, W.Va. — The Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV) Scholarship Foundation distributed $16,000 this year to West Virginia college students pursuing an education and career in construction or engineering. Recipients were selected on the basis of their academic performance, extracurricular activities, work experience, financial need and interest in a construction industry[Read More…]
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Feds reviewing 2013 Martinsburg police shooting
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia and the Criminal Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division are reviewing the case of the fatal shooting of Wayne A. Jones by five Martinsburg Police Department officers two years ago.[Read More…]
W.Va. seeing more natural gas severance revenue
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Seven North Central West Virginia counties received a combined $4 million in natural gas severance tax revenues in 2014. That’s according to the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association (WVONGA), which released the information Tuesday. Corky DeMarco, the association’s executive director, said the numbers are based[Read More…]
W.Va. Oil and Gas Severance Tax doubles in 2014
W.Va. counties and cities share more than $13 million CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia oil and natural gas industry paid more than $188.3 million in severance taxes in 2014, more than doubling the $79.2 million paid in 2013, according to a review of information provided by West Virginia Department of Tax and Revenue and the[Read More…]
Capital grounds in full color
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The grounds of the state capital complex in are full bloom as the flower beds around the Capitol offer visitors a colorful welcome.
WVU medical expert recognized with national award
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Alvin H. Moss, executive director of the West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care and director of the Center for Health Ethics and Law at West Virginia University’s Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, has established a national reputation as an expert in both arenas. Moss recently received the American Association of Kidney Patients’[Read More…]
Legislative Column: ‘At The Capitol’ for April
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — April legislative interim committee meetings were highlighted by the launch of a new select committee on tax reform. House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, spelled out the mandate of the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform, stating, “We have a tax structure in West Virginia that’s broken, that’s burdensome, and that’s bewildering to[Read More…]
WVU’s Huggins honored with Furfari Award as W.Va. College Coach of the Year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There was no secret weapon on its way and no plans were etched in stone when Bob Huggins told the world he had to fix the West Virginia U. men’s basketball program during its first season playing in the Big 12 Conference, in 2013. “We simply had to[Read More…]
Regional winner from West Virginia one of 10 entrepreneurs in National Small Business Week event
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trusst Lingerie, winner of the regional held at Fairmont State University, was selected as one of only 15 finalists to compete for the top three awards and a total of $30,000 in prize money during a live pitch competition in Washington, D.C., on May 8 as part of the U.S. Small[Read More…]
Walker Machinery Co. expanding its agriculture business
Kanawha County company opening a new Agri-Business Division at its facility in Nitro CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Walker Machinery Co. announced plans Monday to open a new Agri-Business Division at its facility in Nitro. Walker Machinery released a statement indicating it will allow the “company to expand its agri-business operations[Read More…]
