Lead Stories

Warner Releases List of Jennings Randolph Award Winning Schools for 2018-19 School Year

Charleston, W.Va.—Secretary of State Mac Warner is pleased to announce the list of 27 West Virginia high schools that qualified for the prestigious  Jennings Randolph Award for the 2018-19 school year. Read more

YMCA's Reevaluate Hiring Practices after Sexual Abuse Arrest

The arrest of Joseph Hardin, a former Marshall University and Huntington YMCA employee, on sexual assault charges has prompted the Y to reexamine its hiring and membership policies.  Read more

Four Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Dealing Offenses

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Four drug dealers were sentenced to prison , announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentences. Read more

"Shaft," "Men in Black International" Pre "Toy Story 4" Boxoffice Sacrifices

  Despite the popularity of three "Men in Black" movies, "International" replaces Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson who established chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok. An emphasis on comedy prevails and much  depends on this film’s ability to interest millennials young and old.

Samuel L. Jackson , a MCU fav, and original leading man , Richard Roundtree, hope to point "Shaft" as an African American hero for this generation. However, the original broke racial barriers and had a funky soundtrack.  Read more

Amal F. Sakkal, M.D., joins Marshall School of Medicine, Charleston Internal Medicine

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicineand Charleston Internal Medicine medical staff welcome Amal F. Sakkal, M.D., to their internal medicine team of providers. Read more

Marshall President Jerome Gilbert elected vice-chair for Conference USA’s executive team

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert has been selected as vice-chair of Conference USA’s executive committee following the conference’s June meeting in Dallas earlier this month.

The conference’s executive committee guides the conference by setting policy for the membership. Read more

Mayor Calls Basketball Rim Issue "overblown" and "exaggerated"

Mayor Steve Williams downplayed the basketball net and kids in street playing social media uproar as "overblown" and "exaggerated" at the Huntington City Council meeting. 

WSAZ reported that Williams stressed the city only "suggested" that the hoop net base be moved from the edge of a city street to private property.   Read more

Burns Named HMDA Executive Director

The Huntington Municipal Development Authority (HMDA) voted Monday, June 10, to appoint Cathy Burns as the agency’s next executive director. Read more

Ten Marshall students receive Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —  Ten Marshall University undergraduate students have been selected to receive the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Fellowship. Students will receive stipends totaling $4,000 each for their research for a period of 10 weeks uninterrupted by classes during the summer. Now in its 14th year, the program began May 20 and will continue through Friday, Aug. 2. Read more

COLUMN: A stunning case of kids, radioactivity and government neglect emerges in Ohio

By Stuart H. Smith

Smith , a legal expert, authored, "How I Fought Big Oil  and Won" 

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Marshall’s College of Education and Professional Development among 42 teacher prep programs recognized for national excellence

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has announced that Marshall University’s College of Education and Professional Development is one of 42 providers from 23 states and the District of Columbia to receive accreditation for their educator preparation programs. The spring 2019 review by the CAEP Accreditation Council resulted in 42 accredited programs, bringing the total to 238 providers approved under the CAEP Teacher Preparation Standards – rigorous, nationally recognized standards that were developed to ensure excellence in educator preparation programs.  Read more

Austin’s Pet Supplies extends business hours

(Ceredo, W.Va.,) : To better meet its customers’ needs and to offer more consistent hours, Austin’s Pet Supplies is extending business hours. The new hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the store will be closed on Sundays. Read more

Don't Believe the "bad" Buzz from "Dark Phoenix"

  Epic superhero films tend to concentrate on C.G.I. enhanced brutal battles for salvation of Earth, the galaxy or universe. Those doomsday challenges can lose sparkle as they ebb with repetitive story arcs.  Read more

Marshall to host Huntington Summer Music Festival June 21-22

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will host the Huntington Summer Music Festival Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, at Pullman Square, featuring music from world-renowned and local jazz musicians as well as a Biergarten, an instrument petting zoo for children and people of all ages, and other activities. Read more

Attorney General Morrisey Urges Caution When Planning a Summer Vacation

HMDA Authorizes ACF Site Purchase

The Huntington Municipal Development Authority this afternoon authorized members of its executive committee to acquire the ACF property (41.87 acres), located on the north and south sides of 3rd Avenue and 24th Street. Read more

Huntington Street Hoops Code Enforcement Expected to be Council Topic

Children and adults often play basketball or other games along fairly infrequent traffic flow on residential streets. Some kids in West Huntington and a complaint unearthed a not enforced ordinance. 

Social media flared with debate.  Read more

Court to Big Fracking Company: Trespassing Still Exists — Even For You

Godzilla's Titans and Humans Don't Spur Empathy, but You Can't Beat the Special Effects Bashings

 A third cinematic "verse"  has been born.  Monsters (Rodan, Godzilla, Mothra) are all mythical titans in a Japanese inspired horror film sub-genre "kaiju," which translates to "giant monster" or large size monster (films) often of Asian origin. 

 Godzilla (gorilla whale) attacked his first city in 1954. Created from American atomic experiments nearby, the towering mutated dinosaur lizard series sprang from the successful re-release of "King Kong." As for origin, the American atomic bomb tests awakened him from undersea hibernation.  Read more

GeckoSystems Reveals AI Sentience for Home Robots

CONYERS, Ga., May 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)  -- GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pink Sheets: GOSY) (http://www.GeckoSystems.com) revealed today their world’s first achievement, sentient artificial intelligence in cost effective, truly utilitarian mobile home robots for family care. For over twenty years, GeckoSystems has dedicated itself to development of "AI Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™." Read more

Ballard, Farris, Hedrick, Hoyer, Manahan and Randolph Named Sharp Shooters by West Virginia Executive Magazine

Charleston, WV – Allison Ballard, West Virginia managing partner for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP; Pam Farris, executive director of Leadership West Virginia; Steven Hedrick, president and CEO of MATRIC, Inc. and chairman and CEO of Appalachia Development Group, LLC; Major General James Hoyer, West Virginia’s adjutant general; George Manahan, CEO of The Manahan Group; and Nate Randolph, principal, partner and treasurer at Edward Tucker Architects, Inc. and member at BOWR, LLC; have been named to the Sharp Shooters Class of 2019 by West Virginia Executive (WVE) magazine. Read more

Marshall student receives Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Zach Preston, a mechanical engineering student in Marshall University’s College of Information Technology and Engineering, is one of the first-ever recipients of the Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship. Read more

Marshall accounting program earns endorsement by Institute of Management Accountants

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business has announced that the Brad D. Smith Undergraduate School of Business and its undergraduate accounting program have earned endorsement by IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants), one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Read more

Celebrate Central City Days 2019

Huntington City Council and Committees Meet Jun 10; HMDA May Authorize Acquiring ACF Property

Huntington City Council meets Monday, June 10 at 7:30 pm in council chambers at Huntington City Hall. The work session begins at 6:30 pm. 

The Huntington Municipal Development Authority meets at 4 p.m. It is expected to go into Executive Session to authorize execution of ACF documents to acquire the property and to announce an executive director. 

The Public Safety committee meets at 5:30 and the Finance Committee meets at 6:00 p.m.

The agendas are below beginning with Huntington City Council: : Read more

SHELLY’S WORLD FICTION: The Happy Store – The Shoppers from Hell

Clementine Fraile takes a backseat to poetry in our 19th adventure at The Happy Store

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Airbnb to Begin West Virginia Tax Collection

CHARLESTON, WV – Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, today will begin collecting the West Virginia state sales tax (6%) on behalf of its statewide host community, allowing the state to fully benefit from people visiting and staying longer through home sharing and short-term rentals. Read more

Attorney General Morrisey's Holistic Fight Against Substance Abuse Leads to 51% Drop In Opioid Scripts

Drug Arrests Made by Huntington Police

Two Akron, Ohio, men were arrested Thursday, June 6, following the execution of a drug-related search warrant that also resulted in the seizure of a large amount of heroin and methamphetamine.

James Elijah Ladrew, 26, and Robert Von Wilson, 23, were each charged with two counts of possession of drugs with intent to deliver. Read more

COLUMN: PR Today Is Too Full Of Jargon and Buzz Words

SEATTLE, Wash., June 7 – I recently received a publicity release that had more jargon and buzz words than I can remember in my years working in public relations. Add to that the job titles being given to so many people today and you start to wonder if words really mean what they say. Read more

The Dawg’s “Big John” is joining the Military

Huntington, WV--WDGG-FM (93.7) Morning Show host and Kindred Communications Operations Manager “Big John” Bowen is heading to boot camp next week with the United States Army. Read more

Dark Phoenix Takes on Pets II this week; Fur Babies expected to Prevail

After Godzilla ground up everything in his path, the new question how will the monster fare against the X Men spin off "Dark Phoenix" and the animation sequel , "Secret Life of Pets II?"

Gazing at professional forecasters, "Pets II" garnered a $68 million forecast and "Phoenix" about $50 million. "Pets 2" may crack a $240 million plus run while "Phoenix"  has a projected $120 million for its run. Read more

Arts Night Out at Heritage Station on Thursday, June 13

Celebrate the Huntington arts scene at Arts Night Out at Heritage Station on June 13, 6 pm - 9 pm. Four local artists, Linda Stonestreet, Kristin Carnes, Brandy Jefferys, and Charlie Haggard, will premiere solo exhibitions at Sip Wine & Whiskey Bar, The Haute Wick Social, The Red Caboose, and Moonlight Cookies respectively. Read more