WEST UNION, W.Va. — Virginia Lee Nicholson, 90, owner and publisher of the The Herald Record in Doddridge County, died March 28. Nicholson’s family met with friends on March 31 at Spurgeon Funeral Home in West Union before a private burial. “Virginia was active at The Record Herald and took great[Read More…]
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Route 2, I-68 Authority seeks community support of I-68 extension project in mid- and upper-Ohio Valley
By ERIC CRAVEY Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Growth of the Ohio Valley’s shale industry is leading officials in the region to raise awareness about infrastructure. About 15 elected and appointed officials met Monday in Fairmont with the Route 2, I-68 Authority, an appointed body that is pushing to[Read More…]
Hearing scheduled on West Virginia Gov. Justice’s residency
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The legal case to determine whether the West Virginia Constitution requires the governor to live in the state capital continues on. The Kanawha County Circuit Court, the venue for cases brought against the state, scheduled a hearing between[Read More…]
West Virginia Statewide Business Plan Competition gives young entrepreneurial talent a platform to make innovative ideas a reality
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West Virginia native’s film, ‘Mine 9,’ set to premiere on Friday in Princeton
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Veteran’s Health Administration notifying veterans whose personal information may have been compromised
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Water rich, water poor: WVU professor shares his views on the state’s most important resource
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West Virginia justices have differing views on three strikes law
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A recent decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court tracks with legislation meant to reduce punishment for non-violent felonies, but a justice believes the court re-wrote state law. The Supreme Court ruled in a 4-1 decision on[Read More…]
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By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has been invaded before, and it might be invaded again. Several times in the not-too-distant past, non-native insects have made their way into the Mountain State. Once here, they launched assaults on the state’s forests. Like an old Hollywood B-movie,[Read More…]
