Tag stories, photos and videos #GauleySeason CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Wild, Wonderful West Virginia encourages rafters, kayakers, guides and outdoor enthusiasts to share photos, videos and stories from this year’s 22 days of Gauley Season — which begins today — with #GauleySeason. Although West Virginia offers seasonally driven, year-round whitewater rafting, Gauley Season is known[Read More…]
Month: September 2015
Rep. Jenkins helps secure more than $1 million to test sexual assault kits
More than $1 million to reduce backlog, ensure justice for victims WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) has helped secure a $1,170,800 grant for the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. The grant will help the[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce more than $2 million in funding to combat sexual assault
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced a total of $2,169,679 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that will improve West Virginia’s ability to combat crime, specifically sexual assault. The West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information Services (FRIS) will[Read More…]
Audit says W.Va. state school funding miscalculated
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new audit says the West Virginia Department of Education has been miscalculating school district appropriations for the past seven years, underfunding 36 districts by a total of $51.7 million and overfunding 19 by $21.6 million during that time frame. That means districts statewide were underfunded a[Read More…]
The great corn maze mystery
MILTON, W.Va. — On a short list of great modern day mysteries, somewhere between “Where is Jimmy Hoffa” and “Were there really two shooters in Dallas,” perhaps we should consider a new addition: How do you make a corn maze? “My standard answer when I’m asked that question is, ‘If[Read More…]
Fayette County students deserve much better
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Not even two weeks after the West Virginia University Board of Governors voted unanimously to relocate the WVU Institute of Technology from Montgomery to Beckley, citizens of Fayette County may have felt like state decision makers dealt them another blow.[Read More…]
SBA: New authority will bolster women-owned small businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today issued a final rule authorizing federal agencies to award sole-source contracts to women-owned small businesses eligible for the Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program. Effective Oct. 14, 2015, the rule levels the playing field for women-owned small businesses across[Read More…]
W.Va. officials emphasize ginseng digging rules
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The harvesting of wild American ginseng is a trend that has increased in popularity in the Mountain State, but digging the plants illegally remains punishable by jail time. “We are starting to really crack down on people who are poaching it, so it’s to everyone’s advantage to[Read More…]
Payroll conversion glitch will cost state $47M
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators learned Sunday, Sept. 13, that a glitch in converting state employee payroll from twice a month to bi-weekly will lead to unplanned raises for salaried workers totaling $47.1 million across 10 years, and an immediate retirement system liability of $22.5 million. The conversion was mishandled and[Read More…]
Wheeling officials wish wildlife feeding would stop
WHEELING, W.Va. — While a flock of geese or unconcerned groundhog eating a dinner roll on Wheeling’s waterfront might make for a great photo – this is one reoccurring scene that city officials would like to see disappear. Even though the city of Wheeling clearly has “No Feeding Policy” signs[Read More…]