CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston will be one of the last cities where Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey features its famous elephant acts. The touring circus show will perform eight shows from April 21 to 24 at the Charleston Civic Center with its Asian elephants before their final acts in[Read More…]
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FBI to add more than 230 jobs at Clarksburg facility
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The expansion of background checks by President Obama to almost everyone buying a firearm from a dealer, along with other gun rule changes, will bring more than 230 additional jobs to the Clarksburg FBI Center over the next two years, FBI spokesman Stephen Fischer confirmed. The local[Read More…]
Prolonged Common Core fuss isn’t productive
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — While there was disagreement in a panel discussion last week in South Charleston about whether the new educational standards adopted in December for West Virginia are acceptable, at least the panelists agreed on one aspect. The fuss over Common Core standards has become[Read More…]
In ouster’s wake, Ohio County board sees big crowd
WHEELING, W.Va. — Ohio County Board of Education member Sarah Koegler believes a public town hall discussion is warranted as board members prepare to hire the school district’s next superintendent. Board President Shane Mallett responded to her request during Monday’s board meeting by directing all board member questions and inquiries[Read More…]
Cultural element of drug abuse must be tackled
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Mine Safety Office says the number of coal miners in the state who failed a drug test last year was lower than in the previous year. Good news, right? Well, no. According to Eugene White, director of WVMSO,[Read More…]
Arch Coal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
BECKLEY, W.Va. — For months, rumors from business circles to the coalfields were that Arch Coal Inc. was on the cusp of bankruptcy, but somehow the company kept those rumors from becoming fact. However, fact they did become Monday as Arch filed the necessary paperwork in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in St. Louis to[Read More…]
Tomblin would pick Democrat for state Senate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In response to a petition filed by the chair of the State Democratic Executive Committee, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin told the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals he will appoint a Democrat to fill the vacant senate seat in the 9th District, unless the high court directs[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 12
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT OBAMA WILL FOCUS ON DURING FINAL STATE OF UNION ADDRESS The president[Read More…]
Those touched by Charlie Connor’s spirit asked to write personal notes
BECKLEY, W.Va. — In the 1990 Spirit of Beckley Tribute Journal, recipient Charles K. Connor Jr. was quoted as saying, “Leaving our area better than we found it — that’s what the Beckley Area Foundation is all about. Leaving a legacy for others to build upon is the responsible challenge[Read More…]
WV Confederate veteran’s grave desecrated
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A Princewick family made a grisly discovery just after Christmas when they found a nearly 95-year-old grave in their family cemetery had been dug up and the Confederate veteran whose body had lain there was missing. Saprina Roark said her great-great-grandfather Thomas Meadows, a private in the[Read More…]
