By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday night against the Harrison Board of Education, preventing it and its schools from punishing athletes for future free speech. Judge Thomas A. Bedell’s decision came in connection with a case in which[Read More…]
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No small undertaking: Local couple talks ongoing restoration of Thomas Shepherd Grist Mill
By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — “Pardon our mess and please watch your step as we deal with the never-ending surprises of old mill living,” stood a sign by the side of the Thomas Shepherd Grist Mill on Sunday afternoon. Signs like this one have proven to be a[Read More…]
WV’s U.S. House members split on abandoned wells research bill
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s two delegates in the U.S. House of Representatives are split on legislation targeting one of West Virginia’s most pervasive environmental issues: abandoned gas and oil wells. Abandoned wells that fast-track climate change and emit carcinogens, as well as other harmful[Read More…]
History Bowl students easily out-score superintendent, board president
By Liz Beavers, Mineral News and Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. — Mineral County Board of Education president Lara Courrier and superintendent of schools Troy Ravenscroft faced off against members of Keyser and Frankfort middle schools’ West Virginia History Bowl teams recently … and couldn’t make the grade. Under the direction of[Read More…]
Editorial: Education: FAFSA workaround deserves praise
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Delays and glitches in dealing with the federal government are nothing new for West Virginians. But we tend to get more fired up when those glitches are causing a problem for our kids. Parents who are trying to help their kids transition from high school[Read More…]
Jackson, Krouse removed from county commission
Three-judge panel rejects the commissioners’ protest absences from meetings, stating “attendance is a duty” for public officials to fulfill their elected duties By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson JEFFERSON COUNTY, W.Va. — Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse were removed from their elected seats from the Jefferson County Commission today by[Read More…]
Fairmont company Agile5 named Small Business Person of the Year by SBA
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian WHITE HALL, W.Va. — The highlight of Small Business Week in West Virginia took place at the Robert H. Mollohan Center on Wednesday. The SBA awarded Agile5, a software company based in Fairmont, with Small Business Person of the Year. The team of Lisa[Read More…]
Businesses can help shape education in West Virginia, Nucor official says
By Fred Pace, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The best role businesses can play in education is to provide a line of sight to job opportunities, says John Farris, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel West Virginia. “We’ve got to provide targets for the kids in middle school and[Read More…]
Pocahontas part of $5M power plan
By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pocahontas County will be part of a $5 million federal project to rebuild power lines. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Monongahela Power Company will receive $5 million from the U.S. Department[Read More…]
Importance of construction trades to economic development highlighted at Morgantown (West Virginia) conference
By Charles Young, WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — When a new project or investment is announced in West Virginia, the first to feel its positive economic impacts are the state’s construction workers, laborers and craftspersons. This reality was emphasized Tuesday during the West Virginia Building and Construction Conference[Read More…]
