Event set for Aug. 4-6 at Four Points by Sheraton in Charleston WV Press News Release CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Newspaper representatives from across the state will be visiting Charleston in August for the West Virginia Press Association for Convention 2022. Don Smith, WV Press executive director, is urging all those planning[Read More…]
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Register now for WV Press Convention 2022; Event set for Aug. 4-6 in Charleston
Register now for WV Press Convention 2022; Event set for Aug. 4-6 in Charleston WV Press News Release CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Newspaper representatives from across the state are joining with the West Virginia Press Association for Convention 2022 on Aug. 4-6 in Charleston. “Each year we gather for networking, training and[Read More…]
Randy Mooney wins WV Press 2021 Adam R. Kelly Award
WV Press Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Randy Mooney, recently retired CNHI regional publisher for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Register-Herald of Beckley, has won the 2021 West Virginia Press Association’s Adam R. Kelly Award. The Adam R. Kelly Award was established in 1991 in memory of the late Adam R. Kelly,[Read More…]
Bluefield Daily Telegraph again honored as West Virginia Press Association ‘Newspaper of the Year’
Newspaper Association recognizes its best in editorial and advertising in 2021 1st Place General Excellence Awards to Charleston Gazette-Mail, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Hampshire Review, The Record Delta, The Times Record and Roane County Reporter, and The Tyler Star News WV Press Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Bluefield Daily Telegraph is once[Read More…]
Supporting creativity in West Virginia
Get inventive with these gifts this COVID Christmas season By Aldona Bird, The Dominion Post As with so much else, Christmas shopping changed with COVID-19. Artists and artisans who rely on meeting customers at seasonal fairs and festivals have been hard hit by lockdowns and cancellations, which have also limited[Read More…]
GOP caucuses confirm Blair, Hanshaw as WV legislative leaders
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw are one step closer to officially holding leadership positions in the West Virginia Legislature in 2021. Blair and Hanshaw, R-Clay, each received the majority of votes among the Republican caucuses in[Read More…]
Day 2 of virtual West Virginia Education Summit today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Explore the importance of social emotional learning with Rey Saldaña, president and CEO for Communities in Schools during second part of the Eighth Annual West Virginia Education Summit. Joining the program will be Pamela Cantor, M.D., Founder and Senior Science What: Eighth Annual West Virginia Education Summit Welcomes[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association presents convention online highlights
It’s online: Enjoy convention at your convenience — — — Welcome to the West Virginia Press Association’s 2020 Convention. The largest annual gathering of newspaper professionals in the state is online this year. Acting on the Coronavirus information and advice featured in our newspapers in 2020, the West Virginia Press Association has[Read More…]
16 West Virginia newspapers earn General Excellence recognition
Bluefield Daily Telegraph recognized as Newspaper of the Year WV Press Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A total of 16 West Virginia newspapers — weekly and daily publications from across the state — were recognized today for General Excellence in editorial and/or advertising work by the West Virginia Press Association as part of[Read More…]
John Bolt wins 2020 Adam R. Kelly Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Adam R. Kelly Award was established in 1991 in memory of the late Adam R. Kelly, legendary “Country Editor” columnist and former owner and editor of the Tyler Star News in Sistersville. Kelly was known nationally for his outstanding service to newspapers. The award is the highest[Read More…]
