Release from West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 900 students and other guests are expected to attend an awards ceremony at Ripley High School today at 1:15 p.m. Students from the school submitted a video entry addressing the dangers of drinking and driving to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control[Read More…]
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Construction change order add $1.2 million to Civic Center renovation
By Ali Schmitz The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Costs for the Charleston Civic Center expansion project are going up again. Charleston City Council members approved a $1.2 million change order Monday related to the Civic Center’s renovation. The signed change order brings costs for the Civic Center project up to[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, April 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT PENCE’S MEETINGS WILL FOCUS ON The U.S. vice president assures Japan’s prime minister “we are[Read More…]
MEDIA ALERT: Register today for WVU Academic Media Day, April 25
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s second Academic Media Day is next Monday, April 24, where reporters and editors can hear from six of the University’s top researchers about their work and the everyday impact it can have on people’s lives. The event will be held in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair[Read More…]
Sen. Robert C. Byrd exhibit on display at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport
Release from Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – United Hospital Center (UHC) welcomes the community to visit the traveling exhibit celebrating the life and career of Senator Robert C. Byrd on the first floor of UHC near the Gift Shop. Honoring the 100th Anniversary[Read More…]
Alzheimer’s Association’s Reason to Hope Luncheon set for Wednesday
Association to honor outstanding individuals dedicated to supporting caregivers Release From the West Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Join the Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter for the Reason to Hope Luncheon on Wednesday, April 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton Charleston. “Alzheimer’s disease is the nation’s[Read More…]
WVPB to rebroadcast WVU fake news panel discussion today at 2 p.m.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting will rebroadcast “Truth and Consequences: Fake News, Filter Bubbles and Democracy” today at 2 p.m. WVPBS taped the panel discussion on fake news hosted by The David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas and the West Virginia University Reed College of Media when the event was[Read More…]
What’s holding up all those bills, anyway?
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anyone who grew up watching “Schoolhouse Rock!” probably knows how a bill becomes a law, right? Someone has an idea, it gets introduced as a bill, goes through the committee process, is passed and goes to the president or governor for[Read More…]
Agriculture advocates eager for governor to pass industrial hemp bill
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Agriculture industry advocates hope a bill awaiting Gov. Jim Justice’s signature will fulfill the potential of a long-neglected niche crop in the Mountain State — hemp. “Hemp is really promising as a crop,” said Don Smith II, founder of the West Virginia[Read More…]
Marshall student sports panel lauds resolution on politics
By GRANT TRAYLOR The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In recent months, Marshall University athletics has utilized the slogan “I Am Because We Are” as its catchphrase. In the last few days, that slogan was put into action. Marshall University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) released a statement Friday praising the university’s[Read More…]