By Nelson Smith The words “flexible” or “flexibility” appear 30 times in the 32-page report “West Virginia’s Voice” which summarizes the state’s recent education-policy forums. School leaders and district administrators feel hamstrung by a multitude of restrictions on how they spend the money Charleston sends. A principal may be getting funding[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Tuesday, May 14
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TANKER SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW A pictures obtained by the AP show no major visible damage[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative Special Session set for May 20
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 101, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, have notified the members of the West Virginia Legislature that the First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature in 2019 will reconvene Monday, May 20, at 2 p.m. House Communications Director Jared Hunt[Read More…]
In Kermit, West Virginia, Elizabeth Warren hears ghost stories
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald KERMIT, W.Va. — It was standing room only inside the firehall in the deep red south of West Virginia Friday, but most noticeable were the people who were missing. Dr. J.W. Endicott, a family practice physician of almost 32 years in Kermit in Mingo County, looked[Read More…]
North Central West Virginia company grows local tech jobs, addresses brain drain
By STEPHANIE PANNY Times West Virginian PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — The first satellite built and designed in West Virginia weighs only four pounds, but its significance to the Mountain State weighs a whole lot more. Dubbed Simulation-to-Flight-1, the satellite was put together at Fairmont’s NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V facility and[Read More…]
Officials differ on how to reform West Virginia’s emergency services structure
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and county officials are butting heads over the best way to reform the troubled Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The governor’s office wanted to give permanent oversight of the division to the West Virginia National[Read More…]
WV senator voted to send public money to private religious schools, like his
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Feb. 19, public schools across West Virginia were empty. Classrooms were silent and students were home. Teachers, bus drivers and others were protesting at the state Capitol. But not far off Interstate 64 near Beaver and Beckley, past a lot full of[Read More…]
American Coaster Enthusiasts recognizes Camden Park’s Big Dipper with landmark status
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — They don’t make them like the Big Dipper anymore. The same can be said for Camden Park. The 116-year-old amusement park has been a Tri-State staple since 1903 – creating millions of memories on the far end of Huntington’s Westmoreland neighborhood. But it’s[Read More…]
WV lacks solar power incentives
By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite West Virginia’s history and reputation as an energy state, not all forms of energy production have the same incentive to set up shop under the status quo. Del. Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, said current state policies mean West Virginia is being left[Read More…]
