By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kia Ayers has high hopes about her chances on ABC’s “American Idol,” though she really won’t know for a few weeks whether she’ll be a contestant on the show this season. Last week, the 21-year-old Kanawha County native made her debut on[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, March 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 22, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEW ZEALANDERS OBSERVE MUSLIM CALL TO PRAYER New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer[Read More…]
At Capital High forum, West Virginia superintendent calls for student input
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jackson Sorrells, a Capital High sophomore, wants more funding for the arts and for sports other than football and basketball. Donned in his U.S. Army Junior ROTC uniform, Sorrells was part of the color guard that stood before about 350 people at[Read More…]
Gold Star Mothers Memorial planned in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — On West Virginia Day, a new historical monument will be presented to the residents of the city. Ed Cromley, president of the Point Pleasant Chapter of the SAR/Memorial Committee member, shared The West Virginia Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has[Read More…]
’60 Minutes’ segment on sports betting features Marshall athletic director
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Coming from Las Vegas back home to Marshall University makes Marshall Athletic Director Mike Hamrick particularly keen to the effects of sports betting on college athletics, and that’s why he will be included in a segment about the new phenomenon on CBS’[Read More…]
Sports wagering shutdown gives new meaning to March Madness
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — March Madness could have a different meaning at the Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island casinos, with bettors mad that they won’t be able to wager on the NCAA tournament games at the facilities’ sportsbooks or on their wagering apps. Lottery Director John[Read More…]
W.Va. Democrat legislators requesting veto of campaign finance legislation – SB 622
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Legislators from the State Senate and House of Delegates joined together today to call on Governor Jim Justice to veto Senate Bill 622, the campaign finance reform bill recently passed by the Legislature. Senators Glenn Jeffries, D-Putnam and Richard Lindsay, D-Kanawha, along with Delegates Andrew Byrd, D-Kanawha; Joe[Read More…]
Opinion: Senator Blair – WV Senate Bill 622 is true campaign finance reform
By Senator Craig Blair, R-Berkeley During the past four years, one of the Legislature’s top priorities has been to modernize West Virginia’s laws and to take outdated and burdensome regulations off our books. We have succeeded in making West Virginia friendlier to businesses and in adopting policies that are competitive[Read More…]
WVU Tech Appalachian Writers’ Lecture to feature author Ann Pancake
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech’s Appalachian Writers’ Lecture scheduled for Thursday, April 4 will feature renowned author and essayist, Ann Pancake at 6:30 p.m. in the Carter Hall auditorium on the Beckley campus. Known for her distinctive writing style and her Appalachian settings and characters,[Read More…]
