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Rev. wants lawmakers to address school discipline issues

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — The leader of a faith-based non-profit organization and Charleston church says he wants Gov. Jim Justice to call lawmakers in for a special session to address issues of discipline in West Virginia schools. The Rev. Matthew Watts, pastor at Grace Bible Church and leader of the Hope Community Development Corp., told MetroNews Thursday significant steps need to be taken in order to prevent more students from being punished for bad behavior. “It is unrecognized, it is unaddressed and it is not fully understood. In my opinion, it is the most ...

Mon Commission provides funding for Little Creek PSD project

MORGANTOWN — Some current and future customers of the Little Creek Public Service District living in Monongalia County are getting assistance from the Monongalia County Commission.  The commission approved $51,621.95 on Wednesday to be split among the placement of four new fire ...

City gets good news heading into close of 2023 fiscal year

MORGANTOWN — City of Morgantown Finance Director Kevin Tennant had some good news for city council during its most recent regular session.  About $1.1 million worth of good news to be specific.  Tennant explained the finance department has been doing some spring cleaning, ...

Gov. repeats frustration over jails staffing

Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a staffing emergency in West Virginia’s corrections system last August, repeated this week a statement suggesting futility in working with legislators to address the problem. “I twice have sent bills up in regard to locality pay for our corrections officers. We didn’t get it done,” Justice said during a broad-ranging briefing. The issue with corrections staffing continues to linger, with a vacancies level at 1,022, according to the most recent update to lawmakers. That’s a 27% vacancy rate for corrections workers across the jails ...

Alex Mooney talks with The Dominion Post during stop in Fairmont

FAIRMONT — Rep. Alex Mooney stopped in town on Wednesday, during a visit to the new part of his expanded 1st District. The Dominion Post spent some time with him to talk about a few current issues and his campaign for U.S Senate. Mooney on Tuesday announced he's introduced the Protecting ...