News Staff A new Cabell County interim commissioner has been named. Caleb Gibson is the new interim Cabell County commissioner. The Barboursville native and longtime financial adviser fills the spot vacated after the recent death of Nancy Cartmill. Gibson was sworn in Thursday, and the term goes until the end of this year. Gibson is running for … Read more
West Virginia Natural Resources Police are reminding hunters about safety and some of the common violations police see as turkey season opens in the state on Monday, April 18. Police said hunters should be sure of what is beyond their target before shooting a gobbler, and they should never shoot at just a sound. Anyone … Read more
West Virginia’s secretary of state reminded voters that the deadline to register to vote or update a current voter registration for the upcoming May 10 Primary Election will be on April 19. Secretary of State Mac Warner said updating a current voter registration is especially important for voters who have moved to a different address, … Read more
A vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday morning in Raleigh County left a Texas truck driver dead. 48-year old Anthony Hutchinson of Spring, Texas ran his tractor trailer over an embankment while traveling south on Interstate 77, according to a news release from the West Virginia State Police. The news release said a Parkways Employee found … Read more
A recent report has listed West Virginia State University as one of the best Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation for 2022. The ranking, published by College Consensus, puts WVSU at No. 4 in the nation based on the combined results of multiple respected ranking systems and real student reviews. WVSU has the … Read more
Marshall University ceramics students are conducting an annual fundraiser next week to help feed needy families. The 19th annual Empty Bowls event will take place in person April 22 at Pullman Square in Huntington. Marshall students and volunteers are making ceramic bowls to be purchased at the six-hour event. The bowls are $20 each. Bowls … Read more
Former Georgia quarterback JT Daniels announced Wednesday he is transferring to West Virginia. Daniels made the announcement on Instagram following a weekend visit to West Virginia’s campus. Daniels also had visited Missouri and Oregon State in recent weeks. He is wrapping up undergraduate classes at Georgia and would be a graduate transfer for the Mountaineers. … Read more
A stretch of Spruce Laurel Road in Boone County is down to one lane because of a massive road slip. School buses cannot travel to 11 houses because of safety concerns and WCHS TV reported the Boone County Ambulance Authority has to take other routes. Spruce Laurel Church, less than a half-mile past the part … Read more
Federal prosecutors said five people pleaded guilty this week to roles in a multi-state drug trafficking organization operating in Huntington. The five are the last of 18 people indicted to enter guilty pleas in the case, the result of a long-term investigation in which law enforcement seized more than 47 pounds of fentanyl, 4.5 pounds … Read more
A company that processes coal and other products announced Wednesday it has selected Mason County as the home of its newest plant. Frontieras North America announced in a news release that it is selecting Mason County for its first FASForm plant, its patented process of producing liquid fuels, hydrogen, methane, propane, ethane, solid carbon products … Read more