Raleigh to pay for hepatitis, HIV testing for heart clinic patients
By Lydia Nuzum The Raleigh County Commission voted Tuesday to pay more than $8,000 to its health department to help cover the cost of hepatitis and HIV testing for former patients of the Raleigh Heart...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 18, 2016
SOAR, The United Steelworkers Retirees, will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the local union hall near Ravenswood. Food will be potluck of your choice. All retirees and spouses are welcome. Call Arol...
View ArticleOn Retirement: If an old dog can learn new tricks, its owners can, too
By By Evadna Bartlett For the Gazette-Mail Online experts appear to agree that it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Apparently they are correct.To our great relief, our senior canine has...
View ArticleWV refurbishes government computers for other uses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia officials are putting more surplus computers to good use while saving the state money. The state Department of Education said Tuesday in a news release that 20...
View ArticleWeather prompts advisory for WV beekeepers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia beekeepers are being advised to keep an eye on honeybee colonies because of unfavorable weather conditions. A news release from the West Virginia Department of...
View ArticleAround WV: May 18, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: the expansion of drug courts in West Virginia, another city considers a nondiscrimination ordinance, protesters want a public water system, and more. n West...
View ArticlePaige-Kincaid PSD lifts boil-water advisory
The boil-water advisory has been lifted for customers of the Paige-Kincaid Public Service District.
View ArticleWV senators advance tobacco tax, but are skeptical of passage by House
By Phil Kabler On Wednesday, day 67 of the West Virginia budget impasse, state senators advanced a bill to raise about $78 million a year in new tobacco taxes - but without an amendment Senate leaders...
View ArticleFree Greenbrier Classic tickets available through online register
By David Gutman It won't cost you any money to attend The Greenbrier Classic golf tournament this year, but you will have to register for tickets in advance. The Greenbrier Classic will be the only...
View ArticleFour inmates charged in sexual abuse case at Northern Regional Jail
By Erin Beck Four inmates were charged after an inmate was allegedly sexually abused at Northern Regional Jail earlier this month. On May 1, at about 12:30 p.m., State Police Trooper B.R. Gaus...
View ArticleWV record blue catfish caught by Ohio man
By The Associated Press The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources says a state-record blue catfish has been caught on the Ohio River. DNR Director Robert Fala says the catfish registered nearly...
View ArticleHistoric New Deal-era school in Randolph County to close
By Lydia Nuzum A Randolph County elementary school that earlier this month was placed on a list of endangered historic properties will close within a year, after the county's school board voted to...
View ArticleRepurposed WV government computers save schools $2M
By Ryan Quinn A special delivery to a Kanawha County elementary school Wednesday helped West Virginia education officials highlight $2 million in technology savings over the past two years. Chesapeake...
View ArticleFaculty, students frustrated with Bluefield State's leadership
By Jake Jarvis In the year since a member of Bluefield State College's board of governors made dismissive comments about staff complaints, faculty members and students have been continually frustrated...
View ArticleBroadcasters' association asks justices to make jail video public
By Kate White The West Virginia Broadcasters' Association has asked the state Supreme Court to make public a video taken inside Western Regional Jail, which depicts a correctional officer throwing...
View ArticleState school board, SBA sued over Fayette schools
By Ryan Quinn The Fayette County Commission, commission President Matt Wender and two parents of kids in Fayette's beleaguered public school system have filed a lawsuit against the state Board of...
View ArticleKanawha humane association to host Kegs for K9s for dog, beer lovers
By Jennifer Gardner Dogs and beer-lovers alike are invited to attend Kanawha County Humane Association's second annual Kegs 4 K9s fundraiser Saturday at Shawnee Park in Dunbar. Proceeds directly...
View ArticleTaylor Books hosts two Appalachian fiction writers for talk Saturday
By Anna Patrick Since Robert Gipe released his first published work, an illustrated novel titled "Trampoline," he's been getting a lot of questions. From journalists, friends, or just an excited...
View ArticleCharleston Capitol, Best Western hotels get new owners, again
By Elaina Sauber Just weeks after two Charleston hotels were sold at a foreclosure sale, the group that managed the hotels before the foreclosure has bought them and plans to complete a...
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