By KYLE LOVERN Williamson Daily News [email protected] WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – The Tug Valley region escaped with only moderate flooding as heavy rains caused rivers and streams to rise this past weekend. The Tug Fork River crested in Williamson Sunday night at around 7 p.m. at about 36 feet, according to[Read More…]
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Longtime reporter Nyden recognized by West Virginia House of Delegates
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Longtime Charleston Gazette investigative reporter Paul J. Nyden was honored with a memorial resolution during the House of Delegates session Monday morning. Nyden’s son, Christopher Nyden, left , received the resolution from House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha. Paul Nyden, who detailed coal industry[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 13
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 35th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WV Occupational Therapy Association, Upper Well Area; WV Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; Public Health Day at the Legislature, Lower Rotunda. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On[Read More…]
More work needed for tourism industry to win the day at the W.Va. Legislature
By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.VA. — More than 200 tourism industry representatives gathered at the State Capitol on Monday, advocating for the industry and meeting with Governor Jim Justice and legislative leaders. While the Capitol’s Rotunda was full of volunteers and tourism displays from around the state,[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…]
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…]
49th West Virginia Outdoor Sports Show continues through Sunday at Charleston, WV, Civic Center
Charleston, WV, screenings of Heroin(e) documentary set for mid-February
CHARLESTON, W.V. – University of Charleston and the Governor’s Mansion will house screenings of Oscar-nominated documentary, Heroin(e), directed and produced by West Virginia native, Elaine McMillion Sheldon, on February 15, 2018. The documentary follows the efforts of three women—a fire chief, a judge and a street missionary— as they battle[Read More…]
West Virginia broadband council chairman blasts FCC report, says data isn’t correct
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Numbers in a federal report about West Virginians who have access to broadband internet services are “not even close to being correct,” the chairman of the state’s broadband council said Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission released the report last week. It claims, among[Read More…]
West Virginia January tax collections fall slightly short, but optimism remains
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While a plunge in natural gas prices last fall and an unusually high round of corporate net tax refunds caused January tax collections to miss estimates by $28.2 million, state Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy said Wednesday he remains “cautiously optimistic” about the[Read More…]
