PARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools is expanding its communication efforts after surveys showed strong support for nontraditional instructional days and widespread use of the district’s digital platforms. During Tuesday’s Wood County Board of Education meeting, Eric Murphy, coordinator ...
ELKINS — Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Randolph County to sign the "Portable Benefit Account Act" on Wednesday, a bill that is meant to modernize worker protections for independent contractors across the state. During a ceremonial bill signing at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in ...
MARIETTA — Amid recent litigation, the Washington County Veterans Service Commission issued a statement in a press release Tuesday to restate its mission to the community. Over recent months, there has been ongoing litigation and disagreements among members within and surrounding the organization. Former Executive Director Darren Shearlock resigned from his position on June 11, which followed months of allegations, litigation, and complaints, according to the release. In the release, the organization said it acknowledged the “confusion” and “concern” that could arise as ...
MARIETTA - Buckeye Hills Regional Council invites the community to participate in a public hearing about the council’s draft 2027-2030 Strategic Area Plan, according to a release from the council. The hearing is slated for 1-2 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Buckeye Hills Regional Council office at 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. During the hearing, the public will have an opportunity to comment about the plan, which includes topics like plan goals and outcomes as well as a waiver request to support health promotion and disease prevention programs. The waiver request is for the Older Americans ...
The third annual Outdoor Quilt Show — modern quilts made by members of the West Virginia Modern Quilt Guild, will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. Approximately 100 modern quilts will be hanging on and around the historic cabin at Cedar Lakes. Visitors are invited to visit the exhibit, where guild members will be on hand to answer questions about the quilts. This event is free and open to the public. The rain date for the show is Aug. 15 at the same location.
CHARLESTON – Once again, a major telecommunications company is taking on one of West Virginia’s two electric utilities over the issue of unfair charges for attaching new broadband to poles. Attorneys for Comcast Cable Communications last week filed a pole attachment complaint against Appalachian Power with the Federal Communications Commission. The dispute centers on pole attachment fees, with Comcast alleging that Appalachian Power is flouting a prior 2026 FCC order by charging arbitrary percentages for infrastructure replacements. Comcast argues that it should only be ...
