CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has placed downtown Charleston office building Laidley Tower into receivership after the property’s owners defaulted on a $25 million loan. Tenants were notified Thursday that Colliers International, a Charlotte, N.C.-based property management firm, is the new management and leasing firm for the 18-story, 225-foot-tall[Read More…]
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Bramwell marks Civil War’s end at 150-year mark
BRAMWELL, W.Va. — When Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Va., the state of Virginia was in ruins. The state’s cotton and tobacco agricultural-based economy fueled by slave labor was gone and after four years of fighting, most of the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, April 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, April 10, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW THE U.S., CUBA CAN MAKE HISTORY Obama[Read More…]
State Treasurer warns against possible identity fraud scam
CHARLESTON – State Treasurer John Perdue is warning Mountain State residents not to be duped by what appears to be an unclaimed property/identity theft scam. Someone faxed a recent letter to a Charleston businessman, who forwarded it to the Treasurer’s Office. It bore the letterhead of Federal[Read More…]
Officials closer to finding grave of three-war veteran
BLUEWELL, W.Va. — A two-year search for a military headstone that was found by state Division of Highways employees in a Summers County ditch took steps closer to being returned to its rightful place after a televised report on Tuesday alerted the public to the search. Shelby Morris, an employee[Read More…]
State board rejects all 29 180-day waiver requests
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously denied requests from 29 counties to bypass state laws that require 180 separate days of instruction, a benchmark many districts will only meet this year by pushing the last day of school well into June. The move comes[Read More…]
Spring storm fells tree on Charleston thoroughfare
1950s car dealership sign uncovered in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Workers renovating the facade of the Goodwill office building on Virginia Street West in Charleston found something they weren’t expecting recently. They discovered the building had once housed one of the city’s more well-known car dealerships. John Taylor, director of mission services for Goodwill Industries of Kanawha[Read More…]
Truancy remains a problem even with law change
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A recently passed law will undoubtedly reduce the number of students considered truant. The law changes the threshold from five to 10 unexcused absences before legal action can be taken against the child — and sometimes parents — to force school[Read More…]
Monongalia official hints at up to 1,500 new jobs
WESTOVER, W.Va. — While work on the new Interstate 79 interchange continues, much of the land between the Morgantown Mall and Gateway development remains hilly woodlands. However, that could change. During the Wednesday, April 8 meeting of the Monongalia County Community Leadership Forum, Commissioner Tom Bloom unveiled plans for the[Read More…]
