From The Journal of Martinsburg: Two West Virginia legislators have said our state needs a “red flag” law to ban access to firearms by dangerous people. The most obvious concern with that is how “dangerous” will be defined — and who will decide if a person’s Second Amendment rights will[Read More…]
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W.Va. Attorney General Morrisey issues statement on lawsuit Affordable Clean Energy rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement regarding a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s Affordable Clean Energy rule (ACE). “My colleagues on the other side of the aisle are dead wrong in their interpretation of the Clean Air Act. The CAA was not written to[Read More…]
Editorial: ‘Joke’ at your own risk in terms of free speech
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: The United States guarantees a right to free speech under the 1st Amendment, but American society has generally agreed that right only extends to the point where it infringes on the rights of others. That’s not unreasonable. What someone says or how they might say it[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, Aug. 14
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FALLOUT FOR PLACIDO DOMINGO AFTER MISCONDUCT ACCUSATIONS Two music companies cancel appearances[Read More…]
Marion County, W.Va., School board struggles to fill teaching positions; no applicants
By Eddie Trizzino, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – It’s not unusual for there to be open teaching positions before the start of the school year. What is unusual is for the positions to have few to no applicants, which the Marion County Board of Education discussed Monday, because that[Read More…]
Fort Gay, W.Va., receives brownfields grant for lock house project
By LUKE CREASY, HD Media FORT GAY, W.Va. — The historic Lock Masters House at the Big Sandy Lock and Dam #3 in Fort Gay is one step closer to being transformed into a community resource center after the town secured local grant money needed to begin the project’s first[Read More…]
Wheeling, W.Va., Officials hear from developers on ‘mixed-use village’
By Alex Meyer, The Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The city’s Planning Commission heard an initial proposal to build a “mixed-use village” on a hilltop in Woodsdale Monday evening. Representatives of the company GC&P Development gave a presentation on their long-term plans for the site and answered questions from commissioners at[Read More…]
Editorial: Wheeling, W.Va. should collect money Owed by OVMC parent company
From The Wheeling News-Register: If they have not done so already, Wheeling officials should proceed with the utmost dispatch in collecting money owed to the city by Ohio Valley Medical Center and its California-based parent company, Alecto Healthcare Services. OVMC owes the city more than $600,000 for which, we assume,[Read More…]
W.Va. Auditor J.B. McCuskey discussions operations with W.Va. Municipal League
By Steven Allen Adams, For the Journal of Martinsburg CHARLESTON, W.Va. — John B. McCuskey — better known as J.B. — has spent the better part of three years as state auditor as a preacher for greater government transparency. At county commissions, city councils and school board meetings, McCuskey is[Read More…]
Eupepsia Wellness Resort in Bland named second best in U.S.
By CHARLES BOOTHE, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLAND, Va. — A resort in Bland County has been named the #2 Best Wellness Resort in the nation, according to the USA Today Reader’s Choice Awards. The Eupepsia Wellness Resort, located off Rt. 42 near Bland, received the honor after being open for[Read More…]
