From WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With the COVID-19 pandemic upending life as we know it, researchers in West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are taking quick action to study how people from Appalachia to Europe are responding to the pressure this crisis has placed on their communities. Daniel Totzkay, an[Read More…]
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Coronavirus Update: West Virginia sets dates for free SAT School Day this fall
Spring 2020 SAT School Day was canceled CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dates are set for SAT School Day administration for West Virginia students who will be seniors during the 2020-21 school year. The primary test date for the fall state-provided SAT School Day will be Sept. 23, but counties may choose a[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. plan to ‘reopen’ is officially underway; guidelines released
Release from the Office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Justice announced on Wednesday that, for the third consecutive day, the statewide cumulative rate of positive coronavirus test results remained below 3 percent, meaning that the his six-week plan to reopen the state – “West Virginia Strong – The[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. Governor’s press briefing at 12:30 p.m. today
Media deadline is 10:30 a.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of the Governor has issued the following media advisory: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, other state officials. WHAT: Gov. Justice will provide an update for media on COVID-19 preparedness and response plans. WHEN: Today, Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. West Virginians can watch[Read More…]
Is today your day to help W.Va.? Do the Census online and improve West Virginia’s future
West Virginia residents urged to go online and complete the U.S. Census; Completing Census takes just minutes CHARLESTON W.Va. — The U.S. Census results will affect West Virginia communities for the next decade every day in very real and personal ways. School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 1,095 cases, 38 deaths as of 10 a.m. today; cases up 16 since 10 a.m. on Tuesday
WV Press Update: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 1,095Total Lab Results reported – 42,032Total Deaths – 38 The number of new cases is up 16[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. Governor’s press briefing at 5:30 p.m. today
Media deadline is 3:30 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of the Governor has issued the following media advisory: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, other state officials. WHAT: Gov. Justice will provide an update for media on COVID-19 preparedness and response plans. WHEN: Today, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. West Virginians can watch[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Gee said while current restricts make WVU football in the fall all but impossible, he still has hope
By Michael Erb, Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee said the Mountaineers must take the field again to help the Mountain State. “The spirit of the Mountaineers is a very important component of the spirit of this state,” he said. “You just feel it, you[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Governor provides additional guidelines for businesses to reopen in West Virginia
From the Office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, W.Va – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday provided additional guidelines for certain businesses that may be permitted to reopen as early as next week as part of “West Virginia Strong – The Comeback” – the Governor’s plan to reopen businesses in certain sectors in phases.[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Governor’s briefing sheds light on plan to slowly reopen W.Va.
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Much of Tuesday’s West Virginia COVID-19 briefing was devoted to clarification of details of a plan unveiled a day earlier to reopen much of the state in as little as six weeks. As Gov. Jim Justice put it, “No matter what we say,[Read More…]
