By Lori L. Riley, Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. — When Lora Michael was sworn in as Mannington’s first woman mayor on July 6, 2021, she wanted to start her job by taking care of some long overdue housekeeping. “For the past five years,[Mannington] councils had been working toward getting[Read More…]

 WASHINGTON –The U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week Virtual Summit event schedule is set. This annual event, happening September 13-15, 2021, honors the nation’s 31 million small businesses for their perseverance, ingenuity, triumphs, and creativity.SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced National Small Business Week in a news release last month.  The free, three-day conference[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.VA.- Local residents will gather at the Morgantown Fire Station on High Street at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6th, Labor Day to recognize and give thanks for the contributions of women who supported the World War II effort as “Rosie the Riveters.”  They will[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) is leading the way in its use of technology to help interested companies and real estate developers locate prime sites for community and economic development. Jina Belcher, executive director, said NRGRDA is successfully using Geographic[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – State Sen. Randy Smith has asked Gov. Jim Justice to call a special session of the Legislature in order to pass a bill to prohibit a statewide vaccine mandate. Smith, R-Tucker, sent the letter on Friday, with a copy to Senate President[Read More…]

By McKenna Horsley, The Herald Dispatch MILTON, W.Va. — Funding for a critical water project is coming to the city of Milton. After approval from the Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council, Milton is set to receive $970,000 in critical need grant funds to replace about three miles of waterline along[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In his 27 years as an underground coal miner in West Virginia, Gary Hairston noticed that it took some backup to breathe easier. “There was a lot better protection in a union mine,” Hairston recalled. “The union backs you.” Hairston found that[Read More…]

By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — After earning gold and bronze medals wrestling at the Junior World Championships in Russia, Parkersburg South High School graduate Braxton Amos returned to his hometown and received … a blue street sign. The latest honor for the freshman University of[Read More…]