By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Education officials throughout West Virginia are teaming up to help students “Be A Game Changer” in the fight against opioid addiction. Officials held a press conference Tuesday at the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to announce the WVSSAC-MVB Bank Opioid[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Wednesday, June 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BRITAIN PLANS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ D-DAY EVENT World leaders and World War II veterans are gathering on the[Read More…]
WV Senate GOP OKs nonpublic-school vouchers; Dems don’t suggest changes
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed Monday a taxpayer-funded private education vouchers bill after the Senate Democrats, in the minority, didn’t propose any amendments and joined their Republican colleagues to allow the bill to pass a day early. The 18-15 final Senate vote on[Read More…]
RCB National Aerospace Education Center in Bridgeport, WV, awarded for youth advancement in industry
By GABRIELLA BROWN NCWV Media BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award was presented to the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center Monday in recognition of its contributions toward youth advancement in aerospace activities. Because of its hard work and focus toward the next generation of[Read More…]
Medal of Honor recipient Williams sues over book about his life
By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams has filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop a man from publishing a book about Williams’ life this summer, saying he fears potential inaccuracies could ruin his reputation after a book deal went defunct.[Read More…]
Stealing governor’s thunder, WV Senate releases strong May revenue report
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — May was another strong month for state tax collections, with collections of $380.9 million topping estimates by $46.38 million, or 14 percent. Strong income tax and severance tax collections, which combined came in $32.04 million ahead of estimates, accounted for much of the[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: WV Senate intent on breaking school employees
Charleston Gazette-Mail It’s clear now the Student Success Act, and its predecessor in the regular legislative session, were never about students at all. Not exactly an earth-shattering revelation, but even we’re a little shocked at how far West Virginia’s upper chamber has gone to punish public school teachers and service[Read More…]
Shepherdstown celebrates Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday; contemplate the way his words touch us today
By MICHAEL NEARY The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Reading well-seasoned lines from Walt Whitman — along with fresh lines of their own — a group of about 25 people trekked from place to place in Shepherdstown on Friday to celebrate a poet whose writing, they say, speaks powerfully to us[Read More…]
Raleigh delegates say WV education reform will be debated piece by piece
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After the West Virginia Senate passed two controversial bills Monday, one on comprehensive education reform and another allowing education savings accounts, two Raleigh County delegates are confident the measures will be thoroughly vetted on the House side. “We fully intend on these issues standing and[Read More…]
