By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The unprecedented trials of the entire West Virginia Supreme Court are drawing mixed reactions among some of the state’s business and educational leaders regarding the impact this could have on the state. Controversy that began in 2017 around the Supreme Court spending[Read More…]
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New West Virginia House Speaker has focus on small business growth
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Wanted: Small business entrepreneurs with fresh ideas. Newly appointed House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw makes no bones about West Virginia’s future economy being tied to getting new small businesses to start here. “We’re still far too dependent upon19th and 20th century[Read More…]
Podcast to be featured during Mountain State Forest Festival Author Fair
By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — As part of an Author Fair during the Mountain State Forest Festival next week, a popular podcast will take center stage. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 5, The Elkins-Randolph County Public Library will host the fair, which will include[Read More…]
West Virginia women take battle against domestic violence to D.C.
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A group of women from Parkersburg and West Virginia recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak out about domestic abuse and child abuse. Anna Cunningham, of Parkersburg, participated Sept. 10-12 in the Families First Educational Panel at the U.S.[Read More…]
After 12 years Joy Lynn has decided it’s time to give up her West Virginia “castle”
By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — For the past 12 years, Joy Lynn has dedicated her life to preserving and sharing the history of Fayette County’s Whipple Company Store. But the Fayette County native, who splits her time between West Virginia and Florida, has decided to part ways[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, October 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT IS REPLACING NAFTA A revamped trade pact called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA,[Read More…]
Jenkins stepping down from House Sunday; joins WV Supreme Court Monday
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Almost five months after losing a crowded primary election and three months before his congressional term expires, Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., will resign from the House of Representatives on Sunday to serve as a state Supreme Court justice. Speaking on the House[Read More…]
Sports betting in West Virginia delayed at Mardi Gras, Wheeling Island
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Launches of sports betting at Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras casinos, tentatively expected by the end of this month, have been delayed, Lottery spokesman Randy Burnside said Thursday. In a statement Thursday, he said the parent company of both casinos, Delaware North,[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate pushes back against Workman; says petition to stop impeachment is unconstitutional
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for the West Virginia Senate are pushing back hard against an effort by Chief Justice Margaret Workman to put a stop to her Oct. 15 impeachment trial, as well as raising questions about the impartiality of one[Read More…]
