By: Ryan Quinn, Education Reporter | Posted: Feb. 15, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
The Kanawha County Board of Education approved Thursday evening paying about $108,000 to re-roof Pinch Elementary, heard schools were getting 400 more carbon monoxide detectors and proposed a policy change that would improve chances for “resident vendor” companies to win county public school system contracts over non-resident vendors. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 15, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Jimmie “Clifford” Jennings, 81, of Walton, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Hubbard Hospice House after a long illness.
He was the son of the late Collie Jennings and Leona Jennings Teel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anise June Jennings. (more…)
By: Max Garland, Staff Writer | Posted: Feb. 15, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
Armacell’s expansion of its Spencer operations is on pace to receive help from the state Economic Development Authority, as the agency gave preliminary approval Thursday for a $3 million loan to help prepare the larger facility the company will move into.
The 10-year loan will go to the Roane County Economic Development Authority, which owns the former Mustang Survival facility that Armacell is moving to, for various renovations and repairs at the site if given final approval.
Armacell’s Spencer operations are currently housed in a 40,000-square-foot facility in the city’s downtown. The insulation supplier began its operations there in 2005 after buying it from Monarch Rubber. Production at the new, 103,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin in mid-2018.
“This will keep [Armacell] in Spencer, but move them to where they can expand,” said David Warner, the EDA’s executive director.
Armacell is growing its Spencer operations in order to meet the increased demand for the foams it makes for equipment insulation, according to Warner. In a news release, Armacell said the expansion will help better serve East Coast customers.
The expansion will create 13 jobs in the span of a year, which would bring the company’s employee total in Spencer to 87, according to data provided by the EDA.
Mark Whitley, executive director of the Roane County Economic Development Authority, said the EDA’s preliminary approval is welcome news for an expansion that should bring in $12 million in capital investment from Armacell.
Also Thursday, the EDA approved $3.72 million in loan insurance for Clear Mountain Bank, which is providing a loan to Digital Connections, Inc., a Morgantown-based provider of internet and phone services for North Central West Virginia.
Digital Connections will use the loan to help expand its gigabit service area in Preston County.
Warner said he hopes the loan insurance approval will encourage more applications to the EDA relating to broadband internet services, which legislation passed last year — House Bill 3093 — helped pave the way for.
In other news, the EDA:
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By: Lhalie Castillo | Posted: Feb. 14, 2018 | Source: WV Record
CHARLESTON – A Clendenin couple allege a new Toyota vehicle they purchased has a defect that has not been corrected after multiple repair attempts.
Ernest G. Mullins and Sharry K. Mullins filed a complaint Jan. 19 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. alleging violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that on Jan. 16, 2016, they purchased a 2016 Toyota Tacoma from defendant’s dealer for $35,763.39 on credit. After purchase, they allege they repeatedly heard a noise from the rear end of the vehicle and took it in three times to correct the defect with no avail.
The plaintiffs hold Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. responsible because the defendant allegedly failed to confirm the vehicle with its warranties.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek all damages, including the refund or the purchase price, plus interest, attorney’s fees, costs and any further relief that the court may deem proper. They are represented by Clinton W. Smith of The Law Office of Clinton W. Smith in Charleston. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Tod J. Kaufman.
Kanawha Circuit Court case number 18-C-60
Posted: Feb. 14, 2018 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
John Lee Sampson, 73, of Beaufort, South Carolina and originally from Elkview, West Virginia, and husband of Karon Jean Martin Sampson, died Sunday evening, February 4, 2018, at MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 14, 2018 | Source: First Baptist Church of Aiken, S.C.
Grace Ann (Haas) Whitehair, age 83, of Aiken, S.C., formerly of Elkivew, W.Va., died of natural causes on February 8, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Whitehair, and daughter, Linda West. She is survived by son, Gregory (Sandy) Whitehair; granddaughter, Christina West; brothers, William Haas and Ray Haas. A private family service will be held Saturday, February 17, at First Baptist Church of Aiken, S.C.
Posted: Feb. 14, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Jack Dale Jackson, 86, of Clendenin, went home to be with the Lord Monday February 12, 2018, at Hubbard Hospice House after a long illness.
He was the son of the late J. B. Jackson and Clara Jarrett Jackson. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Paul, Dorsal, Jim and Bob Jackson; sisters, Maysel Weaver and Mary Louise Jackson. (more…)
By: Ryan Quinn, Education Reporter | Posted: Feb. 14, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
Ruffner Elementary School teachers Diana Bailey (left) and Krystal McConihay attend a January teachers’ rally in the Capitol Rotunda. KENNY KEMP | Gazette-Mail file photo
Public school employees in at least three more counties, Lincoln, Clay and Mason, are joining those in Cabell and Wayne counties Friday in shutting down their schools and protesting in the state Capitol.
School workers in Logan, Mingo and Wyoming counties, and possibly other Southern West Virginia counties, already shut down their schools on Feb. 2, and instead rallied at the Statehouse. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 12, 2018 | Source: The Morehead News
Morehead State softball picked up another win early in its 2018 campaign, but recorded its first loss, bringing its record to 3-1 on the season.
The Eagles defeated Central Michigan for the second time this season, recording a 3-2 victory on a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning. Appalachian State handed Morehead State its first loss after a 15-8 late-night contest at Sikes Field.
MSU 3, CMU 2
Freshman Paige Scruggs sealed the win for Morehead State, but senior pitcher Chelsea McManaway carried the Eagles with a full game in the circle. McManaway struck out eight, allowing only one earned run among 24 batters faced.
Each of Morehead State’s three runs were scored off home runs by freshman players. Kalle Coleman homered to left center in the top of the second, followed by a two-run game-winner from Scruggs in the final inning. Allison Rager recorded three hits in four at-bats, while Taylor Wheeler logged two hits and one run in three at-bats.
ASU 15, MSU 8
Rager began the Eagles’ second matchup in the circle, pitching the game’s first 2.2 innings. Rager allowed nine hits and seven runs, striking out four and walking one. A trio of Eagles relieved Rager, led by 2.2 innings from freshman Megan Murphy. Rager received the loss on the day, brining her season record to 1-1.
In a game-high five at-bats, Taylor Wheeler logged two hits and two runs with a solo homer in the first inning. Rager took the plate with one run and a hit in three at-bats, complemented by two RBIs. Coleman recorded three hits in four at-bats, bringing home one run and two RBIs.
Posted: Feb. 13, 2018 | Source: Clay County Free Press
Congratulations to the West Virginia State “We the People” Champions. Clay County High School’s Advance Placement Government & Politics class, taught by Mr. Philip Dobbins, traveled to Charleston on February 1, 2018 to compete in the “We the People” state competition. (more…)
