By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia Is a honeybee an animal? The Intermediate Court of Appeals, with the aid of two dictionaries, ruled this week that the buzzy pollinator is — in fact — an animal and can therefore be regulated by the City of South Charleston. The ruling overturns a Kanawha[Read More…]
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By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts to Ponder In Ankara, the capitol of Turkiye, Nathan, Shale Crescent USA President, and I were interviewed by Turkish media. They did audio and video and translated into Turkish. The audio was turned into articles for print media. The questions asked were meant to inform Turkish[Read More…]
Effort to kill bill weakening West Virginia’s home school standards on first reading fails
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — A rare debate broke out in the West Virginia Senate Thursday over a bill not yet up for passage that would decrease regulations on home school families. Senate Bill 966, changing requirements for home school instruction, was read a[Read More…]
Morrisey announces $4 billion investment into data center for Berkeley County
By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — The development of a high tech data center will provide jobs and economic development that will benefit the entire state, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday. “Penzance Management is making a historic $4 billion private sector investment in the[Read More…]
West Virginia House Finance Committee recommends pared down Hope Scholarship bill
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — After unveiling an originating bill last week that would have made substantive reforms to the Hope Scholarship educational voucher program, the House Finance Committee pushed out a new bill Thursday changing only the payment structure of the program. The[Read More…]
CICADA Center opens at St. John’s to offer reproductive counseling, supplies
By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia There’s a buzz at St. John’s Episcopal Church as the new CICADA Center prepares to emerge for its grand opening Sunday. The facility offers reproductive counseling, referrals and supplies, from safe-sex supplies and pregnancy tests to maternity clothes and diapers. CICADA, which stands for Compassionate, Informative,[Read More…]
Press Release: For Mountain State Press’s We Are Appalachia! II
By Jennifer Lewis For Mountain State Press We Are Appalachia! II, Mountain State Press’s newest release, is an anthology of short stories and personal essays that take place in Appalachia. Though continuing the conversation from the first We Are Appalachia!, this book stands on its own and includes even more[Read More…]
Morrisey touts $4 billion tech investment
By Greg JordanFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Charleston — West Virginia’s governor announced Thursday that a company is investing $4 billion to create a high impact intelligence center that create jobs for the Mountain State. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said during a conference live streamed from Charleston that Penzance Management was making[Read More…]
Prime Numbers: West Virginia House amends Senate budget bill, beginning process toward balanced budget
By Steven Allan AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – The negotiation process between the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates toward a balanced general revenue budget for the next fiscal year is underway with the House dropping its version of the budget into the Senate’s bill. The[Read More…]
Cultivating creativity: HerdCon to celebrate Huntington ‘nerd culture’
By Jimmy John JacobFor The Parthenon HerdCon is returning to Marshall University March 7 with a larger footprint and an even broader mission: to transform the campus into a full-scale celebration of pop culture, creativity and community. Organizers said the convention has evolved far beyond a niche gathering for comic[Read More…]
