CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of the Governor has issued the following media advisory: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, other state officials. WHAT: Gov. Justice will provide an update for media on COVID-19 preparedness and response plans. WHEN: Today, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 2 p.m. West Virginians can watch the live stream of this[Read More…]
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Coronavirus Update: Food issues can be greater for poor, more rural West Virginia residents
WV Press Report with WVU Today updates MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While West Virginia residents are allowed out to buy food during West Virginia’s Stay-at-Home” order, issued March 24, that doesn’t mean they have access to healthy food choices or enough food within a close trip or their county. As intended, Gov.[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes assessment of OVMC hospital site
ERIC AYRES, The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING, W.Va. — A team of representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performed a site assessment at the former Ohio Valley Medical Center’s west tower Monday afternoon in preparation for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases in the region. Representatives of the property,[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Kroger announces hiring plans for five states, including W.Va.
Press Release from Kroger: ROANOKE, Va. — Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which includes stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, has more than 1,500 immediate openings. The Mid-Atlantic division already has hired more than 500 associates to help keep up with current demands, including individuals from hard-hit industries like restaurant[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Warm weather, COVID-19 make social distancing a dilemma in W.Va.
By Jessica Farrish, THE REGISTER-HERALD BECKLEY, W.Va. — Temperatures on Saturday soared into the 80s. With shopping malls, restaurants, spas and salons closed, following Gov. Jim Justice’s March 24 “stay at home” order, many people headed to national, state, county and local parks to hike or fish. City officials and local[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Statewide Addiction Hotline HELP4WV says calls remain steady
Release from HELP4WV addiction hotline: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for addiction treatment in West Virginia has not slowed down. Brittany Shawver, Director of the HELP4WV addiction hotline says that she has seen little difference in the need for help, as measured by call volume. The line[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Gov Justice to out-of-state travelers: You will self-quarantine in W.Va.
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced additional measures Monday aimed at limiting out-of-state travelers from coronavirus hotspots — especially from places like New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut — from spreading the virus further in West Virginia. Justice announced an executive[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Gov. Justice announces new restrictions for W.Va. in attempt to keep WV COVID-19 infection rates low
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the first coronavirus briefing since West Virginia recorded its first COVID-19 fatality, Gov. Jim Justice announced additional steps intended to limit the spread of the virus, including issuing an executive order requiring visitors to the state from COVID-19 hot spots to self-quarantine[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Mercer County, W.Va., Health Department decision to post a ‘Closed’ sign reviewed
By CHARLES BOOTHE, Bluefield Daily Telegraph GREEN VALLEY — Fallout from the posting of a sign last week on the doors of the Mercer County Health Department stating the facility was closed continues as the department’s administrator has been given extra directives to follow related to policy. Members of the[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. 74th annual Victory Awards Dinner canceled
Release from the West Virginia Sports Writers Association: WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Sports Writers Association has announced that the 74th annual Victory Awards Dinner has been called off. The nation’s oldest statewide sports fete was scheduled for May 3 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. “Because of the coronavirus[Read More…]
