By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A statewide hiring freeze of West Virginia court employees was implemented by the Supreme Court last week, according to a memo from Keith Hoover, administrative director. Hoover wrote that the freeze was a “prudent, proactive” step after the Legislature declined to increase[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian GRANT TOWN — A manpower crisis looms for first responders like those in Grant Town. So Grant Town first responders created a Junior First Responders Academy to get ahead of it. “Most places don’t get young people anymore,” Gauge Miller, Grant Town fire chief,[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — West Virginia was on the cusp of being one of the first states to begin work on broadband expansion, but updated federal requirements from the Trump administration could make the state have to re-do much of the work already[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch MILTON — The historic Blenko Glass Company in Milton has unveiled its 2025 WV Day Collection in celebration of the state’s 162nd birthday on June 20. The collection includes three pieces: the “Full Steam Ahead” decanter, the “Holler Song” swung vase companion piece and a[Read More…]

By Jeff Rider, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Many in West Virginia knew Doug Skaff Jr. as a politician. Others recognized him as a successful businessman. But to those who knew him best, Skaff was a loving father, a tireless champion for his community and an unwavering advocate for West[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday to provide county school boards guidance to disregard Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order allowing for religious and conscientious exemptions to the state’s school-age vaccine law. During its monthly meeting in Charleston on[Read More…]

By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to officially place Randolph County Schools in a state of emergency. The state of emergency will remain in place for six months, with the state Department of Education working with the Randolph County Board[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — The contract for Marshall University President Brad D. Smith was extended for another three years during a board of governors meeting Wednesday. His new contract will now end Dec. 31, 2029. “I am honored and humbled that the board of governors has agreed to extend my[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD – Changes at the West Virginia Division of Highways and Department of Transportation that the governor announced earlier this week have made local county commissioners think about how those changes could impact their constituents. Speaking at a Bridgeport press conference streamed over social[Read More…]