POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Courage isn’t necessarily found facing a tiger in the jungle, or jumping out of an airplane – sometimes courage is found by simply living a normal life while facing the unknown. Take Ezekiel Ross, 12, who attends Hannan Junior High School and Mark Kincaid, 11,[Read More…]
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Fairmont ‘pothole’ now sinkhole over mine shaft
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A section of Pleasant Valley Road has caved in due to an old mine shaft. Workers with the West Virginia Division of Highways who were on the scene Thursday morning said the hole was nearly 20 feet deep and the width of one lane. The hole is[Read More…]
Saints march into W.Va, along with tourism dollars
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton doesn’t just see Greenbrier County as a place to practice. The Super Bowl-winning coach sees southern West Virginia as the Saints’ new second home. Payton, who was at the Capitol building in Charleston Thursday to witness Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s[Read More…]
Governor cuts $67 million from W.Va. budget bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wielding his line-item veto authority, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin cut nearly $67 million in appropriations out of the 2014-15 budget bill, passed by the Legislature last Friday. Tomblin, in his veto message, raised concerns that the Legislature’s spending plan took about $147 million out of the state’s[Read More…]
The push for more open government is constant
Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sunday marked the 263rd anniversary of the birth of James Madison, the father of the[Read More…]
Film on legendary ‘mother’ to WVU athletes pitched
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After leaving West Virginia University as a freshman to play in the pros, basketball player Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley wanted to return and needed a place to stay. Athletic Director Red Brown had to find Hundley housing in order to get him enrolled and game eligible. Brown[Read More…]
Several upgrades in works for WVU athletics
MORGANTOWN — Those who asked what West Virginia University’s athletic department was going to do with the increased revenues it would receive from jumping to the Big 12 and selling its Tier 3 rights to IMG Sports now have an answer. An ambitious $106 million proposal to improve facilities for[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, March 21
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, March 21, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. PUTIN: NO NEED FOR FURTHER RETALIATION AGAINST US[Read More…]
