranger’s act of kindness that carried him the rest of the way. Early Monday[Read More…]
Largest WV private health insurer names president
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Fred Earley II, 59, of Parkersburg is retiring as president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia on Nov.1, after seven years as president. James L. Fawcett, 43, of Charleston has been appointed president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia, succeeding Earley, the company[Read More…]
WV residents hold Bernie Sanders watch parties
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Keagan Vickers thought politics was “really gross.” But Bernie Sanders’ campaign for President of the United States made her take note and want to become better informed. Although Sanders lost, Vickers, 18, isn’t giving up on what his message meant to her. “I’m not going to stop being[Read More…]
Mingo commissioners explain Christian school funding
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. -– At a special meeting of the Mingo County Commission held Monday morning, commissioners responded to reports that the commission has been funding the Ambassador Christian Academy (ACA) during the county’s current economic crisis. Camilla Ellis with the Circuit Clerk’s Office asked the question during a discussion on[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Aug. 25
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR SURVIVORS IN ITALY QUAKE THAT KILLED MORE THAN 200 The[Read More…]
Promise scholarship’s 15th year celebrated at WVU
MORGANTOWN — While future West Virginia University students were once learning to color or ride a bike 15 years ago, former Governor Bob Wise was preparing for their college careers. On Tuesday afternoon, a beaming Wise, along with many thankful students, gathered on the Mountainlair Plaza to celebrate the 15th[Read More…]
Wood County board to seek $41M school bond
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education on Tuesday approved the final version of the Wood County Schools facilities bond call. The $41,140,000 bond will be brought to voters for approval in November and will help pay for more than $51 million in new construction, renovations and roof[Read More…]
Parkersburg advances repeal of fortune telling ban
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – With a pair of 5-4 votes, City Council on Tuesday brought back and approved the first reading of a previously rejected ordinance lifting a nearly 70-year-old ban on fortune-telling and related practices in Parkersburg. A one-third reduction in the floodwall fee passed by the same margin, and[Read More…]
West Virginia economy ranked last in the nation
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As if there were not already enough evidence that West Virginia needs new ideas about jobs and development, Governing magazine this week ranked the state’s economy the worst in the nation. The editors looked at six variables – the current state unemployment rate;[Read More…]
