MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some of the brightest high school seniors from across the Mountain State who have demonstrated an impressive commitment to academic excellence and community service while balancing extracurricular activities are eager to represent West Virginia University as the new cohort of Bucklew Scholars. Each year, the Bucklew Scholarship is given to[Read More…]
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WVU political scientist, students to look ‘behind the curtain’ at U.S. Supreme Court justices’ relationships
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University researcher is studying newly-released records of private communications between U.S. Supreme Court justices to learn how they interact and relate behind the scenes. Justice John Paul Stevens donated records, writings, opinion drafts and memos between himself and other justices to the Library of Congress upon[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces FY 2024 revenue collections $522.9 million ahead of estimate through March
$94.8 million revenue surplus for March CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced on April 1 that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for March 2024, the ninth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $487.4 million, which is $94.8 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of[Read More…]
WVDOH highway worker recovering after being hit by car in work zone
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) worker was treated and released from the hospital after being hit by a car while patching potholes on Interstate 79 in Braxton County on Friday, March 29, 2024. “There would be far fewer accidents if drivers would pay attention[Read More…]
South wins sixth consecutive WVGA North-South Junior Matches
West Virginia Press Association DANIELS, W.Va. — On March 30, Team South took The Little General Cup for the sixth consecutive year at the 14th annual North-South Junior Team Matches, presented by Little General Stores and hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA). The final score was 12.5 to 11.5, based[Read More…]
Opinion: Why the National Institutes of Health is important to West Virginia
Originally published in The Dominion Post By U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed published in The Dominion Post, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), wrote about the importance[Read More…]
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association Board approves new scholarship program for incoming WVU freshmen to study Landscape Architecture, Horticulture
Scholarship in Memory of George Longenecker, applications due April 22 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The board of directors of the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) approved a new scholarship program in memory of George W. Longenecker to encourage graduating high school seniors to apply for and enroll in the[Read More…]
Opinion: As a pediatrician and mom, I thank Governor Justice for protecting WV kids
By Lisa M. Costello, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P I am grateful that Governor Jim Justice vetoed House Bill 5105. As a pediatrician and mother of a toddler, I cannot overstate the importance of routine childhood immunizations. I recommend them to my patients, and I choose them for my own daughter. I[Read More…]
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department officer’s statement on veto of HB 5105
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following is a statement by Dr. Steven Eshenaur, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, on the veto of HB 5105, which would have removed vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools and allow private and parochial schools[Read More…]
Legislative bill opens doors to expanded retail sales for West Virginia wineries
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – During the 2024 Legislative Session, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) worked closely with Delegate Wayne Clark (R-Jefferson) on House Bill 5294. The bill clarifies to whom and where wine can be sold and sampled, providing expanded opportunities for retail sales for wineries[Read More…]