Jacobs-Jones named senior vice president for operations

Brandi D. Jacobs-Jones, director of administration and finance for the City of Huntington since 2007, has been named senior vice president for operations at Marshall University, President Stephen J. Kopp announced today. Read more

Troy Brown will Speak at Huntington Champions Parade

Former Marshall football standout and NFL player Troy Brown will be the guest speaker during a ceremony on the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Plaza following the Parade of Champions on May 1 in downtown Huntington. Read more

Fallen Huntington Police Officer to be Remembered

Saturday, April 19, marks the 100th anniversary of the second line of duty death in the history of the Huntington Police Department. That officer’s name was Oscar Christian. In the early morning hours of April 19, 1914, Oscar was investigating what he believed were three gun shots. Read more

American Idiot to Invade the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center

The groundbreaking Broadway musical, American Idiot, is making its way to the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 24, 2014 @ 8:00 pm.  This musical is inspired by Green Day’s GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum album ‘American Idiot’ and details the life of three friends living in a post 9/11 world.  Follow these suburban youths as they seek true meaning in this exhilarating journey.  Read more

Man Accused of Threatening Sen. Manchin Indicted

Charleston, W.Va. – A 49-year-old man was indicted  by a federal grand jury in Charleston for threatening to murder United States Senator Joseph Manchin, III.  According to the four-count indictment, Steven Anthony Major, of Barboursville, W.Va., is alleged to have made four separate threats to murder Senator Manchin from March 17 through March 20, 2014.  Read more

Neighborhood Institute Nominations Announced

Do you know of a Huntington resident who has made a positive impact in their neighborhood?

The Neighborhood Institute of Huntington would like to honor them at an awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, at City Hall. Awards will be given in the following categories: Mentoring youths or guiding youth sports; promoting public safety; promoting community beautification; and being an exceptional leader or volunteer. Read more

Jacobs-Jones becoming MU vice president

HUNTINGTON – Mayor Steve Williams announced Tuesday, April 15, that he has received a letter of resignation from Brandi Jacobs-Jones, the director of administration and finance for the City of Huntington

Jacobs-Jones’ resignation takes effect April 30. She won't be going far away. She's becoming Marshall University's Vice President of Operations. She replaces Karen Kirtley. Read more

Monroe Avenue Shooting Victim Dies

Raymond Eugene Thomas , 24,  of Detroit ,  the victim of an April 6, shooting in the 1700 block of Monroe Avenue has died of a gunshot wound to the head.   A murder warrant has been signed naming suspect, Anthony J. Gaston, 22,  also from Detroit. Gaston remains in the Western Regional Jail. Read more

West Virginia American Water Update on Carbon Filter Change-Out and Water Testing

Water samples taken from the first two filters completed in the carbon change-out project at the Kanawha Valley water treatment plant showed no detection of MCHM. Sixteen water samples from various stages in the water treatment process over a 5-hour period, including eight samples of water that had passed through the new filter material, were sent to Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. for analysis. Prior to sampling, the filters were conditioned, monitored and tested to meet all drinking water standards. Read more

Huntington Champions Parade in May

The City of Huntington proudly announces that it will host the Parade of Champions at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1, on 4th Avenue. This parade will celebrate the county and state championships won this school year by our middle and high schools in the city. The list includes: Read more

Advertising majors win district competition

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Advertising majors from the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University won first place and won "Best Presentation" Saturday, April 5, in the District 5 American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition in Louisville, Ky. Read more

'Donning of Kente' to take place May 1

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The 2014 Donning of Kente Celebration will take place Thursday, May 1, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on Marshall University's Huntington campus. Read more

Census Bureau Profile America Facts for Features: Mother's Day: May 11, 2014

M-O-T-H-E-R
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me. -- Howard Johnson Read more

APRIL IS POETRY MONTH: Two Poems by James Joyce

A new Pocket Poets edition collects the significant poetry and the one surviving play of the novelist James Joyce. Here are two from his Pomes Penyeach, a small volume written while he was composing A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Read more

MORTGAGE BANKERS: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased 4.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data released Wednesday, April 16, 2014  from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 11, 2014.

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U.S.: Housing Starts Rise 2.8% in March Over February; March Numbers Down Year Over Year

 Led by a 6 percent rise in single-family starts, nationwide housing production rose 2.8 percent above an upwardly revised February rate of 920,000 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000 units in March, according to a report released Wednesday, April 16, 2014 by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. March 2014 numbers are down 5.9 percent  from the March 2013 rate of 1,005,000.

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3D Workshop Scheduled in Charleston

A workshop with Steve Gilliland titled "3-D Animation 101" is scheduled April 19 from 10 am to 4 pm. at the WVSU Economic Development Center, 1506 Kanawha Blvd. Read more

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Drug Dealer''s Apartment

United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Kamel Auntae Burris, 31, of Huntington plead guilty  in federal court in Huntington to using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.  In November of 2013, Burris, who was wearing a mask, robbed a known drug dealer at gun point.  The robbery occurred at the drug dealer’s apartment on 10th Street in Huntington.  Read more