By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University students come from all over to study in Huntington. Finding a place that feels like home while being far away from family can be difficult. Katy Spears, who graduated from Marshall in 2022, is bringing home to those students in[Read More…]
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West Virginia Supreme Court ruling delivers open government victory during Sunshine Week
By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A unanimous West Virginia Supreme Court capped off the annual national week celebrating government transparency by giving Freedom of Information Act advocates a victory. In Tax Analysts vs. Matthew Irby, West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, the justices ruled the Tax Department[Read More…]
Maroney laments passage of bill curtailing vaccination requirements
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer GLEN DALE, W.Va. – West Virginia Sen. Mike Maroney has major concerns if the state sets a precedent by relaxing some childhood immunization requirements for children. The Marshall County Republican – a radiologist at WVU Medicine-Wheeling Hospital who also serves as chair of the Senate[Read More…]
Road work, construction continues at Nucor site in Mason County; Here’s an update
By Fred Pace, HD Media APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — Construction continues on the Nucor Steel West Virginia plant, and Roger Atkins notices. Atkins, of Huntington, was stuck in a long line of traffic on W.Va. Route 2 Thursday morning at the Nucor site in Mason County. “When I go to Point[Read More…]
West Virginia Memorial Day Parade Committee seeking volunteers to assist with annual event
By Nicki Skinner, The Mountain Statesman GRAFTON, W.Va. — Taylor County is just months away from its annual Memorial Day commemoration, and the need for volunteers is increasing as preparations are in their final stages. According to Memorial Day Parade Committee Chairman Scott Willis, without the hard work and dedication[Read More…]
Justice announces state partnering to launch in-state AI drug discovery program
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that West Virginia is partnering with GATC West Virginia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GATC Health, to initiate a groundbreaking program using GATC’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform to accelerate the discovery of safer and more[Read More…]
Back to Charleston in April?: Justice to call special session for tax breaks, childcare issues
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that he plans to call for a legislative special session to address budget issues such as childcare for families and property taxes for senior citizens. The 2024 session of the West Virginia Legislature began Jan. 10[Read More…]
Board chosen to serve as West Virginia First Foundation executive director
Steps down as foundation member, drops out of state Senate race By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly five months after first forming, the private foundation set up to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars of opioid settlement funds will have its first executive[Read More…]
Fairmont State University creates Middle College to uplift state’s foster care youth
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…]
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…]