By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia public health officials are working with Johns Hopkins University professors to develop a plan to address the state’s opioid epidemic. Last year, 884 West Virginians died after overdosing on drugs, the highest overdose fatality rate in the nation. Seven of[Read More…]
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DuPont named as defendant in lawsuit over IEI Plastics fire in Parkersburg, WV
By JEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — DuPont has been named as one of the defendants in the fourth class-action lawsuit filed over the Oct. 21-29 fire at the Intercontinental Export-Import Plastics warehouse on Camden Avenue in Parkersburg. Filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the[Read More…]
Nearly 50 argue for Green Bank Observatory future at NFS hearing
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald GREEN BANK, W.Va. — As part of the process to consider changes to the Green Bank Observatory (GBO), the National Science Foundation (NSF) listened to comments from nearly 50 people on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) which was released in early November. That document outlines[Read More…]
Consolidation of WV regional development authorities scrutinized
By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News and Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — State officials have been looking at mandating consolidation of the 11 Regional Planning and Development councils. Region VI members are concerned about how the proposed consolidation is being handled, and one Preston County representative has questions that he would[Read More…]
WV Justice Loughry has state-owned desk removed from his house
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second time in four days, Supreme Court employees used a state van Thursday to remove property from Chief Justice Allen Loughry’s Charleston home. The workers Thursday afternoon removed a desk from Loughry’s home on Scenic Drive and moved it to[Read More…]
Joyful Night Celebration scheduled for Tuesday at WV State Capitol Complex
By VELICIA DARQUENNE The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice will welcome West Virginians to the annual Joyful Night celebration Tuesday at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston. As part of the evening’s festivities, the First Family encourages attendees to bring a new,[Read More…]
WVU Jackson’s Mill continues holiday tradition
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Celebrate the holiday season with the Winter Lights Buffet and Breakfast with Santa held in the historic Mount Vernon Dining Hall at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill near Weston. The Winter Lights Buffet takes place Friday, Dec. 8 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Baked steak, turkey[Read More…]
Huntington, WV, panel develops plan to encourage public art
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Downtown Huntington has been upping its public art game in recent years, and now the city wants to take it up a notch or two. The Mayor’s Council for the Arts on Thursday unveiled a new public art policy/master plan and has launched[Read More…]
WV roots, Chinese heart — Lubin-Tyler follows Pearl S. Buck’s footprints in China
By SUZANNE STEWART The Pocahontas Times To know the life of award winning author Pearl S. Buck, it is important to begin at the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, but to really understand her writing and passion, it is a must to follow her footprints to China. Buck may[Read More…]
West Virginia Juried Exhibit 2017 winners announced
HD Media Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. Artists from Lindside, Harpers Ferry and Hurricane won the top prizes in the West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s 20th West Virginia Juried Exhibition, which opened Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Art Museum of West Virginia University in Morgantown. “The 2017 West Virginia[Read More…]
