FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Despite efforts to stop the sale in court, the $60 million sale of four state-run long-term care facilities has closed, paving the way for Marx Development Group (MDG) to take ownership and their subsidiary Majestic Care to take over operations.
Joey Garcia
State Senator and Fairmont attorney Joey Garcia, D-Marion, filed a suit on behalf of a 94-year-old resident of the John Manchin Senior Health Care Center in Fairmont that requires 24-hour care.
Garcia said their next best

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Superintendents from Mingo, Nicholas, and Tyler County schools updated the state Board of Education on the progress their districts have made since the board intervened due to internal issues.
The BOE took over in Mingo County in March after state Superintendent Michele Blatt called for a Special Circumstance Review, citing the board’s lack of a unified vision, outdated policies, persistent ethical concerns, and financial issues.
Since the review, the school has made

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Business growth continues across the Kanawha Valley, and the city of South Charleston is no stranger to that development, with projects on their way across the community.
Several new businesses are on their way to the planned Park Place shopping center, and city officials believe that’s spurring interest elsewhere in the city.
“It’s not just the Park Place, and I think you might be seeing a little bit of a domino effect of that, which I’ve said numerous times over the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The director of the state’s Energy Office says two announcements in the last two weeks about a pair of natural gas plants to be built in West Virginia should not be overlooked.
Nick Preservati
“We’re seeing opportunities in West Virginia that we’ve never seen,” Office of Energy Director Nick Preservati said on MetroNews “Talkline.” “There’s such a demand for energy and none of the states around us can provide that energy. So now where we are, the country needs West Virginia.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU President Michael T. Benson is embarking on a journey to earn an invitation into the Association of American Universities.
WVU President Michael T. Benson (WVU Photo)
Benson said it can take up to 10 years to meet all the requirements to be welcomed into the association. The process will be a top-to-bottom evaluation of the university, culture, and performance that will challenge them to improve their performance.
“Going through the process of trying to be eligible for