Possible School Consolidation
A possible school consolidation in Nicholas County will be one of the topics discussed next week. The state Board of Education meets on Tuesday morning. They plan to take up the proposal of consolidating...
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Roadchecks on I 64
Inspectors with the Transportation Division of West Virginia’s Public Service Commission are stopping trucks on interstate 64 this week. Roadcheck 2017 is underway at the Scott Depot and Winfield weigh stations. The trucks are...
Medal of Honor
The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a ruling allowing movement of the remains of a World War I Medal of Honor recipient to a veterans cemetery. Justice Elizabeth D. Walker wrote the opinion,...
New Jobs
Alpha Natural Resources says it is plans to open a new underground coal mine in West Virginia this summer and create more than 50 jobs. The Kingsport, Tennessee, coal producer says the Panther Eagle...
Coal Miner Fatalities
Federal officials say seven U.S. coal miners have died in accidents so far this year, compared with eight deaths all last year, and most involved miners with less than one year of experience at...
Churches are Invited to Help Fight Drug Problems
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is debuting a statewide faith-based initiative aimed at getting more churches involved in the fight against substance abuse. Morrisey announced the initiative at a news conference Wednesday at...
Greenbrier Prepares for This Year’s Classic
There was some concern right after historic flooding forced the cancellation of last summer’s Greenbrier Classic that the Old White TPC course in West Virginia wouldn’t even be ready for this year’s PGA Tour...
Trump’s Blueprint
A new study says President Trump’s “Blueprint” Budget for 2018 will hurt West Virginia more than any other state. The state’s Center on Budget and Policy says West Virginia relies more on federal assistance...
Union wants Dept of Health Head to step down
The West Virginia Public Workers Union wants the head of the Department of Health and Human Resources to step down. UE Local 170 says Secretary Bill Crouch’s partial ownership of a health care lobbying...
New Senior Center
A new four-story senior living center is on the drawing board for Charleston. The municipal planning committee has given approval to a process that will open the door for Smith/Packett Med-Com of Roanoke, Virginia,...
