Sticker campaign celebrates the attractions that make West Virginia almost heaven By Chelsea Ruby W.Va. Commissioner of Tourism Roots run deep in West Virginia — not just in the places where we live, but also in the places we visit. The summer travel season is upon us, and thousands[Read More…]
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Media Alert: Gov. Justice requests, receives resignation of Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice today asked for and received the resignation of Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher. The Governor expressed his appreciation for Woody’s service to the state of West Virginia. “I consider Woody a friend, and he’s done a solid job in the area of economic development, Gov.[Read More…]
Tourism Office announces West Virginia’s 155th birthday campaign
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Tourism Office today announced a new social media campaign for the state’s 155th birthday on June 20, 2018. This year’s birthday celebration features exclusive Almost Heaven stickers and encourages travel in the Mountain State. “Let’s celebrate West Virginia’s birthday by visiting the places that[Read More…]
WVU Libraries, WVRHC examine law and lawyers for West Virginia Day celebration
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Libraries and the West Virginia and Regional History Center will address the law and lawyers in the Mountain State to mark the 155th anniversary of West Virginia’s founding on June 20. “Justice for All; Law and Lawyers in West Virginia” will commemorate the[Read More…]
Department of Interior official: No ‘specific’ reason mountaintop removal study halted
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s no apparent reason why a study on the health effects of mountaintop removal was halted last year, according to the Department of the Interior’s deputy inspector general. The study, “Potential Human Health Effects of Surface Coal Mining Operations in Central Appalachia,”[Read More…]
FestivALL officially kicks off Friday in Charleston
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Once again, a city becomes a work of art. FestivALL returns to Charleston this week with 10 days of music, dance, theater and more. Officially, FestivALL kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with the Brickscape art exhibition at the Union Building, but[Read More…]
Expert: West Virginia economic rebound will take time
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University economist predicts the state won’t return to its 2012 level of employment until 2022. John Deskins, an associate professor of economics and director of WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economics, spoke Monday about economic enablers[Read More…]
West Virginia revises Workplace Security policy to allow guns in vehicles
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Workplace Security policies are undergoing revisions to accommodate a new state law that prohibits private businesses, nonprofit organizations and government entities from prohibiting firearms in personal vehicles parked on their property. That law (House Bill 187), which went into effect[Read More…]
Zoning issues plague West Virginia’s Renaissance Festival
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va. — While zoning issues continue to plague the newly-minted West Virginia Renaissance Festival, the elephant in the room during a Tuesday discussion about the controversy was, quite literally, an elephant named “Essex.” Members of the audience questioned the health of the 44-year-old Asian elephant[Read More…]
