Fifteen local nursing students receive up to $25,000 each to support life expenses West Virginia Press Association Who: WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals will welcome its second cohort of nursing students from BridgeValley Community & Technical College as part of the recently established WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program. What: To celebrate its second cohort of WVU Medicine Aspiring[Read More…]
WVPA Updates and Alerts
News, alerts and updates from and about the West Virginia Press Association
Media Advisory: Gov. Justice to celebrate opening of Bluefield’s Grant Street Bridge on Dec. 18 at 1 p.m.
West Virginia Press Association WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation Jimmy Wriston, P.E., and other local officials. WHAT: Gov. Justice will host an event to celebrate the opening of the Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield. The bridge, built in 1941 to provide access from downtown Bluefield[Read More…]
Marshall University Lifelong Learning Program to host holiday open house (Dec. 15)
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will host an open house to highlight its Lifelong Learning Program, which is aimed at providing learning opportunities for people of all ages — without the added costs that are typically incurred with college tuition. The event will be held on Friday, Dec.[Read More…]
Graduation ceremony scheduled for WVNG Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy-North on Dec. 15
KINGWOOD, W.Va. –The West Virginia National Guard’s Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – North will be holding a graduation ceremony for MCA – North Class 2-2023/Cycle 61 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, Friday, December 15, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Media is invited to attend and document the ceremony.[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Gov. Justice to celebrate the opening of major section of King Coal Highway on Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.
West Virginia Press Association WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation Jimmy Wriston, P.E., and other local officials. WHAT: Gov. Jim Justice will host an event to celebrate the opening of an approximately three-mile section of the King Coal Highway stretching from Airport Road to John Nash[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Events scheduled in Charleston for “Operation Santa’s Handlebars”
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Serve First Foundation will be providing 20 children of the Oakwood Grow Center new bicycles for Christmas. Thomas Memorial Hospital will also be in attendance to provide each child a new bicycle helmet. WHO: Oakwood Grow Center, Serve First Foundation & Thomas Memorial[Read More…]
Media Alert: WV Press Association’s 2024 Legislative Lookahead is Jan. 5, Media Social is Feb. 1
Lookahead to include leadership presentations, panels on economic development and healthcare CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Media in West Virginia should “Save The Date’ for the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead on Jan. 5 and Legislative Media Social on Feb. 1. The Legislative Lookahead starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5,[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVU Commencement for graduates in gold and blue set for Dec. 16
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: Nearly 2,700 West Virginia University graduates will celebrate their achievements during two December Commencement ceremonies. WHERE: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown WHO: August and December graduates, President Gordon Gee, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Maryanne Reed, Chancellor and Executive Dean for Health Sciences Dr. Clay Marsh, and Presidential Honorary Degree recipient Jessica Weaver, a[Read More…]
Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia opinions may be viewed on website
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia released opinions in the following cases on Friday, Dec. 8: Ford Motor Company v. Angel Ellen Tyler, as Administrator of the Estate of Kristen Bumgardner DD Oil Company v. State of West Virginia, ex rel., Harold D. Ward, Cabinet[Read More…]
Media Advisory: First Lady Justice to welcome Friends With Paws therapy dog at Ravenswood High School today (Dec. 8) at 2 p.m.
WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Superintendent Will Hosaflook, and Principal Trevor Cummings. WHAT: First Lady Justice will introduce Nutter, a male chocolate labrador, who is the 18th therapy dog to be placed as part of her Friends With Paws initiative.The Friends With Paws program is a partnership between the Governor’s Office, the West Virginia[Read More…]
