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Former Louisville newspaper editor David Hawpe dies July 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5David Hawpe, former executive editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, poses for a portrait in 2020. Hawpe, who rose through the ranks of the Courier Journal to become editor of the Louisville newspaper, which won multiple Pulitzer Prizes on his watch, died Sunday, July 18, 2021. He was 78. (Courier Journal via AP)APShow MoreShow Less 2of5David Hawpe, former executive editor of the Louisv...

sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — A motion by the West Virginia Republican Party to intervene in a case that could determine who represents Wayne County in the House of Delegates was approved Friday by the state Supreme Court of Appeals. J. Zak Ritchie, an attorney for the state Republican Party, filed a motion to intervene in a mandamus lawsuit filed by Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard asking the court to require Gov. Jim Justice to choose a delegate fo...