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West Virginia Parkways Authority begins review of turnpike toll hike
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Parkways Authority will begin the process this morning of reviewing all of the information gathered before making a decision on doubling the turnpike tolls. Greg Barr, general manager of the authority, announced that a joint finance committee and[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers examine Supreme Court spending
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia voters will decide this fall whether lawmakers will have oversight over the state Supreme Court’s budget, a move local lawmakers believe is necessary. The proposed constitutional amendment will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot, and[Read More…]
Taxes mount as Justice family’s historic properties remain unsold
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last year, Gov. Jim Justice’s family announced they were putting three Virginia properties up for auction. One year later, the properties haven’t sold, and the family’s companies owe thousands of dollars in delinquent property taxes. The Justice family said they had decided[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, June 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, June 4, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘VOLCANO OF FIRE’ ERUPTS IN GUATEMALA The eruption in the Central American country sends lava[Read More…]
WVU signs expanded cooperation agreement with Chinese energy company
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University and Shanxi International Energy Group have signed an expanded agreement to cooperate on energy research, training and education through the U.S.-China Energy Center-Shanxi. “Agreements such as these serve as another example of the types of relationships that WVU has been building in China[Read More…]
Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum opens doors for summer
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — People came Sunday to one of the area’s oldest museums, with many looking to learn a little bit about local history. Visitors came to the Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum in City Park for the annual Henry Cooper Day[Read More…]
Statewide Campaign promotes West Virginia’s Farmers Markets: Better Food makes a Better Day!
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition, the West Virginia Farmers Market Association, and WVU Extension SNAP Education have announced the roll-out of a statewide farmers market marketing campaign for West Virginia’s farmers markets. The campaign, with its tagline “Better Food makes a Better Day!,” is designed[Read More…]
State media invited to West Virginia University’s Academic Media Day
Event starts at 10 a.m. on June 11 at the Erickson Alumni Center MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s just over a week until the Spring edition of West Virginia University’s Academic Media Day at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. John A. Bolt, senior executive director of University Relations/Communications at WVU, said “This particular[Read More…]
Newspapers publishers nationwide coping with higher costs from tariffs on Canadian newsprint
Reprinted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette through the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association: By JOYCE GANNON Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper, a weekly distributed in six counties that comprise the Diocese of Pittsburgh, hasn’t raised subscription rates in 16 years because it has had a healthy stream of advertising to generate[Read More…]
