Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 29th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Disability Advocacy Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; WV Beer and Wine Association of Distributors Legislative Reception, 6 - 8 p.m., Embassy Suites; HD Media, Charleston Gazette-Mail and WV Press, Legislative and Media Social,[Read More…]
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WVPA Hall of Fame accepting nominations for Class of 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is now accepting nominations for the West Virginia Press Association’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2019. The Hall of Fame committee welcomes written nominations, which must include a brief biographical sketch. In order to be nominated and elected to the Hall of Fame, a[Read More…]
Education bill faces perilous trajectory in West Virginia House
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a slog through the West Virginia Senate, a sweeping education reform package is likely to face stiff, if not fatal, resistance in the House of Delegates. House Minority Leader Tim Miley, D-Harrison, said the entire 41-person caucus opposes the bill in[Read More…]
‘Mothman’ director searches for ‘Ohio Bigfoot’
Staff report Point Pleasant Daily Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The director of “The Mothman of Point Pleasant: 13 Months that Changed History,” is developing a new, documentary mini-series that takes on the Bigfoot phenomena. Director Seth Breedlove grew up in Bolivar, Ohio and used his hometown as a central[Read More…]
Moundsville Daily Echo Publisher Charles L. Walton dies
Charles Leroy “Charlie” Walton, age 78, formerly of Moundsville, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Madison Park Healthcare in Huntington, WV. He was born September 18, 1940 in Moundsville, son of the late Charles R. and M. Margaret (Rhome) Walton. He was a member of St. Peterís Episcopal Church in[Read More…]
January West Virginia tax revenue numbers lower than expected
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s streak of monthly revenue surpluses came to a halt in January, though officials remain optimistic about revenue projections going forward. Gov. Jim Justice and officials with the state Department of Revenue held a press conference Monday[Read More…]
WVU researcher unearths an ice age in the African desert
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A field trip to Namibia to study volcanic rocks led to an unexpected discovery by West Virginia University geologists Graham Andrews and Sarah Brown. While exploring the desert country in southern Africa, they stumbled upon a peculiar land formation—flat desert scattered with hundreds of long,[Read More…]
WVPA’s Legislative Breakfast is Thursday in Charleston — register today
HD Media & Charleston Gazette-Mail media social set for Wednesday evening, Feb. 6 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators, media from across the state and guests will gather at the Embassy Suites on morning of Feb. 7 for the annual West Virginia Press Association Legislative Breakfast. “The media of West Virginia appreciate[Read More…]
Fayette education leaders hopeful for House action on omnibus education bill
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — During an American Federation of Teachers-Fayette County meeting Monday, union representatives encouraged teachers and school service personnel to contact their House of Delegate representatives to express their concerns about the omnibus education bill that passed Monday afternoon in the West Virginia Senate. Fayette County[Read More…]
