West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will announce the official launch of the Center for Economic and Community Development in Black Appalachia and Isolated Communities at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the university’s School of Pharmacy, located at 1538 Charleston Ave., in Huntington. Marshall President Brad D.[Read More…]
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Intermediate Court of Appeals issues 28 Memorandum Decisions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia (ICA) issued 28 Memorandum Decisions on February 8. There is a link to each on the ICA Opinion page of the West Virginia Judiciary website: Intermediate Court – Opinions | West Virginia Judiciary (courtswv.gov).
Annual editorial and advertising competition website is now open
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association’s (WVPA) annual editorial and advertising competition website is now open and newspapers can begin uploading entries. The submission period of the WVPA newspaper contest began on January 29, 2024. The submission deadline is Monday, March 25, 2024. The WVPA is[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: West Virginia Press Association hosting Media Social event on Feb. 1
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association will be hosting the annual Media Social event on Thursday, February 1. The Media Social will be held at the Culture Center, located on the grounds of the West Virginia Capitol Complex, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Shepherd University 2024 Academic Regional Competition rescheduled
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: West Virginia Academic Showdown Regional Competition WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, 9 a.m. WHERE: Shepherd University, Center for Contemporary Arts II Bldg., Marinoff Theater, 62 W. Campus Dr., Shepherdstown, WV 25443 CONTACT: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, at 304-558-2699 or [email protected]; or Jessica Tice, West Virginia Higher Education Policy[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chief Justice to announce expansion of access to magistrate court information (Jan. 25)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Supreme Court Chief Justice Tim Armstead will hold a media conference at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, in the West Virginia Law Library to announce a major expansion of access to magistrate court case information. The Law Library is on the fourth floor of the East[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Shepherd University 2024 Academic Showdown Regional Competition Postponed
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: West Virginia Academic Showdown Regional Competition WHEN: Rescheduled Date to be Announced WHERE: Shepherd University, Center for Contemporary Arts II Bldg., Marinoff Theater, 62 W. Campus Dr., Shepherdstown, WV 25443 CONTACT: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, at 304-558-2699 or [email protected]; or Jessica[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Marshall University to host first regional competition of the 2024 West Virginia Academic Showdown (Jan. 13)
WHAT: West Virginia Academic Showdown Regional Competition WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, 9 a.m. WHERE: Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, 5th Ave., Huntington, WV 25703 CONTACT: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, 304-558-2699 or [email protected]; or Jessica Tice, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 304-545-9412 or [email protected].[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with annual breakfast followed by reflection event (Jan. 15)
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: West Virginia University Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast hosted by the WVU Center for Black Culture, and “Greatness Determined by Service: An Afternoon of Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr.,” hosted by the WVU Center for Community Engagement and AmeriCorps VISTA WHEN and WHERE: Monday, Jan. 15 9:30-11:30 a.m., MLK Unity Breakfast, Mountainlair Ballrooms[Read More…]
Notice of expected presidential candidate filing set for today at 4 pm
Mac Warner will accept Donald Trump’s candidate filing for President of the United States West Virginia Press Association Charleston, W.Va – Responding to several recent inquiries from the public, WV Secretary of State Mac Warner said that today he will accept the candidate filing of Donald J. Trump for President of the[Read More…]
