The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, October 13, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP MOVES TO WEAKEN ‘OBAMACARE’ The president plans to halt payments to insurers under the[Read More…]
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Manna Meal’s 5th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser set for Friday
Pay-at-the-door event held at 1105 Quarrier St. in downtown Charleston CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Manna Meal, Charleston’s seven-day a week soup kitchen, is hosting its 5th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 13, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church located at 1105 Quarrier St. in downtown Charleston. The fundraising event is[Read More…]
Frontier won’t return $4.7M in broadband funds to WV
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Frontier Communications won’t give back any of the $4.7 million in stimulus funds that the federal government says the state overpaid Frontier as part of a statewide project that aimed to expand high-speed internet, the company told state officials this week. A[Read More…]
Federal grants announced for WV projects to help coalfield communities
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eight West Virginia projects will receive a total of about $8.2 million in funding from the federal Economic Development Administration as part of a new initiative to support economic development in areas hit by the coal industry’s decline, the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
Armstrong Flooring to expand; announcement part of federal economic grants
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain BEVERLY — An expansion project to create a distribution center at Armstrong Flooring’s manufacturing plant in Beverly could bring up to 50 new jobs, officials announced Wednesday. The expansion will add 85,000 square feet to the local facility, which is the largest pre-finished hardwood flooring[Read More…]
Bluefield’s Commercialization Station receives federal boost
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The future of Bluefield’s Commercialization Station received a boost Wednesday with the announcement of a $750,000 federal grant to help create jobs and programs at the facility. The funding is from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and will go to[Read More…]
Manchin, Morrisey get big money for Senate campaigns; Jenkins falls behind
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., raised more in the third quarter than both of the two main Republican senatorial candidates combined. West Virginia’s lone federal Democrat raised more than $900,000 in campaign contributions, leaving him with $4.1 million in the bank, according to[Read More…]
Kanawha delegate proposes medical marijuana law changes
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Ron Walters, R-Kanawha, suggested Wednesday that members of the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Advisory Board recommend that personal growth of marijuana plants remain prohibited but consider allowing “the sale of buds.” During a board meeting at the University of Charleston, Walters[Read More…]
W.Va. Medical Cannabis Advisory Board prepares population surveys
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of West Virginia’s Bureau of Public Health hopes to have population surveys finalized to determine patient and physician interest in medical cannabis out for delivery within the next week. Dr. Rahul Gupta, commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health and[Read More…]
General Revenue collections in September above estimate
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Department of Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy said he is “cautiously optimistic” about September revenue numbers. Revenue exceeded estimates in severance tax and corporate net income tax collections. However, numbers lagged in cumulative collections. According to a news release from the Department of[Read More…]
