By Nick Brockman For The Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Every stride counts across the approximate 26.2 miles of a marathon, and few know that better than South Charleston resident TW Moore. Moore, 32, will compete in the 120th annual Boston Marathon Monday. He’ll start in Wave One, Corral Two among[Read More…]
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Governor candidates file first finance reports
DAVID BEARD TheDPost.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 2016 gubernatorial primary includes a state senator who represents half of Monongalia and Marion counties. Sen. Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, is vying against billionaire coal magnate, farmer and The Greenbrier resort owner Jim Justice, and former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin for the Democratic[Read More…]
Justice, Goodwin, Kessler spar in only Democrat governor debate
By David Gutman The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The three Democratic candidates to be the next governor of West Virginia debated for the first, and likely only time on Saturday with a mostly cordial discussion of the state budget, energy industry and drug epidemic, with the few jabs coming[Read More…]
State’s Republican primary ‘a complicated system’
By Daniel Desrochers The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Donald Trump could overwhelmingly win the majority vote in the West Virginia Republican primary on May 10, and only walk away with three delegates pledged to vote for him at the Republican National Convention in July. That’s an extreme scenario, but West[Read More…]
Joanne Tomblin speaks to Symphony League
By Wayne Towner Parkersburg News and Sentinel West Virginia First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin speaks Saturday during the West Virginia Symphony League of Parkersburg brunch and style show at the Parkersburg Country Club in Vienna. Photo by Wayne Towner VIENNA, W.Va. — West Virginia First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin spoke Saturday about[Read More…]
Opinion: Grading schools, counties helps focus on education
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: Bringing home a bad report card is usually uncomfortable for parent and child. But in the best situations, those low marks can provide a much needed wake-up call. Maybe a student needs help in some subjects or more disciplined study habits – at least it is[Read More…]
Fire damages A.J. Hays building in Fairmont
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A structure fire in downtown Fairmont collapsed the inside of the A.J. Hays building Sunday afternoon. According to the Marion County 911 log, emergency responders were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. to Cleveland Avenue for a structure fire. Captain Harbert with the Fairmont Fire Department confirmed that no[Read More…]
Opinion: We must demand better for our kids
The Register-Herald in Beckley: We have heard and we have editorialized previously about proposed cuts – big cuts – to education to help correct a $270 million hole in the 2017 state budget. We have said that course of action is wrongheaded, and we’re not changing our opinion. What we[Read More…]
Kessler, Goodwin debate at West Virginia State University set for tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Votes can see debate live on Fox 11 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia voters will have a chance to see Democratic gubernatorial candidates Jeff Kessler, the state’s Senate Minority Leader, and Booth Goodwin, a former U.S. attorney, on Monday – April 18 – when the two participate in debate hosted by WVAH-TV, WCHS-TV,[Read More…]
Gubernatorial hopefuls share their visions for future of W.Va.
Many differences and few similarities By Pamela Pritt REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER CHARLESTON — The Democratic gubernatorial candidates displayed many differences of personality and policy but few similarities other than party affiliation Saturday morning during a televised forum that aired on West Virginia Public Television. Jeff Kessler, Jim Justice and Booth Goodwin[Read More…]
