Council chairman Scott Caserta has expressed opposition to the proposed reallocation of $1.2 million dollars in the land fill closing account, which would accompany a reallocation of garbage and sanitation fund collections. In addition, he expressed objection to a proposal to reduce the paving line item balance from one million dollars to $550,000.
"I am in favor of reversing the trend of pulling monies from funds we have worked so hard to establish," Caserta told council members in a memo asking council members for their input. Read more
Huntington City Council has received a litany of financial decisions from Huntington Mayor Steve Williams. At the first of the 2015-2016 fiscal year budget hearings, Saturday , Feb. 28, multiple issues were presented, including garbage and sanitation operations not supporting themselves.
$17.50 of the Sanitation Fee covers operating costs. $2.50 cover the state mandated closure of the Dietz Hollow Landfill. Read more
I'm writing this review of Rachel Joyce's "The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy" (Random House, 384 pages, $25.00) with one hand tied behind my back. Read more
Improved buyer demand at the beginning of 2015 pushed pending home sales in January to their highest level since August 2013, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). All major regions except for the Midwest saw gains in activity in January.
CHARLESTON — As part of National Consumer Protection Week, which began today, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey unveiled a schedule of events for consumers to go to throughout the state to learn more about scams and protecting their identity. Read more
The SMG Managed Big Sandy Superstore Arena is proud to announce their second nomination for an Academy of Country Music award in the “Venue of the Year- Medium Capacity” category.
Last year the venue was nominated in this same category, with the award going to Ryman Hospitality Properties out of Nashville. This year the Big Sandy Superstore Arena will compete against Amphitheater At The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL; Filene Center At Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA; Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO; and Resch Center, Green Bay, WI.Read more
Ah, the joys of sleeping. Do you think men and women approach and do sleeping at all differently? Well, of course they do because – gulp – men and women are so inherently different, as this 25th installment in this blog series will demonstrate with its usual careful analysis, astute observation, and painstaking research! Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered CSX to clean-up and restore the areas affected by the Feb. 16 train derailment in Mt. Carbon, W. Va. Twenty-seven cars derailed from the 109-car CSX train carrying more than three million gallons of crude oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota. The derailment resulted in an explosion, fires, loss of a house and required nearby residents to evacuate.Read more
The House of Delegates has indefinitely postponed a bill that would have forbidden communities and municipalities from passing ordinances prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Read more
Our Public Works Department would like to pass along the following reminders about household garbage pickup:
-- Garbage should always be placed at the edge of the property no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before pick up and no later than 6 a.m. the day of pick up. Read more
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Senate today by a unanimous vote passed Senate Bill 411, which creates the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act.Read more
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Senate today by a unanimous vote passed House Bill 2457, a bill that would prevent elected officials from placing their name or likeness on materials or items that were paid for with public funds.Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (February 27, 2015) – West Virginia American Water’s Kanawha Valley operations staff have prepared for more potential operational impacts over the weekend resulting from tonight’s expected single-digit temperatures followed by dramatic temperature fluctuations over the next few days. A robust contingent of field service representatives, distribution crews, leak surveyors and maintenance technicians are scheduled to work throughout the weekend to address water main breaks, service line leaks, frozen services and meters and other emergency orders, and contractors are on standby to assist if needed. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – After clinching a spot in the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday, Marshall men’s basketball (10-18, 6-9) will look to keep its momentum when it hosts Florida Atlantic (8-18, 1-14) on Saturday at Cam Henderson Center. Seniors Shawn Smith (Sacramento, Calif.),Cheikh Sane (Dakar, Senegal) and JP Kambola (Toronto, Ontario) will be honored before tipoff at 7 p.m. Read more
Will Smith has not opened his last few movies well, but there's buzz for his "Focus," caper comedy that should propel it over the fading "50 Shades."
On the week after the Oscars, the honored flicks tend to have a popularity spike, but only two films, "Birdman" and "Imitation Game" culled multiple Academy Awards, four each. "Birdman" had a lengthy run pre-Oscars as it caught on and found a strong niche. How many unbelievers are out there to see it again? Similarly, "Imitation" has been playing multiple weeks but it did not snag the big awards and "American Sniper" still has a jarring infectious patriotic bubble. Read more
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