BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education released the first rankings of a new School Accountability System Wednesday, but concern about the validity of any A-F system began much earlier. Many teachers and administrators have opposed the system. One criticism is, because it has a strong emphasis on[Read More…]
Month: November 2016
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Nov. 18
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP OFFERS MICHAEL FLYNN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER POST The choice of Flynn would[Read More…]
Big media tunes into WV coalfields after Trump win
LOGAN, W.Va. — Part of the mainstream media’s coverage of the election of Donald Trump, has involved a turning of attention to West Virginia and, in particular, the coalfields. The New Yorker, CBS News and Al Jazeera English are among others who have sought answers to the questions which explain[Read More…]
WV court right to support individual property rights
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A ruling this week by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the spirit reflected in the state’s official motto, Montani Semper Liberi, which is Latin for “Mountaineers are Always Free.” The decision came in a case involving whether the developers[Read More…]
Bond stays at $250K for mother of long-missing girl
WESTON, W.Va. — Lena Lunsford, who is accused in the death of her 3-year-old daughter five years ago, waived her preliminary hearing Wednesday. Special Magistrate John M. Coffman of Upshur County first addressed a bond reduction request made by defense attorney Barbara Harmon-Schamberger. Lewis County Prosecutor Christina Flanigan argued against[Read More…]
Longtime Doddridge County levy falls by three votes
WEST UNION, W.Va. — The Doddridge County Clerk’s office released the final results of elections within their county, and the proposed tax levy failed for the first time in over 30 years. On election night, the levy received an approval rating of 59.84 percent, falling short of the required 60[Read More…]
WV Gov.-elect Jim Justice still owes millions in taxes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Companies owned by governor-elect Jim Justice continue to owe millions of dollars in taxes to the state of West Virginia, as the billionaire begins to organize his administration and the state government slashes spending on Medicaid and education. The Raleigh County Clerk’s Office confirmed Wednesday that Justice’s[Read More…]
WV unveils A-F grades for public schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After delays that officials attributed to standardized test and federal school accountability changes, the West Virginia Board of Education on Wednesday fully answered Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s request in his January 2014 State of the State address for it to establish an A-F grading system for entire schools.[Read More…]
Marshall professor, three others charged in kickback scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An award-winning Marshall University professor, the president of a highway contracting business and two former West Virginia Division of Highways engineers were charged Wednesday in a kickback scheme involving companies in Putnam County and South Carolina. Federal prosecutors allege that the men illegally diverted $1.5 million worth of[Read More…]
Clay council handled adverse situation well
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Amid public and media scrutiny that officials had likely never experienced before, members of the Town Council of Clay accepted the resignation of their mayor, apologized to the world for the ruckus she was part of, and moved on. Beverly Whaling, mayor[Read More…]