An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Tourism has been one of the major themes of discussion this week in southern West Virginia. And, despite what you might be thinking, it wasn’t caused by overnight lows of 10 degrees making us wish we were somewhere warmer. Talk of tourism[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Nov. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. OBAMA TO USE EXECUTIVE POWERS TO SHIELD AS MANY[Read More…]
NWVCIL will use grant to fight housing discrimination
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living (NWVCIL) has been awarded almost $975,000 through a competitive HUD grant program to continue to combat discrimination in housing across West Virginia for the next three years.The competitive grants are funded through HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to help enforce the Fair Housing Act through investigations[Read More…]
Doc Holliday reported candidate for Florida job
BECKLEY, W.VA. — Marshall head coach Doc Holliday holds up a helmet with the No. 75 decal that the players began wearing during their game Nov. 14 at Tulsa in honor of the 75 victims of the 1970 plane crash. Holliday presented the helmet to tournament director Jim Justice. The[Read More…]
Brazil trip has officials confident about cracker
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia officials are more confident the proposed multibillion-dollar ethane cracker facility being planned for Wood County will become a reality following a trip to South America to meet with project officials, the state’s commerce secretary said Tuesday. West Virginia Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette, in a telephone[Read More…]
Ex-DMV clerk, others sentenced in license scheme
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A former employee of the Martinsburg office of the Division of Motor Vehicles and two other men were sentenced Tuesday in federal court for their role in a scheme to produce and sell forged West Virginia driver’s licenses. Kermit Miller, 61, of Martinsburg, was sentenced to three[Read More…]
Public skips Martinsburg home rule hearing
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — No one attended a public hearing Tuesday evening during a special meeting of the Martinsburg City Council to comment on proposed ordinances that council members want to enact under the West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program Phase II. The hearing was required by the Home Rule[Read More…]
Childhood obesity is a problem we all bear
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginians – particularly children – are going in the wrong direction when it comes to obesity and chronic health problems such as Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure. During the past couple of weeks, politicians have been especially busy attempting[Read More…]
Elkins judge suspended by high court resigns
ELKINS, W.Va. — Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong has resigned her position in the wake of an extramarital affair with a county employee. Wilfong, who was suspended by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals late last month, told the Associated Press in an email that she[Read More…]
Handicapped parking abuse is on the rise
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — How many able-bodied people use handicapped parking spaces just to save a few steps or the cost of a parking spot? Apparently, a lot. The problem is growing in many areas, going beyond just slipping into a space for a quick errand[Read More…]
