”Financial Snapshot’ graphic new service to West Virginia newspapers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association will be providing state newspapers with weekly “Financial Snapshot” graphics for West Virginia as a public service to residents. This week;s graphic, below, addresses Legislative Fiscal Notes. Below the graphic is a link[Read More…]
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Editorial: Huntington, W.Va., user fee is a necessary nuisance
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: Every so often, the debate over the amount and use of the Huntington city user fee flares up. It happened again a couple of weeks ago. It started when WSAZ-TV Newschannel 3 aired a sweeps-month report raising questions about whether the money collected from the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, May 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ALABAMA BANS NEARLY ALL ABORTIONS The state’s Republican-dominated Senate voted to make performing an abortion at[Read More…]
Guy Stewart, former dean of P.I. Reed School of Journalism, dead at 95
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Guy H. Stewart, 95, dean emeritus of the P.I. Reed School of Journalism (now the Reed College of Media) and a cornerstone in the development of the West Virginia Press Association, died today, May 14, 2019. Stewart was the longest serving Dean of the School (now College) from[Read More…]
Media Alert: W.Va. Secretary of State Warner to speak on election cybersecurity
Secretary of State to present update on election cybersecurity at National Association of State Technology Directors on Wednesday Charleston, W.Va. – Secretary of State Mac Warner has been asked to address technology professionals from all over the country at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Technology Directors[Read More…]
In Kermit, West Virginia, Elizabeth Warren hears ghost stories
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald KERMIT, W.Va. — It was standing room only inside the firehall in the deep red south of West Virginia Friday, but most noticeable were the people who were missing. Dr. J.W. Endicott, a family practice physician of almost 32 years in Kermit in Mingo County, looked[Read More…]
North Central West Virginia company grows local tech jobs, addresses brain drain
By STEPHANIE PANNY Times West Virginian PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — The first satellite built and designed in West Virginia weighs only four pounds, but its significance to the Mountain State weighs a whole lot more. Dubbed Simulation-to-Flight-1, the satellite was put together at Fairmont’s NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V facility and[Read More…]
Officials differ on how to reform West Virginia’s emergency services structure
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and county officials are butting heads over the best way to reform the troubled Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The governor’s office wanted to give permanent oversight of the division to the West Virginia National[Read More…]
WV senator voted to send public money to private religious schools, like his
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Feb. 19, public schools across West Virginia were empty. Classrooms were silent and students were home. Teachers, bus drivers and others were protesting at the state Capitol. But not far off Interstate 64 near Beaver and Beckley, past a lot full of[Read More…]
American Coaster Enthusiasts recognizes Camden Park’s Big Dipper with landmark status
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — They don’t make them like the Big Dipper anymore. The same can be said for Camden Park. The 116-year-old amusement park has been a Tri-State staple since 1903 – creating millions of memories on the far end of Huntington’s Westmoreland neighborhood. But it’s[Read More…]