MOUNDSVILLE — This year’s Marshall County Fair, slated July 19-25, will include a performance by country music star Deana Carter, known for hit songs like “Strawberry Wine.” Carter is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 25, on the main festival stage at the Marshall County ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey continues to argue that West Virginia's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program faces an unsustainable structural deficit, even as lawmakers question why services are being reduced while funding remains available. Morrisey said the program, also ...
As the old song says, one is the loneliest number. So, it must be pretty lonely for James Paul, the former executive director of the West Virginia Professional Charter School Board, being Gov. Patrick Morrisey's lone appointment to the state Board of Education. Morrisey named Paul as his first appointment to the 12-member board in February, succeeding long-time member and retired Catholic schools educator Debra Sullivan, whose term was up. Paul is the director of state education opportunity for the America First Policy Institute. In 2022, the state Professional Charter School Board ...
STEUBENVILLE — Appearances by a state Supreme Court justice and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author will be among the highlights when a statewide meeting is held in the city. Jennifer Brunner and Connie Schultz are scheduled to be among the speakers when members of the Federated Democratic ...
WEIRTON — A proposal set to be presented to Weirton Council Monday would shift a portion of the city’s allotment of Community Development Block Grant funds to a new project, although some officials feel more discussion is needed. A resolution was presented to the city’s Finance ...
STEUBENVILLE — For drivers frustrated by daily backups approaching the Veterans Memorial Bridge, relief is still weeks away. A major U.S. Route 22 resurfacing and bridge maintenance project in Weirton has reduced traffic to the left lane in both directions between the Harmon Creek exit and the Veterans Memorial Bridge for concrete replacement and bridge cable work. The project, scheduled for completion in August, has created significant delays for commuters and local motorists traveling between Ohio and West Virginia. The bridge work is only one of several construction projects ...
