SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the opening of big game hunting seasons quickly approaching, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds successful hunters that they must field tag and electronically check in their harvest. Field tags must be completed before moving the carcass, and the tag must remain[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: W.Va. DOE to host second chance job fair today at noon in Sutton
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) Office of Diversion and Transition Programs (ODTP) will host a second chance job fair to provide opportunities for qualified men and women with criminal records to meet employers interested in hiring them. WHAT: West Virginia Department of Education, Diversion and[Read More…]
Jan Dils Attorneys at Law supporting WVU Parkersburg student veterans
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Jan Dils Attorneys at Law is partnering with West Virginia University Parkersburg to provide support for local student veterans. The law firm’s Freedom Fun Run 5K raised $12,500 in funds for WVU Parkersburg’s student veterans and the Veterans Resource Center. This annual event brings in proceeds each[Read More…]
W.Va. Delegate Sharon Lewis Malcolm dead at 72
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today issued the following statement on the death of Delegate Sharon Lewis Malcolm, R-Kanawha, who passed away peacefully in her sleep over the weekend at the age of 72. “It is with great shock and sadness that we mourn the sudden loss[Read More…]
Media Alert: WVU Academic Media Day on state’s economy set for Monday, Oct. 7
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s time again for an Academic Media Day at West Virginia University. On Monday, Oct. 7, WVU — the state’s only R1, or very high research, university — will present several researchers discussing various aspects of the West Virginia economy. Register today: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d48a8aa28a6fe3-academic5 Topics range from how arts can[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, Sept. 30
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP ALLIES STRUGGLE OVER HOW TO MANAGE IMPEACHMENT THREAT Republicans’ talking points[Read More…]
Editorial: Everyone in W.Va. was wrong on income growth (including this newspaper)
From the Charleston Gazette-Mail: In an editorial over the summer, we applauded the news that West Virginia had the best income growth rate in the country for the first quarter of 2019. But we tempered that with the context that growth rates here were largely linked to temporary economic boosts from[Read More…]
Macy’s distribution center in Martinsburg, W.Va., looks to fill 6,000 jobs
By Kelsie LeRose, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Macy’s West Virginia Fulfillment Center in Martinsburg has announced a hiring spree of more than 6,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs. The new hires will assist with packaging customers order placed online and on the Macy’s mobile application. “These Macy’s[Read More…]
Allowing counties a tax option: County Commission Association of W.Va. to promote Home Rule addition
By GREG JORDAN, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — PRINCETON — Allowing West Virginia’s counties to have a tax option being used by municipalities in the state’s Home Rule program will be among the legislation being promoted next year by the County Commission Association of West Virginia (CCAWV). During previous[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. county must reduce need for substitute teachers
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Between paying for substitutes to fill in for absent employees and “incentivizing” teachers and service personnel to show up for work, Ohio County Schools pays out more than $2.7 million a year. That is an improvement over the past. Absenteeism has been a chronic concern among[Read More…]