By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W. Va. — The Erma Byrd Higher Education Center celebrated its 10th anniversary Friday by treating its students to a picnic and offering them over $30,000 worth of scholarships for the upcoming school year. Dr. David Swanson, Head Chairman of the West Virginia Higher[Read More…]
Month: August 2017
State’s fiscal condition ranks 42nd in nation
By DANYEL VanREENAN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Mercatus Center at George Mason University recently released the findings from its 2017 state fiscal rankings study, ranking West Virginia 42nd in the nation for financial health based on five separate categories. Eileen Norcross, author of the 2017 study and director[Read More…]
Frontier offering higher speeds, discounts as result of $160 million settlement
Staff reports The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Frontier Communications’ $160 million settlement with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has led to increased internet speeds and discounts for approximately 40 percent of customers affected. Frontier Communications entered into the settlement to resolve complaints about internet speeds provided to[Read More…]
Late artist Cassle remembered for passion, words of encouragement
By ANNA TAYLOR Charleston Gazette-Mail BECKLEY, W.Va. — Christine Keller remembers the first time she applied to be a juried artisan at the Tamarack Foundation. “The very first time I juried in [2009], I did get turned down,” said the jewelry maker. And that could have been that. Then, Stephen[Read More…]
Fairmont Arts Week to celebrate local arts, creativity
By SARAH GOODRICH Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Local businesses and organizations are in collaboration with the creation of Fairmont Arts Week, a week-long project dedicated to celebrating the local arts. The idea for Fairmont Arts Week came from the group, 4Fairmont, which Fairmont State University’s Academy for the Arts[Read More…]
WV Gov. Justice switching political parties, returning to GOP
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday night that he is switching political parties, changing from a Democrat to a Republican — a move that apparently caught almost everyone in his administration and West Virginia politics by surprise. Justice made the announcement[Read More…]
Dems furious, Northern Panhandle GOP shrugs at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s party switch
By Ian Hicks The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns said it will take more than a party switch to repair the strained relationship between Gov. Jim Justice and the GOP-controlled Legislature. During President Donald Trump’s rally in Huntington, Justice announced he[Read More…]
Mixed feelings for officials on Gov. Jim Justice’s return to GOP
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice switching to the Republican Party isn’t good no matter what’s said, according to a former Wood County Democratic Party chairman and state executive committee member. “It’s terrible,” said Walt Auvil. “And there’s no good spin to[Read More…]
Trump doubles down against ‘Russia story’ in Huntington rally
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — If reports of the assembling of a grand jury in relation to alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election rattled President Donald Trump, he didn’t let it show Thursday before a raucous crowd at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Although news broke[Read More…]
Trump energizes WV supporters with Huntington speech
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON – Making good on a promise he made on his campaign trail, President Donald Trump returned to West Virginia on Thursday for a rally in Huntington at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. The rally brought out thousands of Trump supporters from across the state[Read More…]