The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 18, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. A DAY 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING The Justice Department prepares to release a redacted[Read More…]
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Maryanne Reed named provost at West Virginia University
WVU Today MORGANOWN, W.Va. — Maryanne Reed, who transformed West Virginia University’s journalism school into an exemplar of modern media training as the Reed College of Media, was named vice president for academic affairs and provost of the University on Wednesday (April 17). Reed, who became dean of the then-named P.I.[Read More…]
WV Gov. Justice meeting on roads veers into The Greenbrier controversies
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In his first news conference in Charleston in more than a month, Gov. Jim Justice donned a Highways worker’s safety vest to announce that West Virginia will spend an additional $80 million on secondary road maintenance through June 30. “We’ve got good[Read More…]
Jefferson Del. John Doyle reviews West Virginia legislative session, addresses questions
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Del. John Doyle, D-Jefferson, held a town hall meeting on Monday in Shepherdstown to review the 84th Legislative session and to field questions and concerns from constituents. “I’ve been (holding town hall meetings) since I first got elected,” Doyle said. “I’ve always[Read More…]
Pipeline Safety Seminar in Bridgeport educates industry employees on new regulations
By STEVEN BAUBLITZ NCWV Media BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Pipeline operators, supervisors and other oil and gas industry workers in North Central West Virginia have constantly changing rules and regulations they must adhere to. To keep the workers informed and up to date on the latest regulatory changes, the state Public[Read More…]
Marshall University to build Brad D. Smith Business Incubator in downtown Huntington
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W,Va, — The Marshall University Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington is adding one more thing that is being created inside its walls — small businesses. On Tuesday, the university announced the creation of the Brad D. Smith Business Incubator, a partnership between Marshall’s[Read More…]
School enrollment numbers dropping; transfers and terminations on the rise
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Student enrollment has declined across many counties in southern West Virginia, and as those numbers diminish, several positions within the school system are following suit. Most personnel directors at local school boards seem to believe, however, that while there will be fewer[Read More…]
Changes arriving on I-77: More patrols, lower speed limit coming to treacherous stretch of WV Turnpike
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Lowering the speed limit by the end of April, increasing patrols, and checking tractor-trailers’ equipment more frequently is among the measures the West Virginia Parkways Authority is taking to make a dangerous stretch of Interstate 77 safer, the Parkway’s general manager[Read More…]
WVU research team approved for NASA grant for early-stage space technologies
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A research team from West Virginia University has been approved for a grant from a NASA fund designed to determine the feasibility of early stage technologies that could go on to change what’s possible in space. Associate Professor Yu Gu and Assistant Professor Piyush Mehta[Read More…]
