By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald FLATWOODS, W.Va. — In a dual meeting, the top two teachers’ unions in the state voted for the possibility of a statewide teachers’ strike if state union leaders call for it. County leadership of the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) and the West Virginia[Read More…]
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West Virginia teachers OK possible strike
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph FLATWOODS, W.Va. — Teachers from around the state have given authorization to both West Virginia education associations for a work stoppage, but a decision is on hold for now to see what legislators will do. That was the outcome of a statewide gathering of teachers’[Read More…]
West Virginia House, Senate bills would consolidate corrections, create new division
By LINDA HARRIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Consolidating West Virginia’s three corrections divisions would bring economies that can’t be achieved within the current structure, Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety Secretary Jeff Sandy says. Sandy says a plan to merge the divisions of Juvenile Services, Corrections and Regional Jail[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers to address indigent burial fund
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For the seventh year in a row, the West Virginia indigent burial fund will be depleted months before the end of the fiscal year, placing a large burden on the state’s funeral homes and highlighting the need for new legislation to stretch the[Read More…]
West Virginia tracks could win with sports betting measure
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Island Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort could get a boost if West Virginia allows sports betting, while hundreds of new jobs may come to the Northern Panhandle, new research shows. State lawmakers have received a[Read More…]
Huntington-area NAACP sponsors candidates’ night
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Huntington-Cabell Branch of the NAACP will host a “meet the candidates” event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 26. The branch is inviting all candidates running for local, county and state offices to take part. The event will be at the A.D. Lewis Community[Read More…]
Maple Days in West Virginia will be 2 Saturdays this year
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Maple Syrup Producers Association (WVMSPA) has announced two Maple Days this year — Saturday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, March 17. On those days, sugar shacks and other maple operations will be open to the public for viewing. Although it is a[Read More…]
Fascinating faces of Fasnacht in West Virginia
The Inter-Mountain HELVETIA, W.Va. — The village of Helvetia celebrated Fasnacht Saturday, dressing up in various guises meant to scare off Old Man Winter and cold weather. Fasnacht is the Swiss equivalent of Mardi Gras in New Orleans or Carnivale in Rio. It is a time of celebration before the beginning[Read More…]
Huntington faith community to offer substance abuse resource fair Tuesday
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A resource fair connecting faith leaders with local providers and supports who work to address the opioid epidemic will be conducted from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Fifth Avenue Baptist, 1135 5th Ave. in Huntington. In September 2017, representatives from local organizations[Read More…]
Personal loans power West Virginia candidates’ GOP Senate campaigns
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two GOP primary candidates for U.S. Senate in West Virginia are reaching into their own pockets to pay for their campaigns. Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are pouring[Read More…]
