By BILL LUSK The Logan Banner MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —Jason Donahue, a 1989 graduate of Man High School and broker and principal for FEOH Realty, was recently named the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Milan Puskar Entrepreneur of the Year. Donahue, whose company had been involved in large and small[Read More…]
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Work schedule interferes for some to watch West Virginia University bowl game today
By JONATHAN WEAVER The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia University Mountaineers football fans are gearing up for Tuesday’s Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl, which will be against the University of Utah Utes. Brandon Collins of Fairmont hopes to watch the game with his brother Ben, as well as[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, December 26
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about[Read More…]
Media Alert: W.Va. Senate President Carmichael, House Speaker Armstead, WVU’s Dr. Gee among those speaking at 2018 W.Va. Legislative Lookahead
Register now for 2018 W.Va. Legislative Lookahead, Jan. 5 in Charleston CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Each year the media of West Virginia gathers for the West Virginia Legislative Lookahead: A preview of key topics expected for consideration at the upcoming West Virginia Legislative session. This year, legislative leaders, committee members and representatives of statewide organizations will[Read More…]
‘Old Christmas’ and wives’ tales in Appalachia
By LAURA DEAN BENNETT The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — For those of you who remember something about “Old Christmas” and its peculiarities, these old wives tales will seem familiar. But for those of you to whom these superstitions are new, well, let me just say, thank goodness you are[Read More…]
Census: WV population down almost 13,000 from 2016
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Census data released Wednesday show West Virginia’s population continues to wane, posing a threat to one of three of its congressional seats. According to information from the U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia’s population, as of July 1, is 1.815 million, down by[Read More…]
West Virginia’s population decline: Top five states in gains and losses
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald Top Five States in Percentage Growth From July 2016 to July 2017: 1. Idaho: 2.2 percent 2. Nevada: 2.0 percent 3. Utah: 1.9 percent 4. Washington: 1.7 percent 5. Florida and Arizona: 1.6 percent Top Five States in Numeric Growth From July 2016 to July[Read More…]
Girls Who Code club explores computer science at HHS
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — To the uninitiated, nothing in the block of text and symbols on Madelin Mozafari’s screen would indicate she had just formed a picture of a tomato using JavaScript, save for the words “tomato” and “stem” hidden away in a twisted mass of parentheses,[Read More…]
Dozens show up for West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy public comment meeting in Charleston
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dozens of people packed into a meeting room at the West Virginia Water Development Office in Charleston on Thursday for a discussion about how the state should respond to the opioid epidemic. The state Office of Drug Control Policy held a three-hour[Read More…]
West Virginia University’s Pollini calls W.Va.’s drug overdose death rate increase ‘totally unacceptable’
By CHRISTOPHER DOWELL NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Robin Pollini, a West Virginia University researcher, is calling for expanded treatment and a sustainable statewide naloxone distribution program after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report which highlights the mounting public health crisis surrounding drug overdose deaths.[Read More…]
