By Jim Hightower As British playwright and political rabble-rouser George Bernard Shaw noted, “You don’t learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard, but by attacking, […]
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Right way to craft red-flag laws
By Amy Swearer Tribune News Service (TNS) Recent polls show that most Americans support the basic premise of disarming dangerous people through the use of so-called “red-flag laws.” This instinct […]
Buckwheat Festival kicks off with Fireman’s Parade
KINGWOOD — Despite the fall chill in the air, people lined the streets to watch this years Fireman’s Parade. Benches, chairs, strollers for the children and folded blankets for two […]
Looking for momentum, Hawks will try to contain undefeated Fairmont Senior early
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Perhaps the most important thing No. 11 University can do is forget that last week existed. The Hawks return home tonight after a two-game road stretch that […]
Lakeview Golf Resort sells for $2.25M
Lakeview Golf Resort, its two 18-hole golf courses, its 187-room hotel and its other amenities sold Thursday afternoon in an online auction for $2.25 million. The auction was conducted by […]
Aull Center holds 15th anniversary celebration
The Aull Center — technically the Josephine & William Aull Center for Local History and Genealogy — turns 15 today. As you might expect, it’s going to be a historic […]
Financial data goes online on OpenGov; Project Mountaineer looks to expand service across state
In August of 2018, Monongalia County became the first to embrace an initiative by West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey to place county financial data online in cooperation with software provider […]
PREP ROUNDUP: Clay-Battelle volleyball falls to Gilmer in 3 sets; Trinity Christian Middle football blows over CB 72-0
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. — Clay-Battelle (4-9) hosted Gilmer County Thursday night, falling in three sets. Camren Watson had nine kills and two blocks; Harley Tennant had eight digs and six kills; […]
US House passes bill to protect banks handling medical cannabis transactions
Federal legislation protecting banks that handle state-legal medical cannabis transactions overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Similar legislation is working its way through the Senate. The House […]
Nancy Lee Smith
Nancy Lee Smith, of Huntsville, Ala., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. She was 77. Born May 2, 1942, to Billy M. and Mary […]
