PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Alderson Broaddus University is in default on repayment of millions of dollars in bonds, according to bond documents and a local bank official. Jeffrey Goff, president and CEO of BCBank in Philippi, said ABU did not make required payments after either the second or the third quarter,[Read More…]
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Remembering the trials, triumphs of ’85 flood
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Thirty years ago today, we were expecting rain. We had little idea what was coming. It just kept raining. And when it stopped raining, much of West Virginia was cleaning up after one of the biggest flooding disasters in a century. More[Read More…]
Blankenship defense targets government rules
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite several rulings that appeared to limit such a strategy, lawyers for Don Blankenship are mounting a defense that is already rich with the former Massey Energy CEO’s frequent criticism of government efforts to regulate the coal-mining industry and with Massey’s battles with federal mine-safety regulators. Jurors[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Nov. 2
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. METROJET PLANE LOST SPEED, ALTITUDE BEFORE CRASHING The company says that no technical[Read More…]
West Virginians: 1-844-WV Cares for Affordable Care Act Help
– As Open Enrollment Approaches, New WV NaviCare Program Ready to Help West Virginians Enroll in Health Insurance – CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians interested in information and free, in- person help in learning how they might obtain health insurance under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will[Read More…]
Editorial: State needs rigorous school standards
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, W.Va.: There was good news and bad news in the 2015 Nation’s Report Card results released this week. West Virginia was one of the few states to show some progress in reading on the national assessment that looks at how 4th-graders and 8th-graders are doing[Read More…]
Huntington’s Elder-Beerman store closure ends long retail story
By James E. Casto For The State Journal HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., parent company of Elder-Beerman, has announced it plans to close its department store at the Huntington Mall Jan. 21, 2016. When Elder-Beerman closes its doors at the mall it will write an end to what’s[Read More…]
Giles Snyder Column: Dealing with ‘Hangry’ spirits
NOTE: Columns by Giles Snyder of The Journal of Martinsburg are available for other WVPA Newspaper by purchase and agreement with the author. Contact Snyder @GilesSnyder on Twitter: I don’t know how I’ve managed to make it this far without knowing there is an actual word for what I’ve spent years[Read More…]
Remember: Turn your clock back this weekend
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians should set their clocks back one hour Saturday night as the state falls back into standard time. The change officially occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, allowing an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning. The change provides an hour of daylight in the morning and darkness sooner each evening. Public safety officials advise everyone to[Read More…]
Editorial: Isn’t it time to fall away from daylight saving time?
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail editorial: “Instituted permanently in the United States in 1966, daylight saving time, the act of moving the clock back one hour in the fall and one hour forward in the spring, reduces energy use in the United States. Or does it? There is surprisingly little[Read More…]
