By Colin C. Rhodes, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — It’s Independence Day weekend, where we celebrate just about anything and everything American. And what could be more American than American football? While there’s no pro league playing in the United States at the moment, that doesn’t mean we can’t[Read More…]
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Decades later, the trauma of the Shinnston tornado still resonates
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News & Harrison County Journal SHINNSTON, W.Va. — Natural disasters do not simply leave an impression on a community or a region. When devastation in lives and property occurs, the event sears itself into the consciousness. From then on, the impact and memory affects what[Read More…]
Ground is Broken
Capito, Carmichael attend event By Taylor McKinnie, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Federal, state and local officials came together for the groundbreaking ceremony for Micrologic’s $20 million Randolph County Fiber Broadband Project Wednesday morning. The ceremony, which took place at 1300 Harrison Ave., the future location for Micrologic’s Randolph branch,[Read More…]
Editorial: Education: Homeschooling needs better oversight
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel While politicians and some homeschool advocates continue to ask for West Virginia’s laws (and enforcement) regarding homeschooling to remain unchanged, the West Virginia Department of Education has produced data that should change their minds. According to a report by WCHS, the data show only one-third[Read More…]
Hope Scholarship eligibility to expand
By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Hope Scholarship Program has officially met state law requirements to become available for all school-age children in West Virginia for the 2026-27 academic year, state Treasurer Riley Moore announced in a news release Tuesday. “This will be a monumental leap forward[Read More…]
Corrections class action lawsuit against Justice, Sorsaia dismissed
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A class action lawsuit filed last August against Gov. Jim Justice and the head of the department that oversees the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation over the conditions of jails and prisons in West Virginia was dismissed Tuesday.[Read More…]
Louisiana judge finds LNG pause harms West Virginia, issues stay
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — A Biden administration measure that has been decried for months by oil and gas industry stakeholders has been paused by a court order. A U.S. district court judge in Louisiana on Monday granted a preliminary injunction putting a halt to the[Read More…]
Dr. Kendra S. Boggess, president of Concord University, to retire in August 2025
West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. — After 41 years of dedicated service to Concord University, Dr. Kendra S. Boggess has announced her retirement as President, effective August 2025. Dr. Boggess, the university’s first female president, took on the role in Spring 2014 and has since led Concord through a transformative[Read More…]
A summertime delicacy
By Allen Hamrick, Clay County Free Press CLAY, W.Va. — What is a brambleberry? Brambleberies, as they were once called and in some circles still are, are the berries that grow on thorn laden, bee biting, snake infested brush along roadsides and edges of the woods. These areas are sometimes called[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Justice to back additional income tax reduction during special session
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The members of the West Virginia Legislature will be asked to enact an additional reduction to the state’s personal income tax during a special session later this year, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. Speaking during an event to celebrate the end[Read More…]
