State’s Graduation Rate Improves
West Virginia education officials say more of the state’s students are graduating from high school. The graduation rate is 86.5 percent in the 2014-15 school year. In Cabell County, the graduation rate overall has...
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Meeting Today to Help Decide on Hospital Merger
If two large hospitals are to merge, a meeting today will go a long way toward making that happen. Cabell Huntington Hospital announced plans a few months back to buy St. Mary’s Medical Center,...
Nitro to Swear In Two New Officers
The City of Nitro is swearing in two probationary police officers for the Nitro Police Department this morning, bringing the Police Department up to eighteen officers. Philip Owens and Scott Reekie will work on...
Lottery Revenues Suffer
West Virginia Lottery revenues are declining, primarily from competition from casinos in neighboring states. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Lottery Commission’s acting director, John Myers, said Friday revenues are shrinking at a steady...
Arrest is Made After a Body is Found Inside a Night Club
The Kanwaha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a man’s death after his body was found inside the Foxy Lady club on MacCorkle Avenue. On Friday night, someone at the Go-Mart at MacCorkle Avenue and...
Coal Company to Cut Jobs
Alpha Natural Resources announced late Friday that it would be cutting 138 positions at four mines in West Virginia. Alpha officials confirmed the company cut 66 positions from Marfork Coal Co.’s Slip Ridge and...
Hearing Set for Marmet Mayor’s Removal
A three-judge panel is set to decide whether Marmet Mayor Bill Pauley should be removed from office. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the West Virginia Supreme Court ordered the hearing Wednesday. It will be held...
Alpha To Sell Some of Its Propertites
Coal operator Alpha Natural Resources plans to sell 23 mine properties in five states as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Jan. 20 is the deadline to submit qualified bids or to file...
Common Core Standards Repealed
West Virginia is replacing K-12 math and English educational standards based on Common Core with new learning requirements. The West Virginia Board of Education on Thursday approved the new standards and repealed the K-12...
Grant Enables Officers for More Naloxone
A federal grant will enable state troopers in three southern West Virginia counties to carry a fast-acting drug overdose antidote. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health...
