President and CEO of Visit Mountaineer Country says Priceline isn’t collecting taxes on hotel reservations

May 21, 2020

Priceline.com, the national online travel agency, has been inconsistent in remitting hotel room tax back to the municipalities and agencies who depend on the revenue to keep the lights on. In an email to the West Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association and other state tourism partners, president and CEO of Visit Mountaineer Country Susan Riddle said several area hoteliers have told her Priceline isn’t collecting any taxes on any reservations they sell locally. “I know hotels are hurting for business and I don’t think if they let some non-tax sales slide that anyone will ...

Marsh not surprised with spike in panhandle; Justice sends National Guard to Eastern Panhandle

May 21, 2020

A spike in positive COVID-19 cases in Berkeley and Jefferson counties is not a surprise to COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh. That’s what he said during Gov. Jim Justice’s Thursday COVID-19 press briefing. Marsh also said repeat tests — such as those at Sundale nursing home — are ...

WVU condemns fraternity coalition

May 21, 2020

West Virginia University condemned the establishment of a coalition — Fraternity Forward Coalition — that urges fraternities to separate themselves from university governance. “This does not solve the problem,” said Corey Farris, WVU’s dean of students. In fall 2018, five ...

Aull About History 4 – Spanish Flu of 1918

May 21, 2020

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Mr. Shoe and the Rising Stars

May 20, 2020

Mr. Shoe and the Rising Stars. No, that’s not the name of your crazy uncle’s sonically challenged garage band that played exactly one (mercifully short) gig in the summer of 1985. Just call the above the coda for life in the spring of 2020, for anyone associated with Suncrest ...

WVU students to receive CARES ACT emergency funding

May 20, 2020

Around 8,000 West Virginia University students received emergency grants of $750 from the federal government to help offset expenses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds given to students come from the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. That ...