By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — After unveiling an originating bill last week that would have made substantive reforms to the Hope Scholarship educational voucher program, the House Finance Committee pushed out a new bill Thursday changing only the payment structure of the program. The[Read More…]

By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia There’s a buzz at St. John’s Episcopal Church as the new CICADA Center prepares to emerge for its grand opening Sunday. The facility offers reproductive counseling, referrals and supplies, from safe-sex supplies and pregnancy tests to maternity clothes and diapers. CICADA, which stands for Compassionate, Informative,[Read More…]

By Greg JordanFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Charleston — West Virginia’s governor announced Thursday that a company is investing $4 billion to create a high impact intelligence center that create jobs for the Mountain State. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said during a conference live streamed from Charleston that Penzance Management was making[Read More…]

By Steven Allan AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – The negotiation process between the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates toward a balanced general revenue budget for the next fiscal year is underway with the House dropping its version of the budget into the Senate’s bill. The[Read More…]

By Jimmy John JacobFor The Parthenon HerdCon is returning to Marshall University March 7 with a larger footprint and an even broader mission: to transform the campus into a full-scale celebration of pop culture, creativity and community.  Organizers said the convention has evolved far beyond a niche gathering for comic[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — The City of Fairmont is clearing the way for a major housing development in the near future. It may even be one of the most significant projects in city history. “This has the potential to be probably the single largest housing investment[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia A memorial tribute celebrating the life of Daniel “Danny” Boyd will be held Saturday at the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame’s Museum of Music, located in the Charleston Town Center. An accomplished filmmaker, educator, author and professional wrestler, Boyd died on Feb. 5 at the[Read More…]

By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia The Municipal Auditorium Special Committee met Tuesday for the first time since April 2024. The committee, made up of City Council members and members of the Coliseum & Convention Center board, heard a presentation on the December report that showed options for saving the building’s historic facade. The[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Inter-Mountain Charleston — A bill sponsored by Del. David McCormick to curb the expansion of businesses pushing vape and e-cigarette products made it through the House Health and Human Resources Committee Monday afternoon. The House Health Committee recommended a committee substitute for House Bill 5437,[Read More…]

By Even BevinsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg — Members of Parkersburg City Council approved the final reading of an ordinance authorizing a contract for curbside recycling service, and lifted restrictions on the public forum at their meeting Tuesday. The votes came on the same night Mayor Tom Joyce[Read More…]