By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia state health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta is leaving the Bureau for Public Health to become senior vice president and chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes, in Washington, D.C. Gupta’s resignation is effective Nov. 5, a spokeswoman[Read More…]
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John Myers appointed as director of WV Lottery
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed John Myers as director of the West Virginia Lottery, according to an announcement from his office. Myers has been serving as secretary of administration for the Justice administration. Prior to that appointment, he worked at the West Virginia Lottery from[Read More…]
Creative ways to spruce up cities highlighted at West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Tourism
By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tourism in West Virginia is on the rise, and ways to keep that trend going were explored Tuesday during the first day of the 2018 Governor’s Conference on Tourism at the Morgantown Event Center. State Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby delivered the welcoming[Read More…]
West Virginia legislative committee to draft a bill to make vaccine exemptions more accessible
By REBECCA CARBALLO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators decided Tuesday to draft a bill to make it easier for families to get medical exemptions from vaccines for their children. As of now, parents who do not want their children to be vaccinated must fill out a form to request[Read More…]
Pendleton delegate renews challenge to W.Va. Gov. Justice’s residency
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A petition to compel the governor to reside in Charleston was refiled on Tuesday by a member of the House of Delegates. Delegate Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to order Gov. Jim Justice to[Read More…]
Capito, Manchin, Morrisey weigh in on Kavanaugh allegation
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As an accusation of an attempted rape several decades ago has put the confirmation process of a new Supreme Court justice in limbo, West Virginia’s senators shared their thoughts on the matter. The Senate Judiciary Committee had scheduled a vote for this[Read More…]
RISE West Virginia making steady progress on flood recovery
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Since June, the West Virginia National Guard has made progress in getting people who lost their homes during 2016 flooding into houses and trailers, but it acknowledged it remains months from meeting every need. That’s according to Adjutant Gen.[Read More…]
WVU state water conference to highlight flooding and pipelines
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia often feels the ravages of hurricanes and tropical storms that hit U.S. coasts hundreds of miles away like Florence did last weekend in North Carolina. Even if the hurricane drops as little as two-to-four inches of rain, flooding concerns remain in parts of[Read More…]
Rocket Boys Festival set to blast off tomorrow in Beckley
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Rocket Boys Festival is coming to Beckley, West Virginia this week, featuring best-selling author Homer Hickam and some of his fellow Rocket Boys. The Rocket Boys Festival’s central location is Beckley’s New River Park, which boasts an authentic exhibition coal mine[Read More…]
