CHARLESTON , W.Va. — November interims at the Capitol were highlighted by a legislative audit of the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, an audit that found the authority, which manages a network of ATV trails insouthern West Virginia, has been highly successful operating as a non-profit corporation.Just one problem: Under the 1995 law creating[Read More…]
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Blast from the past: Record stores, vinyl thriving again
Thanksgiving Sharing Material: CHARLESTON, W.Va — Once upon a time, music lovers shopped in local stores, where walls were lined with long-playing vinyl discs, wrapped in beautifully crafted cardboard sleeves that, more often than not, were works of art themselves. Placing that vinyl disc on a turntable was a magical experience. As it spun[Read More…]
Reid-Smith links Arts & Education
Thanksgiving Sharing Material: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although West Virginia Division of Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith spends his days traveling the state and encouraging the overlap of the arts and education, his heart belongs to the Village of Barboursville and Cabell Midland High School. “It was great,” he said. “I grew up right in the[Read More…]
Rockefeller introduces black lung legislation
BECKLEY, W.Va. — New legislation introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., will help coal miners diagnosed with black lung disease be more involved in their health care, restore cost of living adjustments and help miners develop medical evidence in their claims. “It’s clear to me that the system for getting[Read More…]
Mercer man pleads guilty to igniting $4 million fire
MATOAKA — A cigarette that was tossed into a hole at a building being renovated led to a fire that did an estimated $4 million in damage and a guilty plea to a state information by a Mercer County man. Brandon Coomes, 29, of Lashmeet, entered the building owned by[Read More…]
Fairmont goes all out to attract Chick-fil-A
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — More than 400 residents enjoyed Chick-fil-A for lunch in downtown Fairmont on Thursday. According to Main Street Fairmont director Kate Greene, Chick-fil-A was brought in Thursday to show that there is a market and a desire for a restaurant in the city. Customers not only pre-ordered their[Read More…]
Assets seized from ex-Fairmont State official
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Thousands of dollars were seized from a former Fairmont State University vice president who was convicted of embezzling $1.3 million from the institution. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia seized $75,000 in forfeited assets in the 2014 fiscal year from former FSU[Read More…]
Elevating energy to major committee logical
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginians will likely look twice at news Republican leaders in Charleston are planning to elevate the Legislature’s energy committees to major committee status. After all, it may be a surprise to many that energy – in the Mountain State,[Read More…]
Study shows EPA rules costly for W.Va. residents
WHEELING, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s push for more restrictions on coal-fired power plants and the resulting shift to using more natural gas could cost local residents $750 to $850 more per year for energy use in 2020 compared to what they paid in 2012, a new study[Read More…]
Evan Jenkins gets U.S. House Appropriations seat
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Congressman-elect Evan Jenkins was approved Thursday by the House Republican Steering Committee for a seat on the House Appropriations Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Hal Rogers, whose East Kentucky district borders Jenkins’. Members of the Appropriations Committee play a role in shaping federal spending decisions. Of[Read More…]
