CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice will hold a 1 p.m. press conference on today, Nov. 19 to discuss Land and Water Grants and Recycling Assistance Grants. The Press Conference will be held at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Conference Center in Lewisburg, WV. 400 N Lee St,[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, November 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, November 19, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MISSING TOLL DROPS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Authorities say the list of names of those unaccounted[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to unveil 2018 Holiday Ornament
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia First Lady Cathy Justice will be unveiling the 2018 Holiday Ornament alongside the artists who help handcraft each of the 500 ornaments on Monday at the W.Va. Culture Center in Charleston The Ornaments will be available for sale at $25 each at the WV Cultural Center and later[Read More…]
Loughry’s resignation sets up races for 3 West Virginia Supreme Court seats in 2020
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Allen Loughry’s resignation from the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week sets up a 2020 election during which voters will cast ballots for at least three seats on the state’s highest court. With Loughry’s resignation, Gov. Jim Justice will, for[Read More…]
WV public school enrollment drops nearly 4,900 after entry age change
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Schools Superintendent Steve Paine announced Thursday that prekindergarten to 12th-grade enrollment has dropped 4,858 students from last school year, including a 544-student drop in Kanawha County. Statewide enrollment is now about 270,600. A Kanawha spokeswoman said Thursday the county’s drop[Read More…]
The vault opens at Marshall University for ‘Fallout 76’ game
By MEGAN OSBORNE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Gamers at Marshall University finally got to experience the highly anticipated “Fallout 76” on Thursday during the VaultMU Reclamation Day Celebration, where students and staff got the opportunity to play the game with other “Fallout” fans. Though the event was a party,[Read More…]
Memorial scheduled in Mannington for 50th anniversary of Farmington No. 9 Mine
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. – Most local residents old enough to have been around on Nov. 20, 1968 remembers the Farmington No. 9 Mine disaster. It was the day that dust ignited in the depths of the underground work area, causing an explosion that killed 78[Read More…]
WVU-led research team to study turning carbon dioxide from power plants into valuable products
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Research at West Virginia University will focus on turning carbon dioxide in power plant flue gas into commercial-quality sodium bicarbonate—baking soda—aiming to use product sales to lower the cost of carbon capture technology. Current techniques can increase the cost of the cleanest coal-fired ultrasupercritical power[Read More…]
Challenged Athletes of West Virginia director ready for winter season at Snowshoe Resort
By SUZANNE STEWART The Pocahontas Times LEWISBURG, W.Va. — In June, the Challenged Athletes of West Virginia at Snowshoe Mountain Resort suffered a great loss when founder and director Dave Begg passed away. To carry on his legacy and to honor his memory, Carol Woody, of Snowshoe, has taken the[Read More…]
