CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Finding out how to start a business in West Virginia has just gotten easier. Through Sept. 30, the Regional Development Funding Corporation (RDFC) is sponsoring online and in-person business fundamentals workshops presented by the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC). The sponsorship allows WV SBDC[Read More…]
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West Virginia National Guard completes corrections mission
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard answered the call from Governor Jim Justice in late December to support staff at the state’s correctional facilities. It successfully concluded that mission on Tuesday. More than 100 WVNG personnel – 106 Army National Guard and three Air National Guard members –[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, August 2
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, August 2, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT PONTIFF IS SAYING ABOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Pope Francis changes the church’s teaching on death[Read More…]
Former Justice Ketchum faces wire fraud charge for use of W.Va. fuel card
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Menis Ketchum, whose last day as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals was Friday, agreed to plead guilty in federal court Tuesday to one felony count of wire fraud for use of a state[Read More…]
West Virginia’s PEIA Task Force to complete public hearing report next week
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly two months after public hearings on Public Employees Insurance Agency problems were finished, members of the governor’s PEIA Task Force plan to have those hearings summarized by next week. After lengthy debate on whether to just summarize the findings or to[Read More…]
Register at online at Eventbrite for WVPA Convention 2018 Aug. 9-11
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is now open for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2018 WVPA Convention, Aug. 9-11, in Charleston. “The WVPA is partnering with WVU’s Academic Media Day program. It’s an excellent opportunity for all media,’ said Don Smith, executive director of the WVPA. “You and your staff will benefit[Read More…]
WV small business HUBZone certifications on upswing
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The number of West Virginia small businesses achieving federal “HUBZone” certification has increased significantly over the past several months, according to George Murray, deputy director of the West Virginia District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. West Virginia HUBZone, or Historically[Read More…]
West Virginia Dems are bulk of petition to put Blankenship on ballot
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Preliminary petition data show that registered Democrats make up the lion’s share of the petition to put former coal executive and failed GOP candidate Don Blankenship back on the ballot for U.S Senate in November. Blankenship is attempting to enter the race[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Largest Yard Sale begins Friday
By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Stretched within a one-hour driving radius between Upshur and Lewis Counties, hundreds of yard sales will be set up for folks to search the best deals beginning Friday. The two-day West Virginia’s Largest Yard Sale — on Friday and Saturday — will[Read More…]
