By TAYLOR STUCK For the Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Growing up in Logan County, Earl Ray Tomblin never imagined a portrait of himself would hang on the walls of the state Capitol. “I don’t think most of us knew what we were going to be doing,” Tomblin said[Read More…]
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Soul Food Feast at Marshall helps launch annual celebration of Black History Month
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For more than 25 years, the annual Soul Food Feast has attracted not only Marshall students, but faculty, staff, alumni and community members as well. On Sunday, the traditional Carter G. Woodson Annual Soul Food Feast took place in the Memorial Student[Read More…]
Blennerhassett Museum examines Sumner School in lecture series kick off
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — The old Sumner School was at the center of the local African-American community in Parkersburg for a number of years, the president of the Sumnerite Association told a gathering at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History on Sunday. Toni Oliver[Read More…]
Festival of Ideas to feature panel on opioid crisis
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. This year’s David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas will present a panel discussion on the state’s opioid crisis. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charleston Civic Center’s Little Theater. The festival[Read More…]
West Virginia Land Trust aims to preserve popular location for hikers and visitors
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Leaders with a statewide land conservation agency are reaching out to the local community, seeking financial support to help permanently protect land near Bickle Knob. Located approximately 10 miles northeast of Elkins in the Monongahela National Forest, the Bickle Knob Observation Tower[Read More…]
A taxing time: Bowles Rice presents overview of changes for business owners
By JOHN McVEY The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The tax team of the Bowles Rice law firm in Martinsburg is presenting overviews of the changes taking place with the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Kin Sayre, a member of the tax team, presented the[Read More…]
Super Bowl brings West Virginia friends and strangers together
By KIRSTEN RENEAU NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots face off in the Super Bowl, hundreds of residents came together with family and friends to watch the NFL championship game. Jessica Engles, a Buckhannon resident, said she thought the event was important because[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, February 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT THE PONTIFF KNEW AND FOR HOW LONG Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 5
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 27th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Library Day, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area; West Virginians for Life Rally, Lower Rotunda; Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs Black History, Month Program, Lower Rotunda at 3:30 p.m. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. [Read More…]