The first construction contract — actually, a demolition contract — has been awarded to begin the process of converting the former Sears store at the Huntington Mall into the new
HUNTINGTON â Soon, visitors at Yeager and Huntington Tri-State airports will not have to worry about lugging an extra book or keeping their tablet charged, as Little Free Libraries will be there to help.
The libraries will be sponsored by Marshall University. The M-shaped bookshelves are being built by students in Bret Mastersâ building technology class at Cabell County Career Technology Center.
The first bookshelf is set to be installed at Yeager Airport in Charleston this spring, pending the classesâ ability to finish the large project during the pandemic. Kelli Johnson, associate librarian at Marshall, said she hopes by spring break there will be a Little Free Library in Charleston with one ready to go at Tri-State by winter break.
HUNTINGTON â Not many squeal with delight when they see an oversized tractor-trailer carrying a massive steel drum, but Amy Parsons-White did Tuesday morning.
Just before noon, the truck transporting a commercial digester for Marshall Universityâs new commercial composting facility pulled into the lot on Norway Avenue, making Parsons-Whiteâs 2 1/2-year-long dream come true.
The composting facility will be the first commercial facility in West Virginia and the second largest university-run facility in the country behind Ohio University.
Parsons-White, the manager of the Sustainability Department at Marshall, said other universities have already reached out to her to learn more about starting their own facilities.
Opioid trials
A federal trial for a case filed by Huntington and Cabell County against drug companies they accuse of creating and fueling the opioid epidemic in the area will not take place in January as planned due to COVID-19.
The lawsuits argue the companies had a duty to monitor and report the high volume of pills being shipped into the area, but ignored it.
The case had been set to go to trial Jan. 4, but U.S. District Court Judge David A. Faber continued the trial indefinitely due to COVID-19. A pretrial conference will now take place Jan. 6 and Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. via videoconference to further discuss the case.