By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin is urging officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to provide resources to Minden, a Fayette County town that is contaminated by the industrial chemical PCBs. In response to[Read More…]
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Nominations sought for the West Virginia Governor’s Service Awards
HD Media Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Governor’s Service Awards, according to Volunteer West Virginia. The Governor’s Service Awards, the state’s most prestigious volunteer award, honors individuals and organizations who roll up their sleeves to solve community problems in an innovative[Read More…]
Rhododendron Festival in Beckley has something for everyone
The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Beckley Events committee and local groups have been organizing a variety of activities for this year’s Rhododendron Festival. Fridays in the Park will begin on May 18 and run through Aug. 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weather permitting at Jim Word Memorial Park on Neville[Read More…]
Christopher Gilmer named WVU-P president
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Christopher Gilmer is the new president of West Virginia University at Parkersburg. In a special meeting Monday, the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Board of Governors unanimously voted to make Gilmer the next president of the university. The board[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, May 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. PALESTINIANS BURY DEAD AFTER BLOODIEST GAZA DAY SINCE 2014 Palestinians observe a strike to mourn[Read More…]
West Virginia gamble on U.S. Supreme Court’s sports betting decision could pay off
By JIM WORKMAN For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — All states are now free to operate in sports betting, thanks to a United State Supreme Court ruling Monday May 14. West Virginia is poised to take advantage of the new opportunity as state lawmakers voted to legalize[Read More…]
Obituary: Christopher P. Stadelman
Christopher P. Stadelman Christopher P. Stadelman, 48, of Thomas and South Charleston, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at home, after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was born Dec. 12, 1969, in Summit, N.J., the son of Nancy Miller (Tom) and the late Paul M. Stadelman (Helen Oates).[Read More…]
Media Alert: Gov. Justice, DNR Director McDaniel to introduce newest Elk, speak about expansion of reintroduction program on Tuesday in Logan County
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will host a ceremony on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, to introduce 50 elk recently acquired from Arizona. Gov. Justice and DNR Director Stephen McDaniel will speak about this next important step in the state’s elk reintroduction[Read More…]
Media Advisory: West Virginia officials hosting Qatar delegation today, starting at 10 a.m., in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Qatar’s Defense Attaché, Brig. Gen. Yousef Al Kuwari; Qatar’s Air Force Attaché, Col. Mohamed Al Manai; and Qatar’s Army Attaché, Col. Khalid Al Naimi are visiting West Virginia today, marking the first meeting between the newly established State Partnership Program partners since the announcement of the West Virginia[Read More…]
MEDIA Advisory: HUD Secretary Ben Carson in Charleston, W.Va., today
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson will tour Recovery Point in Charleston at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 14, as part of a visit addressing West Virginia’s opioid crisis. Carson will be joined by Congressmen Evan Jenkins and Alex Mooney, who invited Secretary Carson to visit[Read More…]