CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March according to Secretary of State Mac Warner.  Wayne County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of 30 new business registrations, a 2.62% increase. The Secretary of State’s[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On April 1, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) settlement agreement with environmental groups that would force West Virginia to set 11 new Total Maximum Daily Loads[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $3,944,851 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management. The funding will support management costs for statewide disaster relief as a result[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) joins organizations and advocates from across the nation in recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month to highlight the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Governor Jim Justice also proclaimed April as[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

$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…]

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…]

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…]