The average price for gasoline across northern West Virginia is 2 cents higher this week at $3.513 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The average price in northern West Virginia is $3.513. In Morgantown, the average is ...
West Virginia lawmakers expect to convene for a special session starting Sunday, focusing on the state’s level of funding for human services plus additional surplus spending priorities. The expectation is that the special session will gavel in late Sunday afternoon with the likelihood of continuing into Monday. The schedule aligns with legislative interim meetings that were already planned for lawmakers at the state Capitol early in the week. Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged that isn’t everything that needs to be done, but he described those as the ...
DANVILLE — Secretary of State candidate and former House of Delegates member Doug Skaff is hospitalized after being bitten by two copperhead snakes while removing campaign signs. He is being treated at CAMC. Skaff said he was taking down the signs near Danville in Boone County Wednesday when he stepped on something. He said he didn’t know what it was at first. “I just felt like something sharp and then I grabbed my sign and it knocked me back. It may take couple days till they get all this venom out to relieve the pressure on my muscle. ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board has been given the green light from the federal government to begin accepting grant applications from charter schools across the state. The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday approved the board’s Request for ...
KINGWOOD — A new website will allow the public the opportunity to calculate what their tax liability will be if a new school levy is passed this year. Members of the Preston County Board of Education recently approved a new levy call that will ultimately require board approval and submission to the Preston County Commission for review and approval. If it is approved, the levy call will to be placed on the May ballot. Brad Martin, superintendent of schools said a new website, prestonschoollevy.com will not only let county residents get information and calculate what their tax ...
By Jade Ruggieri After two years off for the global pandemic, the West Virginia Public Theatre held its first, full summer season. With productions of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” a moving play about a 15-year-old boy on the autism spectrum rooted in themes of ...
