By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Marion County School Superintendent Donna Heston will not return for the 2026-27 school year. “My heart is in Marion County,” Heston said. “I would have been honored to finish my career in Marion County. Unfortunately, it does not appear that I will[Read More…]
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Capito: Announces $5.6M for Oglebay’s Crispin Center Renovations
By Stephanie ElverdFor The Intelligencer Wheeling — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spent Tuesday in Wheeling visiting projects supported through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), including a major allocation for renovations at the Crispin Center at Oglebay Park. Capito announced $5,642,000 has been earmarked for the community center – also known[Read More…]
NRGRDA To Host U.S. Senator Jim Justice on February 19 For Celebration of Meadow River Rail Trail Project Progress
By Jina Belcher and Rachael HarperFor the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority Beckley – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) will host U.S. Senator Jim Justice at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2026, at its office at 200 Main Street, Beckley, W.Va., to announce $3.2 million in[Read More…]
Morrisey administration undermining water protections in data center, selenium rules
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia At a Friday news conference in Charleston, Gov. Patrick Morrisey presented his administration as a force for clean water leading a state where so many desperately lack it. “Today, we emphasize clean water,” Morrisey said. But Morrisey’s administration’s actions frequently have contradicted those words. Morrisey at[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes bill decreasing transparency for campaign finance reports
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and SentinelCharleston — The two Democratic members of the 34-member West Virginia Senate voted against an effort by the Republican supermajority to shield certain campaign donor information from public scrutiny. Senate Bill 640, prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate sends Small Business Growth Act to Morrisey
By Steven Allen AdamsFor the The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — A bipartisan bill supported by both the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate meant to help small businesses gain access to investment dollars will now be the first to complete the legislative process. The Senate voted Monday[Read More…]
CU Day at the Legislature: Mountain Lions are eager to share their impact with Legislators
By Tammie Toler PresleyFor Concord University Athens — Concord University is gearing up for its annual day at the West Virginia Legislature on March 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Administrators, faculty, staff, and students will fill the halls to showcase how Mountain Lions impact the state through higher[Read More…]
WV lawmakers look to control power bills but stand by Trump’s coal plant double-down
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Competition from more cost-effective energy alternatives and aging infrastructure have pointed toward a blacker economic picture for coal and the West Virginians who have paid sharply higher prices for their mostly coal-fired electricity over time. That didn’t stop President Donald Trump from painting a brighter, misleading[Read More…]
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts to Ponder Friday evening in Istanbul, Turkiye. The Shale Crescent USA Team was part of a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow to Turkiye promoting U.S. investment. The week was invigorating but tiring. We traveled to Koceali and Ankara by bus. Then an early Friday morning flight from[Read More…]
State lawmakers OK $200M for ‘Food is Medicine,’ pass ‘Make WV Healthy Act’
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia The West Virginia Senate, through Friday’s passage of Senate Bill 570, approved the transfer of nearly $200 million in Rural Health Transformation funding to the state’s Department of Health. The funds were provided to the state as part of the recently enacted federal RHT Program — a[Read More…]
