TUCKER COUNTY, W.Va. — County clerks across the Mountain State are at the Canaan Valley Resort in Tucker County for the three-day County Clerks Election Training Conference.
One of the many topics set to be covered during the conference is President Donald Trump’s executive order that may affect the state’s May Primary Elections in 2026.
The executive order prohibits the use of voting systems in the United States that use bar codes and QR codes to count votes. All 55 of West Virginia’s counties

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The recent sale of four state-run health care facilities to the Marx Development Group raised many questions and some of those are being answered.
Paul Pruitt
Majestic Care, an affiliate of Marx Development, will be operating the nursing homes. Majestic Care CEO Paul Pruitt said their plans are still in the development stage but they don’t plan to move any of the residents from their current home locations.
“First and foremost the residents that live in those facilities will

DAVIS, W.Va. — The state Department of Environmental Protection has approved an air quality permit for a data center in Tucker County.
The DEP said Virginia-based Fundamental Data LLC has met the requirements to receive a permit.
Tyler Cannon
The agency has classified the gas-turbined powered operation as a minor source facility that will stay below what emissions levels allowed for larger facilities.
Tyler Cannon, of West Virginia Citizen Action Group climate coordinator, said the approval is

CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. — Two Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies are recovering from injuries suffered during a Monday evening man hunt in eastern Kanawha County.
The deputies responded to the Cedar Grove area where the local police were dealing with a drug incident and realized they person they were dealing with had an outstanding warrant. They tried to serve the warrant on an individual at the local Go-Mart convenience store. The suspect fled into the woods.
“The deputies went to assist. That’s how

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Fayette County Sheriff Jess McMullen released more information Tuesday about a shooting in the Mount Carbon community which occurred Monday. The incident in the Adena Village neighborhood left two people dead, including the shooter, and three more wounded.
The victim was identified as John Middleton, 49, of Mount Carbon. He was killed by a shotgun blast while he stood talking to three other individuals in a carport near a home. The other three individuals standing with him

BLUEFIELD, W.Va — Wednesday is inauguration day at Bluefield State University as the school celebrates its 15th president, Dr. Darrin Martin.
Darrin Martin
Martin, a Bluefield native and third-generation graduate of Bluefield State, took on the president’s role in November after a unanimous vote by the university’s Board of Governors.
The inauguration ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. at Bluefield’s Granada Theater, will focus on Martin’s vision for the university’s future and take on the theme of

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University has announced plans to bring former West Virginia University President Gordon Gee back this year as an advisor.
Gordon Gee
Gee, 81, retired from WVU this summer. He has more than four decades in higher education management will hold academic residencies over the next year in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, the Moritz College of Law and the new Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society.
Without designating a title, officials said Gee