By CONNOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite some successes most of the bills introduced to address the issue of unplugged oil and natural gas wells across West Virginia did not cross the finish line during the state’s 2019 legislative session. One such bill appeared poised to pass in[Read More…]
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Legislative Democrats’ ‘Keep the Promise’ education listening tours begin in Southern West Virginia
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald All throughout the legislative session, teachers asked for a seat at the table with lawmakers to share their ideas and desires for education reform. Now that the session is over, they’ve been given a platform built by Democrats. Since Gov. Jim Justice’s call for a[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State gives awards, prepares informational program
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner gave the Jennings Randolph Award to two high schools in the Eastern Panhandle on Monday, and he discussed his upcoming project to raise awareness of online misinformation campaigns. Berkeley Springs and Hedgesville High School won[Read More…]
Report: West Virginia school revenues, salaries increase as student enrollment decreases
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As state policy experts, teachers, parents, lawmakers and students continue to meet for regional roundtable groups in preparation of the May special session on education, numbers show an increase in education spending despite students leaving the system. According[Read More…]
Powerball jackpot rises to $750M, raises Southern West Virginia, Virginia residents’ hopes
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, Va. — A chance of winning the huge sum of $750 million was spurring hopes and ticket sales Monday as the hopeful visited local retailers and purchased what they hoped would be their ticket to a new life. The Powerball jackpot going to[Read More…]
Hundreds attend Wood County education forum held by West Virginia Department of Education
By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Teachers, parents, students and community members gathered Monday to discuss education reform in West Virginia. About 185 people attended the Wood County public education reform forum at Blennerhassett Middle School in Parkersburg, the fifth in a series of public[Read More…]
Carolyn Long to return as WVU Tech president
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Carolyn Long will return to West Virginia University-Institute of Technology as campus president, effective May 16. She will resume the role immediately after stepping down May 15 as interim chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. WVU President Gordon Gee made[Read More…]
WVU selects ‘Educated: A Memoir’ as 2019-20 Campus Read
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tara Westover’s best-selling recounting of her pursuit of a college education after being raised “off the grid” in the rugged mountains of Idaho has been chosen as West Virginia University’s 2019-2020 Campus Read. Westover’s ‘Educated: A Memoir’ tells the story of her survivalist family, in[Read More…]
W.Va. Republicans praise Trump after Mueller report completion; Manchin mum
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — With the special counsel’s investigation having come to an end without a finding of coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russia government into election tampering, Republicans representing southern West Virginia in Congress released statements on Monday in support of the president – and[Read More…]
