CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced the immediate termination of Transportation Secretary Tom Smith on Sunday afternoon. “I want a new direction to be taken with our Department of Transportation, a return to the core mission of maintaining the quality of our secondary roads and ...
Riley Thompson isn’t going to be late next weekend for a very important date at the Metropolitan Theatre. “Nope,” she said Sunday, as she patted the plaster cast currently encasing her foot. “This thing’s coming off just in time for the show.” Riley, 13, is dancing several roles in the Morgantown Dance Studio’s upcoming production of “Alice in Wonderland,” which hits the boards of the Met next Saturday and Sunday. Visit www.morgantowndan ce.org for ticket prices and show times. The show, which is choreographed by the studio, will blend ballet, jazz and ...
CHARLESTON — Every year, only a small percentage of bills introduced make it through the entire legislative process to passage. This year, 294 of 1,893 bills introduced were passed. Most of the bills that die are never see committee action, some make it through a single committee and ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia freshman forward Derek Culver was a unanimous selection Sunday to the all-Freshman team and was also named second-team all-Big 12. Culver, who is averaging 12.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, was the Mountaineers’ lone representative on any of the ...
MORGANTOWN — Aaron Metz has withdrawn his candidacy for the 7th Ward seat on Morgantown City Council, admitting he “cut corners” in collecting signatures on his nominating petition. As part of the filing process, council candidates must collect 75 signatures from residents of their ward. Late last week, the city said it was working with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office to investigate a handful of signatures that appeared on the petitions for both Metz and his opponent, incumbent Barry Wendell, but appeared to have been written by different people. The Dominion ...
KINGWOOD — After two years of trying to recover thousands of dollars it is owed, the Preston County Solid Waste Authority (PCSWA) has been told the check is almost in the mail. Since 2017 County Commissioner Don Smith, who sits on the authority, has sought to claim the money being held ...
