By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Mountain State’s roads fell 11 positions from No. 25 in the nation all the way to No. 36, according to a recent report by the Reason Foundation. The California-based libertarian think tank publishes its Annual Highway Report which ranks the nation’s roads based on[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, February 12
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHICH CRUCIAL TOPIC CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO TACKLE The Senate begins a rare, open-ended debate[Read More…]
Alzheimer’s Association hosting Advocacy Day at WV Capitol on Thursday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter is hosting an Advocacy Day on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in Charleston at the West Virginia State Capitol. The day will begin with a special ceremony in the Lower Rotunda at 9:15 a.m. The event is an opportunity for people[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 12
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 34th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Tourism Day at the Legislature, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area, Lower Rotunda; WV Hospitality and Travel Association Legislative Reception, 5 – 7 p.m., Cultural Center; WVACO Legislative Reception, 7-11 p.m. – Embassy Suites.[Read More…]
Herald-Dispatch of Huntington editor-publisher Dawson announces retirement
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington Staff Report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Herald-Dispatch Editor and Publisher Ed Dawson has announced that he will retire at the end of February. Managing Editor Les Smith will succeed Dawson as editor, and Controller Georgetta Thevenin, Advertising Director Chuck Jessup and Circulation-Production Director Dave Hamilton will[Read More…]
Opinion: WV legislators, public should remember things ‘The Press’ can’t do
By MIKE MYER Executive Editor The Intelligencer of Wheeling “I trust the media less than I do the government,” state Sen. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, said during a legislative committee hearing the other day. Millions of Americans agree with him. Millions more would if a Democrat rather than a Republican was[Read More…]
Editorial: WV is gassed up and ready to go
From The State Journal of W.Va. If you talk to those in the natural gas industry, they will tell you that West Virginia sits at the epicenter of what could potentially be the economic development future of the Mountain State — if not the nation. The Marcellus and Utica natural[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. Newspaper’s ongoing fight for the public’s right to know
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: Forty years ago Friday, a teenager at Hayes Junior High School in St. Albans shot and killed one of his classmates, Albert Smith. The following morning, The Charleston Gazette identified the shooter as 14-year-old Stuart Perrock. The Charleston Daily Mail, after not naming the teenager in[Read More…]
Ohio County teachers turn out for town hall with West Virginia lawmakers
Educators want more than one-percent pay raise By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer of Wheeling GLEN DALE, W.Va. — Northern Panhandle teachers believe they are worth more than the 1 percent or 2 percent yearly raise for them being considered by the West Virginia Legislature, while they also believe students are[Read More…]
Editorial: WV legislature should get bigger ‘take’ from sports bets
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Five and one-half million dollars doesn’t even amount to chicken feed in the context of the billions of dollars wagered on sports every year in the United States. Yet that is one estimate, by some in the state Senate, of how much West Virginia government[Read More…]
