By Rebecca Carballo for The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The combination of FestivALL and the U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championships proved to be a profitable one for Charleston-area businesses, including some that experienced record sales last week. Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango said the soccer tournament, held at[Read More…]

By Jake Jarvis for The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg, W.Va. NITRO, W.Va. — Woody Thrasher said the state of West Virginia should be careful with its budget over the next few years, because he expects the current boom from natural gas projects to slow down during that time. Thrasher, the[Read More…]

By Charles Young for The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg, W.Va. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The preliminary resolution that will be at the center of Thursday’s special meeting of Clarksburg City Council details three categories of allegations relating to the performance of City Manager Martin Howe.  According to the text of the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON — In response to receiving a letter from West Virginia University Head Women’s Soccer Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced legislation that would guarantee equal pay for U.S. soccer teams. “I received a letter from Coach Izzo-Brown highlighting her worries that women on the WVU Women’s Soccer[Read More…]

By Matt Combs for The Register-Herald in Beckley, W.Va. BECKLEY, W.Va. — Each year the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) updates designation labels for each of its 420 counties based on economic average data from previous years. For the Fiscal Year 2020, which begins in October, the ARC used a three-year[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Inter-Mountain of Elkins, W.Va. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In federal court filings last week, West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine and Assistant Superintendent Jan Barth disputed claims that the school officials pressured an educational testing company to drop a lobbyist to due hostile tweets.[Read More…]

By Wendy Holdren for The Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va. BECKLEY, W.Va. — State Fair vendors will be serving up nine brand new food items as they try to win the “Best New Fair Food” title.  Voting will take place on social media via poll on the “New Fair Food” Event Page,[Read More…]

By Jordan Nelson for The Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va. BECKLEY, W.Va. — Operation Backpack is currently accepting donations to send boys and girls back to school with a backpack full of supplies they will need throughout the school year.  When Operation Backpack began in 1995, counselors at Beckley area public[Read More…]