By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — The old Sumner School was at the center of the local African-American community in Parkersburg for a number of years, the president of the Sumnerite Association told a gathering at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History on Sunday. Toni Oliver[Read More…]
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Festival of Ideas to feature panel on opioid crisis
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. This year’s David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas will present a panel discussion on the state’s opioid crisis. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charleston Civic Center’s Little Theater. The festival[Read More…]
West Virginia Land Trust aims to preserve popular location for hikers and visitors
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Leaders with a statewide land conservation agency are reaching out to the local community, seeking financial support to help permanently protect land near Bickle Knob. Located approximately 10 miles northeast of Elkins in the Monongahela National Forest, the Bickle Knob Observation Tower[Read More…]
A taxing time: Bowles Rice presents overview of changes for business owners
By JOHN McVEY The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The tax team of the Bowles Rice law firm in Martinsburg is presenting overviews of the changes taking place with the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Kin Sayre, a member of the tax team, presented the[Read More…]
Super Bowl brings West Virginia friends and strangers together
By KIRSTEN RENEAU NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots face off in the Super Bowl, hundreds of residents came together with family and friends to watch the NFL championship game. Jessica Engles, a Buckhannon resident, said she thought the event was important because[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, February 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT THE PONTIFF KNEW AND FOR HOW LONG Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in[Read More…]
Public hearing set for Monday morning on House Bill to ban Medicaid funding for abortions in WV
By Erin Beck The Charleston Gazette Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A public hearing on a proposed ban of most Medicaid-funded abortions is set for the West Virginia House of Delegates chamber at 8:30 am on Monday. House Bill 4012 aims to prevent Medicaid dollars from being spent on any abortions in West[Read More…]
WV DNR director McDaniel outlines rationale for timbering on state parks
By John McCoy The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s top natural resources official thinks his brainchild has gotten a bum rap. Steve McDaniel, director of the state Division of Natural Resources, said the idea to allow timber-cutting on selected state parks was his, and it hasn’t yet gotten a[Read More…]
Governor Justice presents Community Development Block Grants for 2017 projects in WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice on Friday, Feb. 2, released more than $12 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds dedicated to infrastructure projects throughout the state. Gov. Justice also announced that for the first time ever, CDBG funds are being dedicated to broadband planning and infrastructure projects. Gov. Justice[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State opens One Stop Business Center in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — State officials opened the new West Virginia One Stop Business Center, making it more convenient to help business owners and make it easier to do business in West Virginia. “This Business One Stop is a first of its kind anywhere in the nation,” said Secretary of[Read More…]