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ASHLAND In a whirlwind meeting Thursday detailing big moves in downtown Ashland, the city commission said it is looking into tearing down the old Ashland Oil building to make way for a convention center in the city’s core. While traffic was the biggest topic of the meeting, the plans for the property played a strong second fiddle. The job has been on the docket since 2013, when plans were drawn up to turn the blighted property into an attraction — Commissioner Cheryl Spriggs said a co...

Mallow One-hundred red lights mean 100 no votes in the West Virginia House of Delegates for House Bill 3300, which would have eliminated the states personal income tax. Photo by Del. Guy Ward CHARLESTON — Marion County lawmakers say Gov. Jim Justices plan to eliminate the state income tax died for various reasons. Del. Phil Mallow, R-East Side, said House Bill 3300 was unanimously voted down after coming back from the Senate given there were tax incre...

Essays Written  in School In 1904, the Deer River School consisted of about three dozen students.  In February, the sixth graders were assigned to write an essay about President Lincoln. Two were selected to be printed in the newspaper. Roy Belcher’s essay was about a half a column and here is the first paragraph. “Not long after the Boones crossed the mountains to Kentucky, a man by the name of Abraham Lincoln followed their example and brought his wife and children with him.�...

Mick Scott It was a rainy March day and it was time for a driveabout, so I threw a heavy jacket into the car and headed northwest. Up N.C. 67 through East Bend, I took the turn that leads across the mighty, muddy Yadkin River and stopped at the Rockford General Store to fuel up on candy. The lady behind the counter and I greeted each other through our masks. “How’s business?” I asked. “Slower than usual, but not bad,” she said. I wound up with two bags drawn...

SHELLEY K. MESCH When Exact Sciences moved to Madison from Boston in 2009, the company had 20 employees and the intention of developing a colon cancer screening test. Now, millions of people are screened each year using Exact Sciences’ Cologuard, the company employs more than 5,000 people, and multiple tests are in development for various types and aspects of cancer. In the last three years, Exact Sciences has broadened its diagnostic abilities by acquiring several companies an...

1 of 3 Artists paint the Feast of the Seven Fishes Mural across from the old Monroe Street fire station on Thursday. Photo by Sarah Marino Volunteers from Main Street Fairmont paint the front of the old fire station on Monroe Street Thursday Photo by Sarah Marino A mural depicting a scene from the Bob Tinnell film the “Feast of the Seven Fishes,” which is based on the Fairmont festival of the same name is being installed on Monroe Street downtown. Photo by Sara...

Sunday, 11 April 2021 - 8:32 The First Round of Foreign Ministry Consultations between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was held virtually on 08 April 2021. The meeting was co-chaired by Actg. Director General of the East Asia Division of the Foreign Ministry Rohana Ambagolla and the Divisional Manager, South, and Southeast Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Andrew Needs. A wide range of matters of mutual interest were discussed. This included enhancing cooperat...

A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content” so it can serve them ads.

Beginning June 1, smoking and vaping in Falmouth will be further restricted in where and what tobacco products can be sold and by prohibiting smoking and vaping in workplaces and public places, including parks, town beaches and public streets. The board of health on March 15 voted for the revamped regulations that also include capping the number of tobacco retail permits in town at 35. The regulations state the intent is to gradually reduce the number of tobacco product sales permits in town by...

Apr.09 -- As Americans get ready to hit the road this summer, gas prices are ticking up again. Jeffrey Bair explains why. SPRINGFIELD — Prices for unleaded gasoline in Springfield and statewide have surged to levels not seen since summer 2019. A report from GasBuddy, a website that tracks gas prices at the local, state and national levels, shows the average price of regular, unleaded gasoline has reached near $3 per gallon in Springfield, with prices hitting an average of $2.92 per gallon ...