By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After seven years of state control, Fayette County has regain control of its schools except for facilities and finances related to facilities. The State Board of Education took up the annual review from the Office of Education Performance Audits (OEPA) in its Thursday[Read More…]
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Aide: New WV governor to support outgoing governor’s Boone County project
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jim Justice’s chief of staff said Thursday that the new West Virginia governor is committed to pursuing development of the massive Rock Creek Development Park, in Boone County, which outgoing Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has touted as his major economic development initiative[Read More…]
New processing unit comes to Huttonsville
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain HUTTONSVILLE, W. Va. — A state-of-the-art processing unit that will serve farmers throughout West Virginia was delivered this week to its new home in Huttonsville. The mobile unit purchased by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will allow growers to process their own poultry, rabbits[Read More…]
Protect WV holds conference to encourage citizens to speak out
By AUSTIN WEIFORD The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Protect West Virginia coalition held a conference in Charleston Wednesday to highlight the effects of state budget cuts on state residents. Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, noted that polling data show nearly[Read More…]
WV AG Morrisey files lawsuit against paving companies
By ELAINA SAUBER and KATE WHITE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office on Wednesday became the latest to file a lawsuit against paving and asphalt companies accused of pushing out competition and making room for inflated prices. “This is collusion, plain and simple,” Morrisey[Read More…]
Judge: EPA must identify coal job losses
By CASEY JUNKINS The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — The Environmental Protection Agency has until July 1 to determine whether actions taken since President Barack Obama took office directly resulted in coal industry job losses, according to an order U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey issued Wednesday. With mere[Read More…]
Natural gas industry preps to meet demand
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register WHEELING, W.Va. — By 2040, global energy demand should increase by about 25 percent — which is roughly equivalent to the total energy used today in North America and Latin America — according to natural gas industry leaders. However, officials with Exxon Mobil[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Thursday, Jan. 12
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. COMBATIVE TRUMP MEETS PRESS The freewheeling spectacle in the marbled lobby of Trump’s[Read More…]
WV Gov. Tomblin’s farewell address to be ‘victory lap’
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin gives his farewell address to a joint session of the West Virginia Legislature this afternoon, he will be reflecting on not only the past 6½ years as governor, but 42 years in state government. “It’s going to[Read More…]
WVU knocks off No. 1 Baylor 89-68
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail The Mountaineers (14-2, 3-1 Big 12), who aren’t new to games or victories against No. 1, didn’t merely win. The 89-68 final score was the seventh-largest margin of victory ever against a No. 1-ranked team. WVU is now 3-4 at the Coliseum against the top-ranked[Read More…]
