By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia University will help the state turn “apathy into ambition and recession into recovery,” WVU President E. Gordon Gee vowed Monday during his fall “State of the University” address. Speaking before the WVU Faculty Senate, Gee said West[Read More…]
Month: September 2017
Test scores show ‘aspiration gap’ among WV students
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Data released regarding the ACT college readiness assessment has revealed what state Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine called an “aspiration gap” among West Virginia students. According to the West Virginia Department of Education, nearly 70 percent of high school graduates are taking the[Read More…]
US high court asked to review WV justice’s role in gas royalties case
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker’s participation in a high-stakes natural gas royalty case that could have had significant financial implications for energy companies in which her husband owned stock. Late[Read More…]
Manchin calls Pennsylvania cracker plant ‘renaissance of opportunity’
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal WEIRTON, W.Va. — Calling it a “renaissance of opportunity,” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said construction of an ethane cracker in Western Pennsylvania is creating “come-back” opportunities for Northern Panhandle communities hard hit by the downturn in steel and coal. “It’s up to the[Read More…]
Overflow crowd attends Pleasants Power Station PSC hearing
By JOHN McVEY The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It was an overflow crowd Monday for a public comment hearing by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia on the proposed purchase of the Pleasants Power Station by Monongahela Power Co. and Potomac Edison Co. from Allegheny Energy Supply, all three[Read More…]
Trump nominates WVSP officer to serve as US Marshal
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lt. Michael T. Baylous, currently the public information officer for the West Virginia State Police, has been nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as a U.S. Marshal. The first wave of five nominations was announced Monday evening. U.S. Marshals are responsible[Read More…]
Gov. Justice discusses bond vote at Elkins town hall meeting
By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — More than 50 area residents and elected officials gathered Monday for a town hall meeting where Gov. Jim Justice spoke regarding the upcoming “Roads to Prosperity” bond referendum. If approved by state voters Oct. 7, the referendum would give the West Virginia[Read More…]
Huntington residents join in remembrance for 9/11 victims during Spring Hill ceremony
By BROOKE GRIFFIN The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Americans associate the national tragedy that was 9/11 with panic, fear and sadness, but also with the courage and heroism that followed in the aftermath. For Huntington residents at Spring Hill Cemetery’s Patriot Day ceremony Monday, these emotions were palpable. When one[Read More…]
FirstEnergy. Mon Power crews to assist with Hurricane Irma power restoration efforts
By JOHN DAHLIA NCWV Media FAIRMONT, W.Va. — As part of its longstanding tradition of assisting other electric companies during large-scale power outages, FirstEnergy Corp., including subsidiary MonPower based in Fairmont, will send nearly 900 linemen, damage assessors, electrical contractors, forestry crews and support personnel to help utilities in Florida[Read More…]
Hunters should prepare for upcoming season
By CHRISTOPHER DOWELL The Exponent Telegram SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With small- and big-game hunting seasons set to begin, West Virginia hunters should start scouting, inspecting equipment and honing their skills before heading out to their favorite hunting spots, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Mast crop[Read More…]
