LINN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s first intercounty elementary school is scheduled to open in August. Leading Creek Elementary School sits on land that straddles the Lewis-Gilmer county line. The school will replace Alum Bridge Elementary School in Lewis County and Troy Elementary School in Gilmer County. Total cost of the[Read More…]
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Poor road conditions taking toll on W.Va. drivers
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The other day Staff Writer Zach Tuggle talked to some local drivers and found they are more than a little angry over the condition of our roads and streets. Potholes are causing damage to cars and unsafe driving practices by those trying[Read More…]
Charleston program features historic US flags
Updated FOIA law paves way for transparency
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s state government got a little more transparent last week when a bill updating the state’s Freedom of Information Act went into effect. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed House Bill 2636 in April, updating the law that allows the[Read More…]
Strong US dollar hurting W.Va. scrap metal business
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Lloyd Brooks and Jarred Coy stood beside a Dodge truck weighed down with rusty motorcycle, car and lawnmower parts Wednesday afternoon while waiting to unload at Barker’s Junk Co., in Mabscott. The men estimated they had between 1,500 to 1,800 pounds of scrap metal and were hoping[Read More…]
Art student makes fashion headlines with old news
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Possibilities are often overridden by convention. Revolutions lurk beneath the ordinary. RJ Bailey, a young Wyoming County artist and 2015 graduate of Westside High School, recently saw the prospects in “every day details,” and turned them into a wearable work of art. Bailey, 18, designed a vintage-style[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, June 15
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, June 15, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. DEAD OR ALIVE – DID U.S. STRIKE HIT[Read More…]
W.Va. highways worker killed in construction zone
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — One man is dead, and several people injured, after a five-vehicle wreck in a construction zone on U.S. 50 westbound Thursday afternoon. The accident was called in at approximately 2 p.m. just past the intersection of Dutch Ridge Road and U.S. 50, said Deputy B. Swiger with[Read More…]
Parkersburg panel narrows mayoral field to three
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The committee chairwoman, a former mayor and a former reporter were nominated by members of the Wood County Democratic Executive Committee Thursday to be the mayor of Parkersburg for the next year-and-a-half. Jane Burdette, Jimmy Colombo and Jody Murphy were chosen from among eight applicants seeking to[Read More…]
U.S. defense bill has W.Va. senators at odds
WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia’s senators are split on a bill that would fund the Department of Defense through 2016, an issue that normally cruises to bipartisan approval in Congress but has turned politically charged this year. The $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act passed the House in a 269-151[Read More…]
