Staff report Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON — In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared so he could build his border wall with Mexico. The rejection capped a week of confrontation with the White House as[Read More…]
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Marshall University celebrates pi with pie
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Like Christmas for math lovers, the Thundering Nerds math club at Marshall University on Thursday celebrated Pi Day, a de facto holiday for the most famous constant in math. The Thundering Nerds had free pie, pi-related games and pied two professors in the face —[Read More…]
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner shows kids where food comes from
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MONONGAH, W.Va. – Elementary school students may not think about the foods that make up their meals, or where it comes from. However, students at Monongah Elementary got a lesson Thursday as West Virginia’s top agriculture official spoke at the school on National Agriculture[Read More…]
Three Kanawha Presbyterian churches celebrate 200th anniversary on Sunday
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three Kanawha County Presbyterian churches with shared roots — Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church Charleston and Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church — will celebrate the 200th anniversary of their founding on Sunday. Members of the three churches will be joined by[Read More…]
Timberline Four Seasons Utilities placed in receivership
By DAN GEOHAGAN The Inter-Mountain DAVIS, W.Va. — Timberline Four Seasons Utilities has been placed into receivership following an order this week in circuit court in Tucker County. Judge Lynn Nelson’s order, issued during a hearing on Wednesday, appoints Canaan Valley Public Service District as the receiver, with the control[Read More…]
Investigation into West Virginia Supreme Court concludes
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An investigation into the state Supreme Court justices has concluded, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia said on Thursday. “Absent new information or new allegations of impropriety or illegality, based on the information we[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 15, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SCORES KILLED IN NEW ZEALAND MOSQUE SHOOTINGS Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers[Read More…]
In broad terms, Justice unveils plan for WV secondary road maintenance
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vowing to “fix the damn roads” after years of neglect, Gov. Jim Justice unveiled in broad terms Wednesday a three-prong plan to increase funding for secondary road maintenance. That includes diverting some Roads to Prosperity road bond money by scaling back some[Read More…]
WV Gov. Justice names friend, employee as acting transportation secretary
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The person taking the place of Tom Smith, the recently fired secretary of the Department of Transportation, is a friend, a former employee and a campaign donor to Gov. Jim Justice. During a press conference Wednesday to announce[Read More…]
