MORGANTOWN — In what could only be described as a baptism by fire, Byrd White, West Virginia’s Secretary of Transportation since Tom Smith’s dismissal three weeks ago, spent Wednesday afternoon in Monongalia County — the heart of the state’s road maintenance discontent. In an ...
KINGWOOD — After a former city transfer station employee was charged with stealing money, Kingwood Council is making some changes at the station. And not just to deter theft. Mayor Jean Guillot said at Tuesday’s meeting the investigation of the theft also brought to light that people ...
WESTOVER — Police found a 48-year-old Westover woman with a knife in her head while responding to a call on Tuesday night. She was stabbed as the result of an argument with her daughter’s boyfriend, Zachary Nipper, of Baltimore, Westover Police Chief Rick Panico said. He is charged with ...
MORGANTOWN — In a unanimous vote Tuesday evening the Monongalia County Planning Commission approved the hiring of Andrew Gast-Bray as the county’s new planning director. Planning Commission President Matthew Ridgway announced the hiring at Wednesday’s Monongalia County Commission ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice today told reporters he has nothing to hide from a federal investigation. “The net of the whole thing is just this: You’ve got to be respectful to anybody who wants to investigate anything because I don’t have anything whatsoever to hide. “Anything ...
Next fall, Emily Tanzey will do what makes her famous. She’ll be in front of a classroom, and roaming between the rows of desks making literature come alive for students. The English teacher will also help those students tame their wild syntax into readable essays. Tanzey has been on the English faculty at Suncrest Middle School for five years, where she’s grown attached to her students and colleagues. She also teaches creative reading and oversees the school’s acclaimed “Read 180” program, which offers additional help to those students who struggle with the printed ...
