By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A bill in the West Virginia legislature could allow concealed carry firearms on public college campuses in West Virginia. House Bill 4298, or “The Campus Self Defense Act,” would strip power from the WVU Board of Governors to restrict concealed carry. Though[Read More…]
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Democrats lag behind Republicans on West Virginia congressional campaign fundraising
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans running for congressional seats are whomping Democrats up and down the state on the fundraising side of their campaigns. The two incumbents’ campaign accounts in the First- and Second District dwarf their challengers. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., has about $771,000 in[Read More…]
Former W.Va. Gov. Tomblin’s Capitol portrait unveiled
By TAYLOR STUCK For the Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Growing up in Logan County, Earl Ray Tomblin never imagined a portrait of himself would hang on the walls of the state Capitol. “I don’t think most of us knew what we were going to be doing,” Tomblin said[Read More…]
Soul Food Feast at Marshall helps launch annual celebration of Black History Month
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For more than 25 years, the annual Soul Food Feast has attracted not only Marshall students, but faculty, staff, alumni and community members as well. On Sunday, the traditional Carter G. Woodson Annual Soul Food Feast took place in the Memorial Student[Read More…]
Blennerhassett Museum examines Sumner School in lecture series kick off
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — The old Sumner School was at the center of the local African-American community in Parkersburg for a number of years, the president of the Sumnerite Association told a gathering at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History on Sunday. Toni Oliver[Read More…]
Festival of Ideas to feature panel on opioid crisis
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. This year’s David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas will present a panel discussion on the state’s opioid crisis. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charleston Civic Center’s Little Theater. The festival[Read More…]
West Virginia Land Trust aims to preserve popular location for hikers and visitors
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Leaders with a statewide land conservation agency are reaching out to the local community, seeking financial support to help permanently protect land near Bickle Knob. Located approximately 10 miles northeast of Elkins in the Monongahela National Forest, the Bickle Knob Observation Tower[Read More…]
A taxing time: Bowles Rice presents overview of changes for business owners
By JOHN McVEY The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The tax team of the Bowles Rice law firm in Martinsburg is presenting overviews of the changes taking place with the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Kin Sayre, a member of the tax team, presented the[Read More…]
Super Bowl brings West Virginia friends and strangers together
By KIRSTEN RENEAU NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots face off in the Super Bowl, hundreds of residents came together with family and friends to watch the NFL championship game. Jessica Engles, a Buckhannon resident, said she thought the event was important because[Read More…]
Visit the 49th W.Va. Outdoor Sports Show Feb. 9-11 at The Charleston Civic Center
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