WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr., the West Virginia University Center for Black Culture and Research hosted its annual Unity Breakfast today (Jan. 15) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms; followed by a day of service organized by the Center for Service and Learning.[Read More…]
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Volunteers register West Virginia voters on MLK day
By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The importance of voting was something that Martin Luther King Jr. recognized as a vital part of moving society forward. “So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote, I do not possess myself,” King said[Read More…]
Feds reject sale of Pleasants Power Station
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The sale of the Pleasants Power Station has been denied. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the proposed purchase of the plant by Monongahela Power Co. and Potomac Edison Co. in a decision issued Friday. Mon Power’s 2015 Integrated[Read More…]
West Virginia Wesleyan, WVSOM enter into partnership
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) have recently entered into an agreement to establish a Pre-Osteopathic Program for undergraduate students who have an interest in osteopathic medicine and plan to enter osteopathic medical school. The goal of the program is[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TRUMP SAID ABOUT DEMOCRATIC SENATOR The president tweeted that Dick Durbin misrepresented what he[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 16
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7th Day of the Legislative Session Home School Day at the West Virginia Legislature (Displays in the Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas) SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 8: Designating January 16, 2018, as WV Homeschool[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: ‘No bow hunting’ requirement on property gift to W.Va. DNR
By Jim Workman The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A private gift to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources of approximately 650 acres of land in Mason County, a piece described as prime property for hunters, came with one stipulation. No bow hunting. But that’s fine, according[Read More…]
West Virginia NAACP head questions America’s moral compass during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — With the election of President Donald Trump, has America lost its moral compass? That was a question posed by Owens Brown, president of the West Virginia NAACP, at the organization’s Mercer County Branch’s annual luncheon honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.[Read More…]
Editorial: Remember King’s words of America’s promise
Charleston Gazette-Mail editorial There are still West Virginians who remember segregation — white-only schools, restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, pools, neighborhoods. Higher-skilled jobs were tougher for black people to get. Wave after wave of civil rights struggles have moved the United States closer to its aspirations. In the early 20th century,[Read More…]
Village Caregiving marks 5 years of growth across West Virginia and now Kentucky
By Fred Pace The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — When Andrew Maass, Jeff Stevens and Matt Walker began Village Caregiving on Main Street in Barboursville five years ago, they wanted to be guided by common sense principles. “We wanted to offer the most affordable and highest quality in-home care services[Read More…]