CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey urges tenants to know West Virginia laws when faced with a pest control problem. This knowledge can be especially useful with news outlets across West Virginia reporting about the impact of bedbugs, whether it involved various measures taken by school officials or tenants[Read More…]
Month: November 2015
Leading scholar of gender and sexuality to head up new LGBTQ Center at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Committed to building and supporting a safe and welcoming diverse community, West Virginia University is launching a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer center on campus, with a nationally known scholar of gender and sexuality at the helm. Dr. Cris Mayo, currently the director of online learning and a[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Jenkins: U.S. needs to halt acceptance Syrian, Iraqi refugees
“As Americans, we want to always extend the hand of friendship, but we cannot jeopardize the safety of our people and our nation.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., announced today that he has cosponsored legislation to halt bringing Syrian and Iraqi refugees to America. H.R 4038, the[Read More…]
Capito calls on FCC to increase transparency, enforcement for rural broadband funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider strict enforcement measures and increase transparency for the recently announced Connect America Fund funding. The FCC announced more than $1.5 billion in annual funding as part of the second phase of[Read More…]
Manchin sends W.Va. priorities to highway bill negotiators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As House and Senate negotiators go to conference to work out a long-term transportation bill, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is urging the committee to include provisions in the final bill that are important for West Virginia. “West Virginia has 38,000 miles of public roads, many of[Read More…]
Manchin urges funding for substance abuse prevention, treatment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, recently sent a bipartisan letter to Senate appropriators to request that any final appropriations package include necessary resources for critical substance abuse prevention and treatment services. The Senator is seeking funding at the highest possible level for the Substance Abuse Prevention and[Read More…]
Fayetteville resident had brush with Paris tragedy
BECKLEY, W.Va. — For a Fayetteville resident attending a conference in Paris during the Nov. 14 terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 people and wounded more than 350, the event brought up memories of 9/11. Holly Clark, owner of The Barn Loft rental in Fayetteville, said she was attending[Read More…]
Randolph County blue spruce headed to Charleston
BEVERLY, W.Va. — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least at the governor’s mansion in Charleston. That is where a 25-year-old blue spruce from Ed and Jenny Dumire of Beverly now will “reside” as West Virginia’s first family’s official Christmas tree. The tree was harvested Tuesday from[Read More…]
Elkins officials excited by home rule acceptance
ELKINS, W.Va. — The city of Elkins has been accepted into a state program intended to give municipal governments an opportunity to self-govern based off their own issues and local considerations. Elkins was granted home rule status by the Municipal Home Rule Board in Charleston, after a presentation from Mayor[Read More…]
Retail complex under construction in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Work continues on a new retail development near Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ashley Furniture and Premier Chevrolet in the University Town Centre. Jason Donahue, representing developer Mon-View, told the Monongalia County Commission in July that the finished project would be a 60,000-square-foot shopping center housing at least four[Read More…]
