HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Less than one year since hosting its first match, Hoop’s Family Field has earned a major recognition from soccer’s governing body. FIFA announced Monday Marshall University’s home field, located at the Veteran’s Memorial Soccer Complex, has earned the distinction of being a FIFA Recommended field. “The turf[Read More…]
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Weirton man, 95, receives high school diploma
BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. – Ninety-five-year-old Pete Lonchar said he always has regretted dropping out of high school, though his situation made it hard to stay in school. Not receiving a high school diploma was something that has bothered the Weirton native and resident of Valley Haven Geriatric Center for many[Read More…]
Sampras named tennis pro emeritus at Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Greenbrier has a long tradition of having some of the sport’s best serve as golf pro emeritus at the resort. Sam Snead, who holds the all-time record with 82 PGA Tour wins and also won seven major championships, was the first to hold[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, April 15
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…]
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…]