Advice issued as part of Office’s second Back to School Consumer Protection Week CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warns students and their parents to be cautious of potential scams when applying for scholarships. “At this time of year, many high school seniors and their parents are beginning to[Read More…]
Month: August 2015
Manchin, Capito announce funding for three West Virginia fire departments
Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department and South Berkley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad will receive FEMA funding to enhance fire prevention and safety operations WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced today that the Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Moorefield Volunteer[Read More…]
‘This was like nothing I have ever experienced,’ Preston’s Special Olympians bring back memories and medals from World Games
By Theresa Marthey Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Most people will never know the dream of being able to walk into a stadium in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics while thousands of people chant U-S-A. But for Preston County athletes, that dream became an amazing reality.[Read More…]
Cheney to keynote W.Va. Chamber annual summit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney will address a ballroom full of West Virginia’s political and economic elites as the keynote speaker at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit at The Greenbrier resort next week. Cheney will speak with his daughter, Liz Cheney, who served[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce investment to boost economy and create jobs in West Virginia
Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas and Webster Counties will benefit from $70,000 EDA investment WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will provide $70,000 to the Region 4 Planning and Development Council to invest in job creation[Read More…]
Statehouse abuzz with Holly Grove hive removal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Angry crowds are not unheard of at the state Capitol Complex, but the one dispersed Monday was a bit different. Department of Agriculture apiarist Wade Stiltner was called in Monday morning to remove a hive of bees from the back porch of the Holly Grove mansion, adjacent[Read More…]
John Foust: Incongruence in ad creativity
By John Foust Raleigh, NC Congruence is an important characteristic of communication. In order to get a message through, all of the ingredients have to match. Most of the time, congruence comes naturally. Just notice how strange it feels to say the word “yes” and shake your head “no.” On[Read More…]
Time to pay for polluter
A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When was the last time you heard of a polluter pleading guilty in court, let alone serving jail time, for poisoning the public’s water? Thanks to U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and his team, it was last week. Former Freedom Industries[Read More…]
Making the most of a new school year
A column by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (August 24, 2015) – As students across our state return to school, it is important to have a fresh focus on the year that lies ahead. Since becoming governor, I have worked hard to give all West Virginia students access to a world-class[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin announces federal grant funding for export assistance
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced West Virginia has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to receive $200,000 in State Trade and Export (STEP) grant funding to support a new export assistance program under the West Virginia Development Office – West Virginia First STEP-Next[Read More…]