By Taylor Kennedy, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 2024 West Virginia high school football playoffs remained in limbo for a week and a half over a litany of injunctions and other legal actions. However, after nearly a week of uncertainty, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor[Read More…]
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West Virginia doctors urge smokers to quit, highlight lung cancer risks during Great American Smokeout
By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — To mark the American Cancer Society’s 48th annual Great American Smokeout, lung cancer specialists at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center are urging people to quit smoking. The doctors hope to reduce the number of West Virginians who die each year from[Read More…]
Opinion: WVSSAC
Moorefield Examiner This article comes not to bury the WVSSAC but, at least initially, to praise it. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission is an organization that quietly does a lot of good. Those who work in it will not get rich from their labors, but put in endless[Read More…]
America’s favorite fall flavor: It’s the Great Pumpkin
By Lisa Schauer, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Walk down the “American food” section of an overseas grocery store, and you’ll find canned pumpkin, alongside peanut butter, maple syrup, ketchup, mustard, relish, and processed foods like pastries and snack cakes. Yet pumpkin stands out as a superfood among[Read More…]
Preston County wins 2024 Grow This Throwdown, secures $10K grant for community gardening projects
By Jacob Martin, The Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Preston County Extension officials, master gardeners and community volunteers gathered at the Preston County Chamber of Commerce for the 2024 Grow This Throwdown watch party, celebrating their hard work and dedication to addressing food insecurity through gardening. Attendees[Read More…]
Play By Play: High schools file responses in football classifications lawsuits
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The schools involved in lawsuits over high school football classifications made their cases in written responses Monday to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Attorneys representing Wood and Mason counties filed responses with the court in two[Read More…]
WV senators noncommittal on Trump health secretary pick, despite false claims
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s U.S. senators are holding their tongues on President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of a failed 2024 U.S. presidential candidate known for his false claims on public health issues to lead the agency responsible for public health protections. The Senate will consider[Read More…]
Company held in contempt for pollution violations at Mingo mines
Mingo Messenger MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. — Years after a coal company was ordered to reduce its pollution discharge from two mines in Mingo County, the company has been held in contempt for failing, for a third time, to comply with court orders. On Nov. 7, U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers issued[Read More…]
Rob Alsop rejoins WVU as senior deputy athletics director
By Lauren Taylor, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Rob Alsop rejoined WVU Tuesday, taking on the role of senior deputy athletics director, according to Executive Director of Communications April Kaull. In the new role, Alsop will assist current WVU Director of Athletics Wren[Read More…]
Young man receives highest honor from Ambulance Authority
By Toni Milbourne, The Journal HEDGESVILLE, W.Va.—Earlier this year, a young Hedgesville resident went above and beyond to help his mother who was met with a medical emergency. Five-year-old Kaysen Click reacted in a way that led him to be recognized and honored by members of the Berkeley County Emergency[Read More…]
