Jackie Lee Spencer (left) and John Carr III | Courtesy photo
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has refused a request for a writ of mandamus by the Diocese in the case in which two 78-year-old men who say they were switched at birth by staff at a Catholic hospital.
The court issued its order June 14 after the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston had petitioned the court. The vote was 3-2. Chief Justice Evan Jenkins and Justice Tim Armstead voted in the minority, saying they would issue a rule to show cause.
Following the Supreme Court order, Monongalia Circuit Judge Phillip Gaujot issued a scheduling order July 20 that lists deadlines for attorneys, including a pretrial conference scheduled for April 12, 2022.
Brad Johnson
Editor’s Note: The following is part of a series of articles profiling The Inter-Mountain’s staff.
ELKINS Inter-Mountain Executive Editor Brad Johnson is proud to be part of the newspaper’s 129-year history.
“I’ve always looked at the job of being a reporter this way: It’s as if you’ve been asked to stand guard at a post,” Johnson said. “The post is the beat you cover as a reporter, whether it’s city government or crime news or education, and your job is to stand at your post and report on everything that happens there.
Johnston
FAIRMONT â Tricia Johnston, an experienced newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of the Times West Virginian, effective May 1.
She succeeds Titus Workman, who recently announced his retirement after 46 years in the newspaper business at 11 different newspapers in four states.
Johnston has served as publisher of the Goshen, Indiana, News for the past two years. In addition to the Fairmont paper, she will serve as West Virginia publisher for the Beckley Register-Herald and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
All of the papers, including the Goshen News, are owned by CNHI, LLC, a community newspaper company headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama.
âIâm honored to be entrusted with the proud tradition of community journalism our West Virginia newspapers represent,â said Johnston. âMy goal is to build on their foundation of excellence.â
PRINCETON A man claims Bluefield State College and its president, Robin Capehart, violated the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Governmental Proceedings Act when they continued negotiations into the acquisitions of Bluefield Regional Medical Center without giving the public notice.
Jay Folse filed the lawsuit against the school, Capehart and the city of Wheeling after they violated the Open Governmental Proceedings Act by continuing the negotiations on Dec. 4. Folse alleges that the agenda for that day s meeting only included three items, none of which were the Bluefield Regional Medical Center, according to a complaint filed in Mercer Circuit Court.
Jackie Lee Spencer (left) and John Carr III | Courtesy photo
MORGANTOWN – A circuit judge has denied the Catholic Church’s motion to dismiss a case in which two 78-year-old men who say they were switched at birth by staff at a Catholic hospital.
John William Carr III and Jackie Lee Spencer originally filed their lawsuit June 5 against the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in Monongalia Circuit Court. Joining them as plaintiffs are wives Bonnie Lynn Carr and Phyllis Ann Spencer as well as adopted son Zackery Stealth Carr.
On March 1, Monongalia Circuit Judge Phillip Gaujot issued his order denying the Motion to Dismiss filed last July. The Diocese alleged, among other things, the statute of limitations had expired in the case.