Bulletin Board: June 1, 2016
The Kanawha Valley WVU Fan Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Harding's Restaurant next to the Interstate 79 Mink Shoals exit, Exit 1. Mountaineer Montessori School, 308 20th St., will hold its...
View ArticleGround-to-air fireworks now available in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginians will have access to a greater variety of fireworks under a law that debuts this week. The law that goes into effect Wednesday allows for the use of some aerial...
View ArticleClarksburg police to implement bike patrol to reduce crime
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The Clarksburg Police Department will soon roll out a new bicycle patrol system that officials hope will cut down on crime in the city. The Exponent Telegram reports...
View ArticleFifth Quarter restaurant unexpectedly closes
By Elaina Sauber The Fifth Quarter Restaurant in Charleston unexpectedly closed its doors this week. An employee who answered a call from the Gazette-Mail Wednesday morning confirmed that the...
View ArticleTomblin adds 2 items for lawmakers to consider
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Wednesday added two items for West Virginia lawmakers to consider during the current special session. Tomblin said in a news release he wanted the...
View ArticleDavis & Elkins names new president; faculty silent
By Jake Jarvis The Board of Trustees at Davis & Elkins College has named Chris Wood the school's 15th president, replacing G.T. "Buck" Smith, who filled the role in the interim, according to a...
View Article2 face drug charges in death of recent WV grad
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Berkeley County court records show two Baltimore residents face drug charges related to the death of a recent Springs Mills High School graduate. The Herald-Mail of...
View ArticleCourt denies rehearing of transgender ruling impacting WV
By Ryan Quinn The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday denied a request from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and officials from other states for all 15 of the court's judges to...
View ArticleArnett water system under boil-water advisory
Raleigh County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for the entire Arnett water system. The advisory was issued following low water level in a tank. Once repairs are made,...
View ArticleWest Virginia awaiting primary results from 18 counties
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Secretary of State's Office is waiting for 18 counties to submit the official voting results from the state's primary election in May. The Intelligencer...
View ArticleFormer McDowell assistant prosecutor sentenced to federal prison
A former McDowell County assistant prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to spend more than a year in federal prison for a tax crime committed while he was in private practice. Jason Ray Grubb, 38, of...
View ArticleTomblin resurrects DEP rules bill
By Ken Ward Jr. A dozen days into a special session on West Virginia's budget crisis, the Tomblin administration on Wednesday resurrected a broad-ranging environmental rules bill that lawmakers let...
View ArticleAs school year ends, groups gear up to feed WV kids
By Jared Casto Children across West Virginia will have access to free, nutritious meals this summer as low-cost food programs roll out across the state. Many of these school lunch programs have...
View ArticleJudge refuses new lawyers for murder suspect; trial to begin Monday
By Kate White The man accused of killing a man in a Marmet apartment three years ago made a last-ditch effort Wednesday to delay his trial, which is set to begin next week. Kanawha Circuit Judge...
View ArticleCapitol Market announces 'On Tap!' beer festival
By Jennifer Gardner Dressed in a blue-and-white checkered suit with his glass held high, Scott Castleman called "cheers" to a small crowd at Capitol Market Wednesday, after announcing the Market's...
View ArticleSenate puts tobacco tax back on the table
By Phil Kabler West Virginia Senators put a tobacco tax increase back in play Wednesday - this time, with a 65-cent-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes - but with no assurances that the House of...
View ArticleAs school year ends, West Side principal leaves
By Ryan Quinn As Kanawha County students reach the end of their school year, at least one principal is moving on. Johnny Ferrara, the principal of Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary, in Charleston is...
View ArticlePolice wait as man scales Huntington bridge
By From staff reports Police were waiting for a man to climb down from the West 17th Street bridge in Huntington Wednesday afternoon, Cabell County dispatchers said. Dispatchers said they began...
View ArticleFollowing washout last year, Tour De Coal river float set for June 18
By Rick Steelhammer After heavy rains and high water made last year's Tour De Coal community float trip a washout for the first time since its 2004 debut, the chairman of the event's sponsoring...
View ArticleBoone wants payroll money from state
By Ryan Quinn Boone County Schools' departing superintendent, who said early last month that "I have every expectation, and no expectation otherwise, that we will be meeting payroll," didn't rule out...
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