The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BATTERED FLORIDA BEGINS TO DIG OUT AFTER HURRICANE DESTRUCTION Even as glimmers of hope have[Read More…]
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WVPA Alert: Sept. 14 Conference call set on Road Bond Election
Editors, reporters should register before conference call CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association — as a service to member newspapers — is hosting an informational conference call and Q&A with officials from the Governor’s Office, W.Va. Department of Transportation and others involved in the upcoming road bond referendum. Officially, the referendum is titled “Special Election for[Read More…]
Raleigh County fire levy director recalls journey to pick up World Trade Center steel
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Raleigh County Fire Levy Director Kevin Price recalls the day in 2011 when he and two of his friends hopped into their 8-foot-bed pickup truck and made the journey to New York City to pick up a piece of the World Trade[Read More…]
Delbarton resident recalls surviving 9/11 attacks
By TRAVIS CRUM Williamson Daily News WILLIAMSON — Ronnie Spence said it was “divine intervention” that caused him to ignore instructions to stay inside Two World Trade Center during the terrorist attack on 9/11. Staff and visitors were told to remain in place, even after the first tower was hit and in[Read More…]
Events to remember those lost in 9/11
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The 16th annual Parade of Lights, a ceremonial event set to pay solemn tribute to the victims who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, will take place Monday at 8 p.m.,[Read More…]
Google joins 4-H, gives $1.5M to create computer science program
By CYNTHIA McCLOUD The Exponent Telegram KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Google is joining 4-H. The Internet technology company and America’s largest youth development organization are teaming up for a first-of-its-kind computer science collaboration that will teach kids technical skills like coding, and essential life skills like teamwork and resilience. Two Preston[Read More…]
WV state school board proposes lowering some teacher requirements
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education has proposed changing some requirements to become a public school teacher by exempting education bachelor’s degree holders who meet minimum grade point averages from having to pass the basic knowledge test, and no longer requiring non-education[Read More…]
Marshall wraps up Young WV Conference
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Steven Smith’s instructions Sunday afternoon to a room full of students were simple — state your name, your school, one thing you want to accomplish this year, then go post your idea poster on the wall, while your peers cheer wildly. The instructions came in the[Read More…]
South Charleston charges ahead with plan to draw electric vehicle drivers
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The city of South Charleston has plugged into a new, environmentally friendly way to lure travelers off Interstate 64 to spend time dining or shopping in the city’s downtown district. Two new electric car chargers were recently installed on either side[Read More…]
Ripley to host Mountain State Art and Craft Fair
By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel RIPLEY, W.Va. — For a second year, the Mountain State Art and Craft Fair will bringing thousands of people to West Virginia during the crisp autumn days of September after decades in the summer heat of early July. Now entering its 55th[Read More…]
