Month: August 2017

Geocaching for the Mothman, Aug. 19-20

By MORGAN McKINNESS Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.  — Geocache fans will be swarming to Point Pleasant next week for the annual Mothman Geotrail event, set for Aug. 19 – 20. The event begins with a night trail Friday at the West Virginia State Farm Museum, and ends Saturday[Read More…]

WalletHub ranks West Virginia the fourth worst state to have a baby

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Based on cost, health care accessibility, baby-friendliness and family-friendliness, WalletHub has ranked West Virginia as the fourth worst state in the U.S. to have a baby. The Mountain State ranked worst in the nation for fewest pediatricians and family doctors per capita, and third[Read More…]

WVU Marching Band prepares for a new year

By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown has pulsed with the music of WVU Band Camp for the past week. The Marching Band, called The Pride, gathered in front of the WVU Coliseum on Thursday morning, stretching before picking up their instruments, flags and batons. A medical[Read More…]

New state website launched for education and arts

HD Media The Logan Banner CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Office of Secretary of Education and the Arts recently launched a new website enabling users to access useful and relevant information quickly and easily. The new website, www.edandarts.wv.gov/, was built using responsive design, adjusting to any size screen whether the[Read More…]

10 things to know today: Tuesday, Aug. 15

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know  Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW CHARLOTTESVILLE COMPARES WITH CHARLESTON The deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia and the mass[Read More…]

West Virginia’s natural gas industry supporting flood recovery efforts

From the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association:  Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia’s natural gas industry is working to help those communities and residents affected by the flooding in the north central and northern parts of the state, representatives announced today. “West Virginians support one another in tough times,” said[Read More…]

Scripps Howard Foundation recognizes WVU’s Maryanne Reed

CHICAGO, Ill. — Maryanne Reed, dean of the WVU Reed College of Media, was honored the Scripps Howard Foundation as its Administrator of the Year during the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Chicago.  At AEJMC Conference, the Scripps Howard Foundation honors Reed as Administrator of the Year and Allan Richards from[Read More…]

Gov. Justice requests federal disaster declaration for July flooding

From the office of Gov. Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice has asked President Trump to declare a major disaster for the State of West Virginia in the wake of the severe late July storms that brought flooding, landslides, mudslides and wind damage to a dozen counties. Gov. Justice[Read More…]

Capitol vigil speaks against hate, bigotry

By CARLEE LAMMERS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Rev. Marlon Collins said the country has seen a “detestable monster” rear its head after the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. “Here’s the problem. There is a sick monster that has been alive in this country since it was founded,”[Read More…]

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