Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. UKRAINE CRISIS IS A TEST OF OBAMA’S RESOLVE[Read More…]
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Putnam County Prosecutor gets first-hand look at Al-Qaeda
By Kelly Stadelman [email protected] During the heart of the basketball season, Putnam County prosecutor Mark Sorsaia spent a week sitting in a courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with Al-Qaeda terrorists instead of in the Hurricane High School gym cheering for his son, Henry. “It was probably one of the most[Read More…]
Bubba’s victory thrilling for Jim Justice
BECKLEY, W.Va. — It now takes both hands to count The Greenbrier’s green jackets. Bubba Watson’s Masters win Sunday gave the White Sulphur Springs resort its 10th green jacket. The late Sam Snead, The Greenbrier’s former pro and pro emeritus, won the Masters three times (1949, 1952 and 1954). Current[Read More…]
‘Instant’ news not always reliable
A column by Misty Poe, managing editor of The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Instant. That little word has a pretty big meaning. With origins that date back to the 15th century, it means urgent, current, immediate. But think about how that word has developed over the past few[Read More…]
Musket passed to next WVU Mountaineer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Michael Garcia is officially the new Mountaineer Mascot for the 2014-15 academic year. Jonathan Kimble handed over the musket during a ceremony Friday. Garcia, a junior political science student from Fairmont, W.Va., was announced as the new mascot last month and made his first appearance in buckskins[Read More…]
Logan board grants raises to school employees
LOGAN, W.Va. — Professional and service personnel of the Logan County Board of Education will receive pay raises in the next school year. At the BOE meeting held April 10, the increase was unanimously approved. The raise, which is an increase of $1,000 for professional and $500 for service personnel,[Read More…]
More flexibility key for schools, including athletics
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State Secondary Schools Activities Commission, the group that regulates middle school and high school athletics in West Virginia, voted last week to expand by three weeks the time in which high school teams can practice during the summer. In[Read More…]
Summer practice proposal should be rejected
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission is the governing body for high school sports. The West Virginia Board of Education, meanwhile, oversees the entire school experience in the state, from courses of study and evaluating school performance to holding final[Read More…]
Cheat Canyon tract to get protective designation
ALBRIGHT, W.Va. — A nondescript crevice-dwelling snail with a shell the diameter of a quarter played a starring role in the preservation of a 7.5-mile stretch of Cheat Canyon under an agreement finalized late last week. The Conservation Fund, working with The Nature Conservancy, purchased the property, which includes[Read More…]
Barn demolition reveals 19th century log structure
MONTCALM, W.Va. — A barn demolition project on Browning Lambert Mountain came to an abrupt halt last week when the owner of the barn uncovered a 19th century log structure at the core of the old barn. Brian Pigg removed the siding from the old barn to reveal huge, old[Read More…]
