By Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — What started as a lunch conversation in June 2022 is now a new Fairmont State University program that aims to change the lives of West Virginia youth who live in foster care. Fairmont State Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs[Read More…]
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Most WV counties continue to lose population, Census Bureau says
By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Only six counties in West Virginia have had a net increase in population since 2020, according to 2023 population estimates released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. Berkeley County continued its state-leading growth, adding 10,365 people since the 2020 census for a[Read More…]
Editorial: Let the sun shine on local leaders
As we near the end of this year’s Sunshine Week, communities across the country are continuing to rely on their local newspaper to ensure public officials are not doing business in the dark. This is becoming an increasingly difficult task, though, due to the challenges facing the local news industry[Read More…]
CAMC celebrates 128 successful kidney transplants in 2023
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “CAMC Kidney Transplant was the first kidney transplant program in West Virginia. We started out in 1987, and that year we did seven transplants.” That’s what Alice Jones, CAMC’s Kidney Transplant administrator told reporters on Wednesday, during a celebration at Charleston’s[Read More…]
Beckley mayor cancels Inclusive Recovery City charter signing
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold announced Wednesday he was ending the city’s involvement in the Inclusive Recovery City initiative following widespread opposition from the Beckley Common Council and residents. In an email to The Register-Herald, Rappold said he believed the initiative would[Read More…]
Vaccine advocates urge veto of West Virginia bill weakening school immunizations
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Representatives of the state’s public school teachers and public health professionals are urging Gov. Jim Justice to veto a bill they see as a slippery slope to undoing West Virginia’s successful child immunization program. Supporters of the state’s[Read More…]
Ladder truck leaves Marlinton for New York
By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — On March 2, the 1936 American Lafrance ladder truck saw the light of day for the first time in decades as it was hauled out of Brenda Ricotilli Murphy’s airplane hangar in Marlinton as the first step of the journey to[Read More…]
Commissioners arrested at conclusion of morning meeting
By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — It was reported in Tuesday’s edition of The Journal that warrants had been issued for the arrest of two Jefferson County commissioners, Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse. The arrests were carried out following the early conclusion of the commission’s budget session[Read More…]
Local firefighter becomes first Georgia Smoke Diver in state
By Emma Delk, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Fire Department member Brittany Hoffman has joined an elite group in her profession by completing a rigorous advanced firefighter training course. The 30-year-old is the 13th female out of 1,202 participants who have completed the Georgia Smoke Diver course, a six-day[Read More…]
Mercer County Schools cutting 90 staff positions
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Due to declining enrollment and the loss of about $6 million in federal COVID-19 relief money, Mercer County Schools will be cutting 90 service and staff personnel positions, according to the county superintendent of schools. Mercer County Schools is in the[Read More…]
