By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “55 Strong.” That was the motto for all teachers and school employees from all 55 counties in West Virginia as they rallied in their local communities during a statewide walkout Thursday. Adrian Wilson stood on the sidewalks of downtown Beckley Thursday morning as[Read More…]
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Teachers rally evokes memory of 1990 strike in West Virginia
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In the West Virginia Encyclopedia, there is only one entry under “Teachers’ Strike,” though that’s sure to soon change. Only once before had the state’s storied history of labor conflict starred school employees, the most viable job option in many counties, prior to 2018.[Read More…]
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Legislators take aim at longterm funding for PEIA as Senate president hopes teacher walkout ends
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As teachers and school personnel poured into the Capitol as part of a two-day statewide walkout voicing concerns about pay and the Public Employees Insurance Agency, legislative leadership said they are working to find longterm funding solutions. A bill to dedicate 20 percent[Read More…]
Vagabond Chef gives Hollywood a taste of Wheeling, West Virginia
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — After winning a national chefs’ competition on the Food Network, Vagabond Kitchen owner Matt Welsch plans “to keep putting Wheeling on the map and turn around negative stereotypes for West Virginia.” Welsch, who calls himself the Vagabond Chef, captured a[Read More…]
West Virginia University College of Media professor’s work featured by Google for Black History Month
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A worldwide audience can view a West Virginia University researcher’s work on Appalachia’s African American history on his virtual exhibit “Soldiers of the Coalfields: The Hidden Stories of Black Appalachians in WWI,” one of 100 stories highlighted by the Google Cultural Institute in celebration of[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, February 23
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 23yuh8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.12` 1. SCHOOL STAFF FACING ‘NEW NORMAL’ The Florida high school where a former student shot and[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, Feb. 23
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 45th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WVACTE Day at the Legislature, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area; Day 2 of WV Teacher Work Stoppage. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SCR[Read More…]
Local Food and Farms Day celebrated at W.Va. Capitol
Farm Groups engage with state legislators CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition and the West Virginia Farmers Market Association hosted the 4th Annual Local Food and Farms Day at the Capitol on Feb. 21 at the State Capitol. “The day was spent engaging policymakers and food and farm[Read More…]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central WV hosting ‘Day of Introspection’ on drug addition on Feb. 26
BBBS partnering with WVU School of Public Health; Charleston to host Icelandic solutions to drug addiction CHARLESTON, WV – Along with other local and statewide organizations, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central West Virginia is pleased to co-sponsor the “Day of Introspection,” an event for the community to hear from[Read More…]
